Cost of living comparison
Peru is 19.7% cheaper than Djibouti.
If you lived in Peru instead of Djibouti, you would:
pay 34.1% less for restaurants
Djibouti
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.13
DJF1,801
|
$3.27
PEN12.27
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.13
DJF1,801
|
$5.37
PEN20.13
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
DJF163
|
$1.03
PEN3.87
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
DJF150
|
$0.55
PEN2.06
|
|
pay 61.0% less for groceries
Djibouti
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$5.77
DJF1,026
|
$1.88
PEN7.04
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.14
PEN11.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.84
DJF2,462
|
$4.68
PEN17.54
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.58
DJF1,171
|
$2.49
PEN9.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$11.20
DJF1,992
|
$2.54
PEN9.52
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
DJF318
|
$0.65
PEN2.42
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
DJF182
|
$0.39
PEN1.46
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
DJF227
|
$0.45
PEN1.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
DJF193
|
$0.48
PEN1.79
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
DJF129
|
$0.43
PEN1.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
DJF156
|
$0.44
PEN1.65
|
|
pay 23.7% less for transportation
Djibouti
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.86
DJF1,042
|
$5.37
PEN20.13
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$17.78
PEN66.67
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$20,101.60
PEN75,362.91
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.32
DJF4,502
|
$15.41
PEN57.78
|
|
pay 64.0% less for housing
Djibouti
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.89
DJF7,626
|
$29.39
PEN110.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,369.10
DJF243,464
|
$337.81
PEN1,266.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$669.36
DJF119,031
|
$246.39
PEN923.74
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$305.63
DJF54,349
|
$43.26
PEN162.19
|
|
pay 95.4% more for childcare
Djibouti
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$168.79
DJF30,016
|
$193.88
PEN726.88
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,025.51
DJF360,193
|
$5,589.22
PEN20,954.55
|
|
pay 46.7% less for entertainment and sports
Djibouti
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.19
DJF1,101
|
$2.06
PEN7.72
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.39
DJF425
|
$2.73
PEN10.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$5.11
PEN19.16
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$103.15
DJF18,343
|
$32.12
PEN120.42
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.07
DJF2,501
|
$4.85
PEN18.18
|
|
pay 3.8% less for clothing
Djibouti
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.76
DJF6,003
|
$45.11
PEN169.11
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.91
DJF4,252
|
$23.43
PEN87.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$118.15
DJF21,011
|
$70.13
PEN262.92
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.96
DJF13,507
|
$71.17
PEN266.82
|
|
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