Cost of living comparison

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Phoenix vs. Djibouti Cost of Living Summary

Phoenix is 68.5% more expensive than Djibouti overall.

Restaurants
pay 42.2% more in Phoenix
Groceries
pay 44.1% more in Phoenix
Transportation
pay 20.2% more in Phoenix
Housing
pay 50.0% more in Phoenix
Childcare
pay 2.9 times more in Phoenix
Entertainment and Sports
pay 82.0% more in Phoenix
Clothing
pay 55.7% more in Phoenix

The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, clothing, housing, groceries, and restaurants in Phoenix are more expensive than in Djibouti. Notably, childcare and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Phoenix.

Phoenix vs. Djibouti Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Phoenix instead of Djibouti, you would:

pay 42.2% more for restaurants

 
Djibouti
Phoenix
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $9.82
DJF1,747
$20.00
 
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$12.63
DJF2,246
$12.25
 
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.89
DJF337
$2.80
 

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pay 44.1% more for groceries

 
Djibouti
Phoenix
Bread
1 loaf
$9.26
DJF1,647
$4.20
 
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.78
DJF850
$6.38
 
Milk (1 gallon) $9.56
DJF1,700
$3.40
 

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pay 20.2% more for transportation

 
Djibouti
Phoenix
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.59
DJF1,171
$3.52
 
Monthly public transit pass $21.27
DJF3,781
$62.00
 
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $33,800.12
DJF6,009,517
$36,113.30
 

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pay 50.0% more for housing

 
Djibouti
Phoenix
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$58.94
DJF10,480
$81.88
 
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,431.52
DJF254,518
$1,682.00
 
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $477.17
DJF84,839
$1,405.24
 

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pay 2.9 times more for childcare

 
Djibouti
Phoenix
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $335.12
DJF59,582
$1,271.43
 
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $8,793.05
DJF1,563,366
$16,800.00
 

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pay 82.0% more for entertainment and sports

 
Djibouti
Phoenix
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.61
DJF998
$6.00
 
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.65
DJF649
$6.04
 
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.71
DJF481
$11.62
 

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pay 55.7% more for clothing

 
Djibouti
Phoenix
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$42.10
DJF7,486
$53.12
 
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$19.65
DJF3,493
$43.50
 
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$123.50
DJF21,958
$91.72
 

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025
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