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Sacramento vs. Djibouti Cost of Living Summary

Sacramento is 2.0 times more expensive than Djibouti overall.

Restaurants
pay 33.2% more in Sacramento
Groceries
pay 78.0% more in Sacramento
Transportation
pay 72.7% more in Sacramento
Housing
pay 71.3% more in Sacramento
Childcare
pay 3.7 times more in Sacramento
Entertainment and Sports
pay 96.0% more in Sacramento
Clothing
pay 81.4% more in Sacramento

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

Sacramento vs. Djibouti Cost Breakdown

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

pay 33.2% more for restaurants

 
Djibouti
Sacramento
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $9.82
DJF1,747
$20.00
 
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$12.63
DJF2,246
$11.00
 
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.89
DJF337
$2.53
 

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pay 78.0% more for groceries

 
Djibouti
Sacramento
Bread
1 loaf
$9.26
DJF1,647
$4.54
 
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.78
DJF850
$8.13
 
Milk (1 gallon) $9.56
DJF1,700
$4.45
 

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pay 72.7% more for transportation

 
Djibouti
Sacramento
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.59
DJF1,171
$4.75
 
Monthly public transit pass $21.27
DJF3,781
$100.00
 
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $33,800.12
DJF6,009,517
$36,753.89
 

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pay 71.3% more for housing

 
Djibouti
Sacramento
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$58.94
DJF10,480
$74.65
 
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,431.52
DJF254,518
$2,061.79
 
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $477.17
DJF84,839
$1,652.79
 

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pay 3.7 times more for childcare

 
Djibouti
Sacramento
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $335.12
DJF59,582
$1,450.83
 
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $8,793.05
DJF1,563,366
$27,750.00
 

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pay 96.0% more for entertainment and sports

 
Djibouti
Sacramento
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.61
DJF998
$8.00
 
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.65
DJF649
$5.67
 
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.71
DJF481
$12.25
 

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pay 81.4% more for clothing

 
Djibouti
Sacramento
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$42.10
DJF7,486
$58.75
 
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$19.65
DJF3,493
$54.83
 
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$123.50
DJF21,958
$93.07
 

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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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