Cost of living comparison
Senegal is 8.5% more expensive than Djibouti.
If you lived in Senegal instead of Djibouti, you would:
pay 10.2% more for restaurants
Djibouti
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.33
DJF1,658
|
$8.38
CFA5,156
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.05
DJF1,608
|
$8.38
CFA5,156
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
DJF120
|
$1.07
CFA660
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
DJF170
|
$0.96
CFA589
|
|
pay 28.8% less for groceries
Djibouti
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.26
DJF402
|
$0.59
CFA361
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.09
DJF1,792
|
$6.20
CFA3,815
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.77
DJF2,092
|
$7.61
CFA4,684
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.51
DJF623
|
$2.22
CFA1,368
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.66
DJF828
|
$4.84
CFA2,980
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.80
DJF319
|
$1.02
CFA628
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
DJF137
|
$0.64
CFA395
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
DJF182
|
$0.91
CFA558
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
DJF137
|
$0.62
CFA381
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
DJF103
|
$0.51
CFA316
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
DJF117
|
$0.43
CFA266
|
|
pay 8.0% more for transportation
Djibouti
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.06
DJF899
|
$5.26
CFA3,234
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$339.32
DJF60,293
|
$20.95
CFA12,889
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,876.35
DJF2,110,263
|
$27,655.66
CFA17,013,763
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.45
DJF4,522
|
$22.63
CFA13,920
|
|
pay 19.8% less for housing
Djibouti
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.50
DJF6,663
|
$47.86
CFA29,446
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$820.03
DJF145,709
|
$820.04
CFA504,486
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$580.50
DJF103,147
|
$465.09
CFA286,123
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$248.31
DJF44,122
|
$82.00
CFA50,444
|
|
pay 27.7% more for childcare
Djibouti
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$141.39
DJF25,122
|
$246.76
CFA151,806
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,258.65
DJF1,112,075
|
$5,061.82
CFA3,114,034
|
|
pay 3.3% less for entertainment and sports
Djibouti
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.66
DJF1,005
|
$2.51
CFA1,547
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.91
DJF339
|
$3.64
CFA2,237
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.41
DJF251
|
$1.34
CFA825
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$73.52
DJF13,064
|
$69.56
CFA42,792
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.14
DJF2,512
|
$8.38
CFA5,156
|
|
pay 65.8% more for clothing
Djibouti
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.11
DJF3,752
|
$53.64
CFA32,996
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.51
DJF4,355
|
$36.32
CFA22,341
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$60.32
DJF10,719
|
$83.53
CFA51,386
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.21
DJF11,054
|
$76.26
CFA46,917
|
|
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