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United Arab Emirates vs. Djibouti Cost of Living Summary

United Arab Emirates is 19.2% more expensive than Djibouti overall.

Restaurants: pay 42.3% less in United Arab Emirates
Groceries: pay 28.2% less in United Arab Emirates
Transportation: pay 8.0% more in United Arab Emirates
Housing: pay 27.7% more in United Arab Emirates
Childcare: pay 20.6% more in United Arab Emirates
Entertainment and Sports: pay 59.4% more in United Arab Emirates
Clothing: pay 89.1% more in United Arab Emirates

The cost of clothing, entertainment and sports, housing, childcare, and transportation in United Arab Emirates are more expensive than in Djibouti. Expenses including restaurants and groceries are lower in United Arab Emirates. Notably, clothing is significantly more expensive in United Arab Emirates.

United Arab Emirates vs. Djibouti Cost Breakdown

If you lived in United Arab Emirates instead of Djibouti, you would:

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pay 42.3% less for restaurants

	Djibouti	United Arab Emirates
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.82 DJF1,744	$7.91 AED29.06	-19.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.63 DJF2,243	$8.65 AED31.75	-31.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.89 DJF336	$1.04 AED3.83	-45.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.87 DJF332	$0.50 AED1.85	-73.1%
Average			-42.3%

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pay 28.2% less for groceries

	Djibouti	United Arab Emirates
Bread 1 loaf	$9.26 DJF1,645	$1.47 AED5.39	-84.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.78 DJF849	$5.36 AED19.68	+12.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.56 DJF1,698	$6.96 AED25.56	-27.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.85 DJF1,216	$2.81 AED10.34	-58.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$8.24 DJF1,463	$3.68 AED13.51	-55.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.70 DJF301	$0.98 AED3.59	-42.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.55 DJF98	$0.75 AED2.75	+35.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.27 DJF226	$0.73 AED2.69	-42.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 DJF128	$0.59 AED2.15	-18.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.55 DJF98	$0.48 AED1.76	-13.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.62 DJF110	$0.53 AED1.93	-15.0%
Average			-28.2%

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pay 8.0% more for transportation

	Djibouti	United Arab Emirates
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.59 DJF1,170	$2.91 AED10.69	-55.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.27 DJF3,776	$53.10 AED195.00	+149.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,800.12 DJF6,001,753	$40,680.12 AED149,397.75	+20.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$47.72 DJF8,473	$8.50 AED31.21	-82.2%
Average			+8.0%

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pay 27.7% more for housing

	Djibouti	United Arab Emirates
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$58.94 DJF10,467	$101.41 AED372.42	+72.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,431.52 DJF254,189	$1,438.18 AED5,281.71	+0.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$477.17 DJF84,730	$990.79 AED3,638.67	+107.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$398.07 DJF70,684	$122.67 AED450.49	-69.2%
Average			+27.7%

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pay 20.6% more for childcare

	Djibouti	United Arab Emirates
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$335.12 DJF59,505	$497.28 AED1,826.25	+48.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,793.05 DJF1,561,346	$8,164.49 AED29,984.10	-7.1%
Average			+20.6%

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pay 59.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Djibouti	United Arab Emirates
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.61 DJF997	$10.43 AED38.31	+85.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.65 DJF648	$4.99 AED18.32	+36.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.71 DJF481	$6.23 AED22.88	+130.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$86.08 DJF15,285	$75.55 AED277.45	-12.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.42 DJF1,495	$13.19 AED48.44	+56.6%
Average			+59.4%

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pay 89.1% more for clothing

	Djibouti	United Arab Emirates
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.10 DJF7,476	$75.04 AED275.58	+78.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$19.65 DJF3,489	$59.50 AED218.51	+202.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$123.50 DJF21,930	$105.66 AED388.03	-14.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$56.14 DJF9,968	$106.53 AED391.23	+89.8%
Average			+89.1%

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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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