Cost of living comparison
Uruguay is 53.6% more expensive than Djibouti.
If you lived in Uruguay instead of Djibouti, you would:
pay 96.8% more for restaurants
Djibouti
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.33
DJF1,666
|
$14.85
$573.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.05
DJF1,615
|
$10.53
$406.71
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
DJF121
|
$2.29
$88.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
DJF171
|
$1.66
$64.26
|
|
pay 0.1% less for groceries
Djibouti
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.26
DJF404
|
$2.03
$78.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.09
DJF1,800
|
$5.05
$195.27
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.77
DJF2,102
|
$4.04
$156.24
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.51
DJF626
|
$3.14
$121.22
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.66
DJF832
|
$4.93
$190.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.80
DJF321
|
$1.08
$41.82
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
DJF137
|
$1.39
$53.69
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
DJF183
|
$0.73
$28.35
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
DJF137
|
$1.20
$46.20
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
DJF103
|
$0.80
$30.93
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
DJF118
|
$0.81
$31.30
|
|
pay 32.2% more for transportation
Djibouti
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.06
DJF903
|
$7.10
$274.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$339.32
DJF60,575
|
$48.05
$1,856.41
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,876.35
DJF2,120,131
|
$36,679.53
$1,417,256.15
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.45
DJF4,543
|
$16.61
$641.71
|
|
pay 33.1% less for housing
Djibouti
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.50
DJF6,695
|
$37.95
$1,466.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$820.03
DJF146,390
|
$510.80
$19,736.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$580.50
DJF103,629
|
$384.82
$14,869.09
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$248.31
DJF44,328
|
$93.98
$3,631.42
|
|
pay 91.1% more for childcare
Djibouti
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$141.39
DJF25,240
|
$389.18
$15,037.55
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,258.65
DJF1,117,275
|
$6,681.58
$258,168.93
|
|
pay 48.2% more for entertainment and sports
Djibouti
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.66
DJF1,010
|
$3.62
$139.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.91
DJF341
|
$3.84
$148.18
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.41
DJF252
|
$4.82
$186.31
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$73.52
DJF13,125
|
$49.95
$1,929.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.14
DJF2,524
|
$9.51
$367.29
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
Djibouti
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.11
DJF3,769
|
$92.12
$3,559.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.51
DJF4,375
|
$41.63
$1,608.61
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$60.32
DJF10,769
|
$107.70
$4,161.54
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.21
DJF11,105
|
$109.72
$4,239.29
|
|
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