Cost of living comparison
Djibouti is 2.7 times more expensive than Dominica.
If you lived in Djibouti instead of Dominica, you would:
pay 5.6% less for restaurants
|
Dominica
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$9.33
DJF1,662
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.11
EC$16.50
|
$9.05
DJF1,612
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.75
EC$4.73
|
$0.68
DJF121
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.49
EC$4.01
|
$0.96
DJF171
|
|
pay 21.4% less for groceries
|
Dominica
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.54
EC$6.88
|
$2.26
DJF403
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$10.09
DJF1,796
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$18.91
EC$51.10
|
$11.77
DJF2,097
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.89
EC$10.50
|
$3.51
DJF624
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$4.66
DJF830
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.80
DJF320
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.77
DJF137
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.03
DJF183
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.77
DJF137
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
EC$2.94
|
$0.58
DJF103
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
EC$1.81
|
$0.66
DJF118
|
|
pay 12.1 times more for transportation
|
Dominica
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.01
EC$10.84
|
$5.06
DJF901
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$14.80
EC$40.00
|
$339.32
DJF60,436
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$11,876.35
DJF2,115,255
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$25.45
DJF4,533
|
|
pay 96.4% more for housing
|
Dominica
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.75
EC$175.00
|
$37.50
DJF6,679
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$345.65
EC$934.14
|
$820.03
DJF146,053
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$197.34
EC$533.33
|
$580.50
DJF103,391
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$248.31
DJF44,226
|
|
pay 27.4% more for childcare
|
Dominica
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
$141.39
DJF25,182
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$6,258.65
DJF1,114,706
|
|
pay 58.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Dominica
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$5.66
DJF1,007
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.94
EC$7.94
|
$1.91
DJF340
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$1.41
DJF252
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.60
EC$80.00
|
$73.52
DJF13,094
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
$14.14
DJF2,518
|
|
pay 55.3% less for clothing
|
Dominica
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.92
EC$191.67
|
$21.11
DJF3,760
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.24
EC$103.33
|
$24.51
DJF4,365
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$154.18
EC$416.67
|
$60.32
DJF10,744
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$135.67
EC$366.67
|
$62.21
DJF11,080
|
|
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