Cost of living comparison
Djibouti is 3.4 times more expensive than Eritrea.
If you lived in Djibouti instead of Eritrea, you would:
pay 59.6% more for restaurants
Eritrea
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.40
ERN171.02
|
$9.33
DJF1,657
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.00
ERN30.00
|
$9.05
DJF1,607
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
ERN23.44
|
$0.68
DJF120
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
ERN23.62
|
$0.96
DJF170
|
|
pay 63.0% more for groceries
Eritrea
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
ERN7.50
|
$2.26
DJF402
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$10.09
DJF1,791
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.47
ERN82.08
|
$11.77
DJF2,091
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.80
ERN72.00
|
$3.51
DJF623
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$4.66
DJF828
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.97
ERN29.48
|
$1.80
DJF319
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.45
ERN6.80
|
$0.77
DJF137
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
ERN12.85
|
$1.03
DJF182
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
ERN9.83
|
$0.77
DJF137
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
ERN10.58
|
$0.58
DJF102
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
ERN6.80
|
$0.66
DJF117
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Eritrea
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.20
ERN123.03
|
$5.06
DJF898
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$339.32
DJF60,255
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$11,876.35
DJF2,108,938
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.00
ERN89.99
|
$25.45
DJF4,519
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for housing
Eritrea
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$37.50
DJF6,659
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$650.00
ERN9,750.00
|
$820.03
DJF145,617
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$600.00
ERN9,000.00
|
$580.50
DJF103,082
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.94
ERN344.12
|
$248.31
DJF44,094
|
|
pay 7.0 times more for childcare
Eritrea
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
$141.39
DJF25,106
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$750.00
ERN11,250.00
|
$6,258.65
DJF1,111,377
|
|
pay 5.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Eritrea
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
$5.66
DJF1,004
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.84
ERN12.58
|
$1.91
DJF339
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
ERN37.50
|
$1.41
DJF251
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$73.52
DJF13,055
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
$14.14
DJF2,511
|
|
pay 2.5% more for clothing
Eritrea
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$30.00
ERN450.00
|
$21.11
DJF3,749
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.00
ERN450.00
|
$24.51
DJF4,352
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$60.32
DJF10,712
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$40.00
ERN600.00
|
$62.21
DJF11,047
|
|
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