Cost of living comparison
Djibouti is 2.6 times more expensive than Ethiopia.
If you lived in Djibouti instead of Ethiopia, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
|
Ethiopia
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
ETB69.33
|
$10.62
DJF1,874
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.00
ETB69.33
|
$8.94
DJF1,578
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
ETB15.81
|
$0.56
DJF98
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
ETB10.57
|
$0.89
DJF157
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
|
Ethiopia
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.63
ETB14.46
|
$2.24
DJF395
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.58
ETB59.58
|
$9.97
DJF1,759
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.43
ETB79.37
|
$11.64
DJF2,054
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.83
ETB42.20
|
$5.03
DJF888
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.54
ETB58.77
|
$4.61
DJF813
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
ETB28.72
|
$1.77
DJF313
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.40
ETB9.15
|
$0.76
DJF134
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
ETB13.87
|
$1.01
DJF179
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
ETB6.66
|
$0.76
DJF134
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.18
ETB4.20
|
$0.57
DJF101
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
ETB6.45
|
$0.65
DJF115
|
|
pay 5.7 times more for transportation
|
Ethiopia
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.66
ETB61.39
|
$5.10
DJF899
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.27
ETB399.11
|
$307.42
DJF54,260
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$55,000.00
ETB1,271,050.05
|
$11,738.02
DJF2,071,737
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.72
ETB201.52
|
$25.15
DJF4,439
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
|
Ethiopia
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$542.50
ETB12,537.18
|
$37.16
DJF6,559
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$221.56
ETB5,120.23
|
$600.11
DJF105,918
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$129.17
ETB2,985.09
|
$500.17
DJF88,279
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$63.22
ETB1,461.08
|
$245.94
DJF43,408
|
|
pay 15.0% less for childcare
|
Ethiopia
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$120.62
ETB2,787.64
|
$177.00
DJF31,240
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$26,666.67
ETB616,266.69
|
$6,185.75
DJF1,091,773
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Ethiopia
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.90
ETB20.86
|
$5.59
DJF987
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.66
ETB15.14
|
$2.11
DJF372
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB92.44
|
$1.40
DJF247
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.59
ETB984.16
|
$65.68
DJF11,592
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.68
ETB85.04
|
$16.77
DJF2,960
|
|
pay 8.1% less for clothing
|
Ethiopia
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$23.75
ETB548.89
|
$20.87
DJF3,683
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.91
ETB1,407.63
|
$24.22
DJF4,275
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.64
ETB1,493.77
|
$59.62
DJF10,523
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$41.64
ETB962.34
|
$61.48
DJF10,852
|
|
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