Cost of living comparison
Djibouti is 2.8 times more expensive than Ethiopia.
If you lived in Djibouti instead of Ethiopia, you would:
pay 58.2% more for restaurants
Ethiopia
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.66
ETB434.69
|
$9.33
DJF1,658
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.60
ETB317.79
|
$9.05
DJF1,607
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
ETB36.03
|
$0.68
DJF120
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
ETB22.38
|
$0.96
DJF170
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Ethiopia
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
ETB33.67
|
$2.26
DJF402
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
ETB242.75
|
$10.09
DJF1,792
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
ETB218.63
|
$11.77
DJF2,092
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
ETB126.44
|
$3.51
DJF623
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.58
ETB203.12
|
$4.66
DJF828
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.87
ETB106.19
|
$1.80
DJF319
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
ETB23.99
|
$0.77
DJF137
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
ETB50.03
|
$1.03
DJF182
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB17.52
|
$0.77
DJF137
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
ETB11.06
|
$0.58
DJF103
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
ETB15.75
|
$0.66
DJF117
|
|
pay 9.8 times more for transportation
Ethiopia
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.15
ETB178.53
|
$5.06
DJF898
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.00
ETB624.23
|
$339.32
DJF60,279
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,000.00
ETB1,475,443.09
|
$11,876.35
DJF2,109,756
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.10
ETB232.67
|
$25.45
DJF4,521
|
|
pay 63.2% more for housing
Ethiopia
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$202.38
ETB11,484.76
|
$37.50
DJF6,662
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$496.62
ETB28,181.91
|
$820.03
DJF145,674
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$259.10
ETB14,703.41
|
$580.50
DJF103,122
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.32
ETB5,749.89
|
$248.31
DJF44,111
|
|
pay 1.6% more for childcare
Ethiopia
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$74.57
ETB4,231.93
|
$141.39
DJF25,116
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$46,000.00
ETB2,610,399.31
|
$6,258.65
DJF1,111,808
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Ethiopia
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.75
ETB42.56
|
$5.66
DJF1,005
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.73
ETB41.49
|
$1.91
DJF339
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB226.99
|
$1.41
DJF251
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.88
ETB3,795.01
|
$73.52
DJF13,060
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
ETB226.99
|
$14.14
DJF2,512
|
|
pay 25.9% less for clothing
Ethiopia
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.92
ETB1,527.40
|
$21.11
DJF3,751
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.83
ETB3,054.45
|
$24.51
DJF4,353
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.59
ETB3,665.14
|
$60.32
DJF10,716
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.66
ETB4,463.59
|
$62.21
DJF11,051
|
|
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