Cost of living comparison

Fiji

compared to

Djibouti

Djibouti vs. Fiji Cost of Living Summary

Djibouti is 49.8% more expensive than Fiji overall.

Restaurants: pay 68.1% more in Djibouti
Groceries: pay 52.1% more in Djibouti
Transportation: pay 82.5% more in Djibouti
Housing: pay 39.9% more in Djibouti
Childcare: pay 27.9% more in Djibouti
Entertainment and Sports: pay 66.6% more in Djibouti
Clothing: pay 10.7% more in Djibouti

The cost of transportation, restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, housing, and childcare in Djibouti are more expensive than in Fiji. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Djibouti.

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Djibouti vs. Fiji Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Djibouti instead of Fiji, you would:

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pay 68.1% more for restaurants

	Fiji	Djibouti
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.37 FJD14.44	$9.83 DJF1,753	+54.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.63 FJD17.30	$15.45 DJF2,755	+102.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.47 FJD3.32	$1.90 DJF338	+29.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.01 FJD2.30	$1.69 DJF301	+66.4%
Average			+68.1%

Fiji vs. Djibouti - Cost of restaurants

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pay 52.1% more for groceries

	Fiji	Djibouti
Bread 1 loaf	$0.64 FJD1.44	$9.27 DJF1,653	+1358.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.51 FJD12.49	$4.78 DJF852	-13.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.95 FJD11.22	$10.63 DJF1,896	+114.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.16 FJD7.18	$5.69 DJF1,015	+79.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.81 FJD8.64	$8.24 DJF1,470	+116.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.02 FJD2.32	$1.70 DJF303	+65.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.94 FJD2.12	$0.55 DJF98	-41.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.36 FJD3.09	$1.18 DJF210	-13.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.03 FJD2.33	$0.73 DJF131	-28.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 FJD1.36	$0.72 DJF129	+20.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.57 FJD1.30	$0.75 DJF133	+30.3%
Average			+52.1%

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pay 82.5% more for transportation

	Fiji	Djibouti
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.06 FJD11.46	$8.56 DJF1,526	+69.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.21 FJD50.37	$42.53 DJF7,584	+91.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,622.47 FJD71,708.71	$33,798.22 DJF6M	+6.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.55 FJD10.33	$47.75 DJF8,516	+948.6%
Average			+82.5%

Fiji vs. Djibouti - Cost of transportation

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pay 39.9% more for housing

	Fiji	Djibouti
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.57 FJD48.92	$58.99 DJF10,520	+173.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$887.39 FJD2,012.29	$674.13 DJF120K	-24.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$412.15 FJD934.61	$477.51 DJF85,158	+15.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$42.17 FJD95.62	$398.35 DJF71,041	+844.7%
Average			+39.9%

Fiji vs. Djibouti - Cost of housing

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pay 27.9% more for childcare

	Fiji	Djibouti
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$135.51 FJD307.28	$335.22 DJF59,783	+147.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,291.27 FJD30,139.96	$8,794.47 DJF2M	-33.8%
Average			+27.9%

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pay 66.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Fiji	Djibouti
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.41 FJD7.72	$7.02 DJF1,252	+106.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.25 FJD7.37	$3.37 DJF601	+3.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.07 FJD22.84	$1.97 DJF351	-80.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.05 FJD72.67	$86.14 DJF15,362	+168.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.22 FJD9.57	$12.64 DJF2,254	+199.5%
Average			+66.6%

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pay 10.7% more for clothing

	Fiji	Djibouti
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$27.15 FJD61.56	$42.13 DJF7,514	+55.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.21 FJD95.71	$19.66 DJF3,507	-53.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$52.26 FJD118.51	$123.59 DJF22,041	+136.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$63.89 FJD144.88	$56.18 DJF10,019	-12.1%
Average			+10.7%

Fiji vs. Djibouti - Cost of clothing

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