Cost of living comparison
Djibouti is 3.5 times more expensive than Ghana.
If you lived in Djibouti instead of Ghana, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
Ghana
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.39
GHS45.46
|
$9.33
DJF1,658
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.85
GHS78.53
|
$9.05
DJF1,608
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
GHS6.87
|
$0.68
DJF120
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.20
GHS2.63
|
$0.96
DJF170
|
|
pay 80.1% more for groceries
Ghana
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.07
GHS14.42
|
$2.26
DJF402
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
GHS48.28
|
$10.09
DJF1,792
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.56
GHS88.00
|
$11.77
DJF2,092
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.39
GHS18.60
|
$3.51
DJF623
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.51
GHS20.32
|
$4.66
DJF828
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
GHS12.19
|
$1.80
DJF319
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
GHS7.94
|
$0.77
DJF137
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
GHS8.52
|
$1.03
DJF182
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
GHS10.56
|
$0.77
DJF137
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
GHS11.16
|
$0.58
DJF103
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
GHS9.52
|
$0.66
DJF117
|
|
pay 8.0 times more for transportation
Ghana
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
GHS46.74
|
$5.06
DJF899
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.79
GHS185.04
|
$339.32
DJF60,293
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,681.67
GHS76,254.37
|
$11,876.35
DJF2,110,263
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.37
GHS85.55
|
$25.45
DJF4,522
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for housing
Ghana
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.96
GHS603.42
|
$37.50
DJF6,663
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$532.41
GHS7,145.56
|
$820.03
DJF145,709
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$81.19
GHS1,089.62
|
$580.50
DJF103,147
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$27.28
GHS366.10
|
$248.31
DJF44,122
|
|
pay 79.7% more for childcare
Ghana
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$57.14
GHS766.91
|
$141.39
DJF25,122
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,592.22
GHS75,053.88
|
$6,258.65
DJF1,112,075
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Ghana
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.69
GHS9.30
|
$5.66
DJF1,005
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.14
GHS15.35
|
$1.91
DJF339
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.20
GHS16.12
|
$1.41
DJF251
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.68
GHS411.75
|
$73.52
DJF13,064
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.16
GHS55.80
|
$14.14
DJF2,512
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
Ghana
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.55
GHS141.62
|
$21.11
DJF3,752
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$9.90
GHS132.90
|
$24.51
DJF4,355
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$27.96
GHS375.28
|
$60.32
DJF10,719
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$27.10
GHS363.71
|
$62.21
DJF11,054
|
|
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