Cost of living comparison
Djibouti is 11.6% cheaper than Guernsey.
If you lived in Djibouti instead of Guernsey, you would:
pay 39.5% less for restaurants
Guernsey
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.79
£15.19
|
$9.33
DJF1,658
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.69
£7.02
|
$9.05
DJF1,608
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
£1.86
|
$0.68
DJF120
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.63
£1.32
|
$0.96
DJF170
|
|
pay 8.4% less for groceries
Guernsey
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.05
£1.66
|
$2.26
DJF402
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.70
£4.61
|
$10.09
DJF1,792
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.94
£5.61
|
$11.77
DJF2,092
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.80
£3.88
|
$3.51
DJF623
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.13
£2.53
|
$4.66
DJF828
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.71
£2.19
|
$1.80
DJF319
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.68
£2.17
|
$0.77
DJF137
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.67
£1.35
|
$1.03
DJF182
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.95
£1.58
|
$0.77
DJF137
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
£0.89
|
$0.58
DJF103
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
£0.66
|
$0.66
DJF117
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Guernsey
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.41
£5.19
|
$5.06
DJF899
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.62
£40.92
|
$339.32
DJF60,293
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,537.25
£23,071.60
|
$11,876.35
DJF2,110,263
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.01
£19.41
|
$25.45
DJF4,522
|
|
pay 19.4% less for housing
Guernsey
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.19
£50.28
|
$37.50
DJF6,663
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,570.37
£1,269.60
|
$820.03
DJF145,709
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,409.56
£1,139.59
|
$580.50
DJF103,147
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$147.13
£118.95
|
$248.31
DJF44,122
|
|
pay 76.5% less for childcare
Guernsey
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,425.66
£1,152.60
|
$141.39
DJF25,122
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,919.68
£13,679.11
|
$6,258.65
DJF1,112,075
|
|
pay 16.9% less for entertainment and sports
Guernsey
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.68
£4.59
|
$5.66
DJF1,005
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.84
£3.10
|
$1.91
DJF339
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.76
£7.89
|
$1.41
DJF251
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$74.46
£60.19
|
$73.52
DJF13,064
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.24
£7.47
|
$14.14
DJF2,512
|
|
pay 44.9% less for clothing
Guernsey
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.66
£73.29
|
$21.11
DJF3,752
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.47
£30.29
|
$24.51
DJF4,355
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.36
£69.01
|
$60.32
DJF10,719
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.62
£82.16
|
$62.21
DJF11,054
|
|
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