Cost of living comparison
Djibouti is 2.1 times more expensive than Guyana.
If you lived in Djibouti instead of Guyana, you would:
pay 16.5% more for restaurants
Guyana
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.09
$1,481
|
$9.33
DJF1,658
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.09
$1,481
|
$9.05
DJF1,607
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
$249
|
$0.68
DJF120
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
$133
|
$0.96
DJF170
|
|
pay 15.9% more for groceries
Guyana
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
$312
|
$2.26
DJF402
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.89
$1,021
|
$10.09
DJF1,792
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.79
$2,673
|
$11.77
DJF2,092
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.90
$607
|
$3.51
DJF623
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.49
$521
|
$4.66
DJF828
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.30
$479
|
$1.80
DJF319
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.03
$216
|
$0.77
DJF137
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.48
$309
|
$1.03
DJF182
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
$179
|
$0.77
DJF137
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
$131
|
$0.58
DJF103
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
$122
|
$0.66
DJF117
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for transportation
Guyana
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.78
$789
|
$5.06
DJF898
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.09
$6,913
|
$339.32
DJF60,279
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,600.24
$3,258,765
|
$11,876.35
DJF2,109,756
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.27
$4,444
|
$25.45
DJF4,521
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Guyana
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.56
$12,442
|
$37.50
DJF6,662
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$360.46
$75,297
|
$820.03
DJF145,674
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$228.98
$47,832
|
$580.50
DJF103,122
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.66
$12,671
|
$248.31
DJF44,111
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for childcare
Guyana
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$94.55
$19,750
|
$141.39
DJF25,116
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$954.92
$199,476
|
$6,258.65
DJF1,111,808
|
|
pay 68.8% more for entertainment and sports
Guyana
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.36
$494
|
$5.66
DJF1,005
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.43
$716
|
$1.91
DJF339
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.36
$494
|
$1.41
DJF251
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.36
$5,925
|
$73.52
DJF13,060
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.15
$1,284
|
$14.14
DJF2,512
|
|
pay 20.6% less for clothing
Guyana
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.39
$5,514
|
$21.11
DJF3,751
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.49
$9,710
|
$24.51
DJF4,353
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.91
$14,813
|
$60.32
DJF10,716
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.24
$13,002
|
$62.21
DJF11,051
|
|
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