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Djibouti vs. Haiti Cost of Living Summary

Djibouti is 84.7% more expensive than Haiti overall.

Restaurants: pay 3.1% more in Djibouti
Groceries: pay 53.5% more in Djibouti
Transportation: pay 4.2 times more in Djibouti
Housing: pay 91.8% more in Djibouti
Childcare: pay 2.3 times more in Djibouti
Entertainment and Sports: pay 35.4% more in Djibouti
Clothing: pay 45.2% less in Djibouti

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

Djibouti vs. Haiti Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.1% more for restaurants

	Haiti	Djibouti
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.00 HTG1,571.47	$9.82 DJF1,747	-18.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.39 HTG1,491.06	$12.63 DJF2,246	+10.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 HTG261.91	$1.89 DJF337	-5.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.50 HTG196.43	$1.87 DJF333	+24.8%
Average			+3.1%

Haiti vs. Djibouti - Cost of restaurants

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pay 53.5% more for groceries

	Haiti	Djibouti
Bread 1 loaf	$2.50 HTG327.39	$9.26 DJF1,647	+270.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.00 HTG654.78	$4.78 DJF850	-4.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.68 HTG743.58	$9.56 DJF1,701	+68.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.80 HTG366.06	$6.85 DJF1,218	+145.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.91 HTG904.69	$8.24 DJF1,465	+19.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.27 HTG297.00	$1.70 DJF302	-25.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.54 HTG71.28	$0.55 DJF98	+1.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.45 HTG59.40	$1.27 DJF226	+180.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 HTG59.40	$0.72 DJF128	+59.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.27 HTG297.00	$0.55 DJF98	-75.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.27 HTG166.32	$0.62 DJF110	-51.2%
Average			+53.5%

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pay 4.2 times more for transportation

	Haiti	Djibouti
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.28 HTG561.01	$6.59 DJF1,171	+53.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 HTG2,619.12	$21.27 DJF3,782	+6.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,000.00 HTG4,583,460.00	$33,800.12 DJF6,010,607	-3.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.58 HTG468.82	$47.72 DJF8,485	+1232.9%
Average			+322.4%

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pay 91.8% more for housing

	Haiti	Djibouti
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$165.98 HTG21,736.18	$58.94 DJF10,482	-64.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$910.00 HTG119,169.96	$1,431.52 DJF254,564	+57.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$890.00 HTG116,550.84	$477.17 DJF84,855	-46.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$76.47 HTG10,014.28	$398.07 DJF70,788	+420.6%
Average			+91.8%

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pay 2.3 times more for childcare

	Haiti	Djibouti
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$100.00 HTG13,095.60	$335.12 DJF59,593	+235.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,867.80 HTG899,379.85	$8,793.05 DJF1,563,649	+28.0%
Average			+131.6%

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pay 35.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Haiti	Djibouti
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.00 HTG654.78	$5.61 DJF998	+12.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.65 HTG215.77	$3.65 DJF649	+121.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 HTG261.91	$2.71 DJF481	+35.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$69.54 HTG9,106.88	$86.08 DJF15,307	+23.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 HTG1,309.56	$8.42 DJF1,497	-15.8%
Average			+35.4%

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pay 45.2% less for clothing

	Haiti	Djibouti
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$80.00 HTG10,476.48	$42.10 DJF7,487	-47.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.00 HTG9,821.70	$19.65 DJF3,494	-73.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$120.00 HTG15,714.72	$123.50 DJF21,962	+2.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$150.00 HTG19,643.40	$56.14 DJF9,983	-62.6%
Average			-45.2%

Haiti vs. Djibouti - Cost of clothing

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