Cost of living comparison
Djibouti is 84.8% more expensive than Harare.
If you lived in Djibouti instead of Harare, you would:
pay 50.0% more for restaurants
Harare
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.00
ZWL2,254.00
|
$9.33
DJF1,662
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
ZWL1,932.00
|
$9.05
DJF1,612
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
ZWL211.31
|
$0.68
DJF121
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
ZWL144.90
|
$0.96
DJF171
|
|
pay 54.1% more for groceries
Harare
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
ZWL322.00
|
$2.26
DJF403
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.20
ZWL1,352.40
|
$10.09
DJF1,796
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.19
ZWL1,993.87
|
$11.77
DJF2,097
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.85
ZWL594.24
|
$3.51
DJF624
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.29
ZWL737.59
|
$4.66
DJF830
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.45
ZWL465.56
|
$1.80
DJF320
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
ZWL222.01
|
$0.77
DJF137
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
ZWL271.94
|
$1.03
DJF183
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
ZWL212.83
|
$0.77
DJF137
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
ZWL237.34
|
$0.58
DJF103
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
ZWL227.43
|
$0.66
DJF118
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for transportation
Harare
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.98
ZWL1,926.63
|
$5.06
DJF901
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
ZWL9,660.00
|
$339.32
DJF60,436
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
$11,876.35
DJF2,115,255
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.00
ZWL6,762.00
|
$25.45
DJF4,533
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Harare
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$122.86
ZWL39,560.00
|
$37.50
DJF6,679
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$300.00
ZWL96,600.00
|
$820.03
DJF146,053
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$306.00
ZWL98,532.00
|
$580.50
DJF103,391
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.36
ZWL13,962.91
|
$248.31
DJF44,226
|
|
pay 36.1% less for childcare
Harare
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$303.33
ZWL97,673.33
|
$141.39
DJF25,182
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,712.50
ZWL2,483,425.00
|
$6,258.65
DJF1,114,706
|
|
pay 81.2% more for entertainment and sports
Harare
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
$5.66
DJF1,007
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
ZWL715.56
|
$1.91
DJF340
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
ZWL644.00
|
$1.41
DJF252
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.00
ZWL12,880.00
|
$73.52
DJF13,094
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.50
ZWL2,415.00
|
$14.14
DJF2,518
|
|
pay 31.6% more for clothing
Harare
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.75
ZWL6,037.50
|
$21.11
DJF3,760
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.25
ZWL6,842.50
|
$24.51
DJF4,365
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$39.38
ZWL12,678.75
|
$60.32
DJF10,744
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.86
ZWL13,800.00
|
$62.21
DJF11,080
|
|
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