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Djibouti vs. Jerusalem Cost of Living Summary

Djibouti is 12.4% cheaper than Jerusalem.

Restaurants: pay 35.0% less in Djibouti
Groceries: pay 26.9% more in Djibouti
Transportation: pay 39.7% more in Djibouti
Housing: pay 33.9% more in Djibouti
Childcare: pay 63.4% less in Djibouti
Entertainment and Sports: pay 35.3% less in Djibouti
Clothing: pay 53.4% less in Djibouti

The cost of transportation, housing, and groceries in Djibouti are more expensive than in Jerusalem. Expenses including childcare, clothing, entertainment and sports, and restaurants are lower in Djibouti.

Djibouti vs. Jerusalem Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 35.0% less for restaurants

	Jerusalem	Djibouti
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$23.87 ₪75.05	$9.82 DJF1,749	-58.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$17.90 ₪56.29	$12.63 DJF2,249	-29.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.91 ₪9.15	$1.89 DJF337	-34.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.25 ₪7.09	$1.87 DJF333	-17.0%
Average			-35.0%

Jerusalem vs. Djibouti - Cost of restaurants

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pay 26.9% more for groceries

	Jerusalem	Djibouti
Bread 1 loaf	$2.43 ₪7.65	$9.26 DJF1,649	+281.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.44 ₪20.25	$4.78 DJF851	-25.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.52 ₪26.78	$9.56 DJF1,703	+12.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.40 ₪13.85	$6.85 DJF1,220	+55.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.48 ₪17.23	$8.24 DJF1,467	+50.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.60 ₪5.04	$1.70 DJF302	+5.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.01 ₪3.19	$0.55 DJF98	-45.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.83 ₪2.60	$1.27 DJF227	+54.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.19 ₪3.74	$0.72 DJF128	-39.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 ₪2.66	$0.55 DJF98	-34.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.75 ₪2.37	$0.62 DJF110	-17.7%
Average			+26.9%

Jerusalem vs. Djibouti - Cost of groceries

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pay 39.7% more for transportation

	Jerusalem	Djibouti
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.31 ₪26.13	$6.59 DJF1,173	-20.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$71.00 ₪223.27	$21.27 DJF3,787	-70.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$48,597.85 ₪153K	$33,800.12 DJF6M	-30.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.56 ₪39.49	$47.72 DJF8,497	+279.9%
Average			+39.7%

Jerusalem vs. Djibouti - Cost of transportation

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pay 33.9% more for housing

	Jerusalem	Djibouti
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.83 ₪93.81	$58.94 DJF10,496	+97.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,659.34 ₪5,217.89	$1,431.52 DJF255K	-13.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,268.94 ₪3,990.27	$477.17 DJF84,967	-62.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$185.81 ₪584.29	$398.07 DJF70,882	+114.2%
Average			+33.9%

Jerusalem vs. Djibouti - Cost of housing

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pay 63.4% less for childcare

	Jerusalem	Djibouti
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$942.22 ₪2,962.88	$335.12 DJF59,672	-64.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,369.13 ₪73,485.64	$8,793.05 DJF2M	-62.4%
Average			-63.4%

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pay 35.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Jerusalem	Djibouti
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$9.55 ₪30.02	$5.61 DJF1,000	-41.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.51 ₪14.19	$3.65 DJF650	-19.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.44 ₪32.83	$2.71 DJF482	-74.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$90.49 ₪284.56	$86.08 DJF15,327	-4.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.42 ₪42.22	$8.42 DJF1,499	-37.3%
Average			-35.3%

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pay 53.4% less for clothing

	Jerusalem	Djibouti
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$114.86 ₪361.17	$42.10 DJF7,497	-63.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$89.50 ₪281.43	$19.65 DJF3,499	-78.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$139.22 ₪437.79	$123.50 DJF21,992	-11.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$144.19 ₪453.42	$56.14 DJF9,996	-61.1%
Average			-53.4%

Jerusalem vs. Djibouti - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2026

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