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Djibouti vs. Khartoum Cost of Living Summary

Djibouti is 2.8 times more expensive than Khartoum.

Restaurants: pay 2.6 times more in Djibouti
Groceries: pay 83.5% more in Djibouti
Transportation: pay 2.7 times more in Djibouti
Housing: pay 3.7 times more in Djibouti
Childcare: pay 4.1 times more in Djibouti
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.2 times more in Djibouti
Clothing: pay 2.1 times more in Djibouti

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

Djibouti vs. Khartoum Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.6 times more for restaurants

	Khartoum	Djibouti
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.50 SDG4,511.25	$9.82 DJF1,744	+31.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.50 SDG4,511.25	$12.63 DJF2,243	+68.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 SDG365.59	$1.89 DJF336	+211.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.42 SDG255.54	$1.87 DJF332	+340.5%
Average			+162.9%

Khartoum vs. Djibouti - Cost of restaurants

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pay 83.5% more for groceries

	Khartoum	Djibouti
Bread 1 loaf	$1.35 SDG812.06	$9.26 DJF1,645	+586.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.23 SDG4,351.00	$4.78 DJF849	-33.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.13 SDG3,687.65	$9.56 DJF1,698	+56.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.85 SDG1,716.50	$6.85 DJF1,216	+140.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.95 SDG1,773.57	$8.24 DJF1,463	+179.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.24 SDG1,345.11	$1.70 DJF301	-24.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.57 SDG341.97	$0.55 DJF98	-3.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.15 SDG691.83	$1.27 DJF226	+10.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 SDG510.40	$0.72 DJF128	-15.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 SDG360.22	$0.55 DJF98	-7.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.48 SDG286.09	$0.62 DJF110	+30.3%
Average			+83.5%

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pay 2.7 times more for transportation

	Khartoum	Djibouti
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.03 SDG3,025.12	$6.59 DJF1,170	+31.0%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$21.27 DJF3,776
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$33,800.12 DJF6,001,753
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.52 SDG6,929.49	$47.72 DJF8,473	+314.2%
Average			+172.6%

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pay 3.7 times more for housing

	Khartoum	Djibouti
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$70.15 SDG42,193.66	$58.94 DJF10,467	-16.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$613.36 SDG368,938.67	$1,431.52 DJF254,189	+133.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$290.18 SDG174,541.94	$477.17 DJF84,730	+64.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.45 SDG23,729.50	$398.07 DJF70,684	+909.0%
Average			+272.7%

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pay 4.1 times more for childcare

	Khartoum	Djibouti
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$90.25 SDG54,286.37	$335.12 DJF59,505	+271.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,960.95 SDG1,179,510.34	$8,793.05 DJF1,561,346	+348.4%
Average			+309.9%

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pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports

	Khartoum	Djibouti
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.00 SDG1,203.00	$5.61 DJF997	+180.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.05 SDG1,231.10	$3.65 DJF648	+78.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.50 SDG902.25	$2.71 DJF481	+80.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.33 SDG20,050.00	$86.08 DJF15,285	+158.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.00 SDG2,406.00	$8.42 DJF1,495	+110.5%
Average			+121.6%

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pay 2.1 times more for clothing

	Khartoum	Djibouti
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$14.83 SDG8,922.58	$42.10 DJF7,476	+183.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$19.65 DJF3,489
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$55.00 SDG33,082.50	$123.50 DJF21,930	+124.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$52.50 SDG31,578.75	$56.14 DJF9,968	+6.9%
Average			+105.1%

Khartoum vs. Djibouti - Cost of clothing

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