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Djibouti vs. Kingston Cost of Living Summary

Djibouti is 44.9% more expensive than Kingston.

Restaurants: pay 71.0% more in Djibouti
Groceries: pay 12.3% more in Djibouti
Transportation: pay 10.8% more in Djibouti
Housing: pay 73.6% more in Djibouti
Childcare: pay 2.2 times more in Djibouti
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.0% more in Djibouti
Clothing: pay 26.2% more in Djibouti

The cost of childcare, housing, restaurants, clothing, groceries, and transportation in Djibouti are more expensive than in Kingston. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Djibouti.

Djibouti vs. Kingston Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 71.0% more for restaurants

	Kingston	Djibouti
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.50 JMD1,197.76	$9.82 DJF1,744	+31.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.13 JMD1,297.57	$12.63 DJF2,243	+55.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.28 JMD205.07	$1.89 DJF336	+47.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.75 JMD119.39	$1.87 DJF332	+150.2%
Average			+71.0%

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pay 12.3% more for groceries

	Kingston	Djibouti
Bread 1 loaf	$3.66 JMD584.33	$9.26 DJF1,645	+153.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.66 JMD904.00	$4.78 DJF849	-15.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$15.29 JMD2,441.49	$9.56 DJF1,698	-37.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.51 JMD560.95	$6.85 DJF1,216	+94.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.84 JMD452.74	$8.24 DJF1,463	+190.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.72 JMD434.68	$1.70 DJF301	-37.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.39 JMD221.70	$0.55 DJF98	-60.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 JMD304.79	$1.27 DJF226	-33.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.37 JMD218.47	$0.72 DJF128	-47.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.93 JMD149.03	$0.55 DJF98	-40.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.89 JMD142.44	$0.62 DJF110	-30.5%
Average			+12.3%

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pay 10.8% more for transportation

	Kingston	Djibouti
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.78 JMD762.53	$6.59 DJF1,170	+37.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$48.93 JMD7,811.45	$21.27 DJF3,776	-56.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$42,823.81 JMD6,837,189.04	$33,800.12 DJF6,001,753	-21.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$26.10 JMD4,167.19	$47.72 DJF8,473	+82.8%
Average			+10.8%

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pay 73.6% more for housing

	Kingston	Djibouti
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$51.15 JMD8,167.17	$58.94 DJF10,467	+15.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$919.69 JMD146,835.98	$1,431.52 DJF254,189	+55.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$457.93 JMD73,113.01	$477.17 DJF84,730	+4.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$124.70 JMD19,908.78	$398.07 DJF70,684	+219.2%
Average			+73.6%

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pay 2.2 times more for childcare

	Kingston	Djibouti
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$229.23 JMD36,598.09	$335.12 DJF59,505	+46.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,094.57 JMD494,074.24	$8,793.05 DJF1,561,346	+184.1%
Average			+115.2%

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pay 5.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Kingston	Djibouti
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.50 JMD399.25	$5.61 DJF997	+124.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.55 JMD727.21	$3.65 DJF648	-19.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$8.75 JMD1,397.38	$2.71 DJF481	-69.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$68.77 JMD10,979.43	$86.08 DJF15,285	+25.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.13 JMD2,096.07	$8.42 DJF1,495	-35.9%
Average			+5.0%

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pay 26.2% more for clothing

	Kingston	Djibouti
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$23.44 JMD3,742.99	$42.10 DJF7,476	+79.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$25.53 JMD4,075.70	$19.65 DJF3,489	-23.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$70.85 JMD11,312.14	$123.50 DJF21,930	+74.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$76.06 JMD12,143.91	$56.14 DJF9,968	-26.2%
Average			+26.2%

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