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Djibouti vs. Lebanon Cost of Living Summary

Djibouti is 77.3% more expensive than Lebanon overall.

Restaurants: pay 62.0% more in Djibouti
Groceries: pay 3.2 times more in Djibouti
Transportation: pay 59.2% more in Djibouti
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in Djibouti
Childcare: pay 74.8% more in Djibouti
Entertainment and Sports: pay 35.3% more in Djibouti
Clothing: pay 24.4% less in Djibouti

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

Djibouti vs. Lebanon Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 62.0% more for restaurants

	Lebanon	Djibouti
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.66 LBP688,226	$9.82 DJF1,747	+28.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.00 LBP718,760	$12.63 DJF2,246	+57.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.63 LBP146,248	$1.89 DJF337	+16.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.76 LBP68,507	$1.87 DJF333	+145.4%
Average			+62.0%

Lebanon vs. Djibouti - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.2 times more for groceries

	Lebanon	Djibouti
Bread 1 loaf	$0.60 LBP54,018	$9.26 DJF1,647	+1440.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.95 LBP354,701	$4.78 DJF850	+21.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.56 LBP499,555	$9.56 DJF1,701	+72.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.33 LBP209,563	$6.85 DJF1,218	+193.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.54 LBP318,100	$8.24 DJF1,465	+132.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.68 LBP61,486	$1.70 DJF302	+148.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.46 LBP41,008	$0.55 DJF98	+20.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.41 LBP36,576	$1.27 DJF226	+212.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 LBP41,723	$0.72 DJF128	+55.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.33 LBP29,563	$0.55 DJF98	+67.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.45 LBP40,365	$0.62 DJF110	+37.9%
Average			+218.4%

Lebanon vs. Djibouti - Cost of groceries

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pay 59.2% more for transportation

	Lebanon	Djibouti
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.44 LBP308,786	$6.59 DJF1,171	+91.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$72.50 LBP6,513,762	$21.27 DJF3,782	-70.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,750.00 LBP2,583,043,750	$33,800.12 DJF6,010,607	+17.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.00 LBP1,437,520	$47.72 DJF8,485	+198.2%
Average			+59.2%

Lebanon vs. Djibouti - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	Lebanon	Djibouti
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.92 LBP3,407,199	$58.94 DJF10,482	+55.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$571.15 LBP51,315,317	$1,431.52 DJF254,564	+150.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$277.78 LBP24,956,944	$477.17 DJF84,855	+71.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$139.38 LBP12,522,182	$398.07 DJF70,788	+185.6%
Average			+115.8%

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pay 74.8% more for childcare

	Lebanon	Djibouti
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$248.75 LBP22,348,944	$335.12 DJF59,593	+34.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,093.75 LBP367,802,969	$8,793.05 DJF1,563,649	+114.8%
Average			+74.8%

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pay 35.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Lebanon	Djibouti
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.00 LBP359,380	$5.61 DJF998	+40.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.89 LBP259,859	$3.65 DJF649	+26.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.52 LBP226,859	$2.71 DJF481	+7.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.92 LBP3,855,848	$86.08 DJF15,307	+100.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.25 LBP741,221	$8.42 DJF1,497	+2.1%
Average			+35.3%

Lebanon vs. Djibouti - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 24.4% less for clothing

	Lebanon	Djibouti
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.44 LBP4,801,092	$42.10 DJF7,487	-21.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.00 LBP4,492,250	$19.65 DJF3,494	-60.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$101.94 LBP9,159,199	$123.50 DJF21,962	+21.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$88.93 LBP7,989,788	$56.14 DJF9,983	-36.9%
Average			-24.4%

Lebanon vs. Djibouti - Cost of clothing

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