Cost of living comparison

Lebanon

compared to

Djibouti

Djibouti vs. Lebanon Cost of Living Summary

Djibouti is 22.5% more expensive than Lebanon overall.

Restaurants: pay 35.1% more in Djibouti
Groceries: pay 69.9% more in Djibouti
Transportation: pay 7.5% more in Djibouti
Housing: pay 32.6% more in Djibouti
Childcare: pay 21.5% less in Djibouti
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.4% more in Djibouti
Clothing: pay 43.3% less in Djibouti

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

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Djibouti vs. Lebanon Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 35.1% more for restaurants

	Lebanon	Djibouti
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.50 LBP761K	$9.83 DJF1,753	+15.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.50 LBP851K	$15.45 DJF2,755	+62.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.91 LBP171K	$1.90 DJF338	-1.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.87 LBP78,113	$1.69 DJF301	+93.2%
Average			+35.1%

Lebanon vs. Djibouti - Cost of restaurants

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pay 69.9% more for groceries

	Lebanon	Djibouti
Bread 1 loaf	$0.85 LBP75,881	$9.27 DJF1,653	+994.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.54 LBP496K	$4.78 DJF852	-13.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.12 LBP548K	$10.63 DJF1,896	+73.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.38 LBP214K	$5.69 DJF1,015	+138.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.88 LBP347K	$8.24 DJF1,470	+112.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.39 LBP124K	$1.70 DJF303	+22.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 LBP68,245	$0.55 DJF98	-27.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.75 LBP66,945	$1.18 DJF210	+57.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 LBP40,622	$0.73 DJF131	+61.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 LBP37,271	$0.72 DJF129	+73.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.71 LBP63,835	$0.75 DJF133	+4.9%
Average			+69.9%

Lebanon vs. Djibouti - Cost of groceries

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pay 7.5% more for transportation

	Lebanon	Djibouti
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.04 LBP362K	$8.56 DJF1,526	+111.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$77.50 LBP7M	$42.53 DJF7,584	-45.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$53,500.00 LBP5B	$33,798.22 DJF6M	-36.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.00 LBP2M	$47.75 DJF8,516	+165.3%
Average			+7.5%

Lebanon vs. Djibouti - Cost of transportation

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pay 32.6% more for housing

	Lebanon	Djibouti
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.24 LBP3M	$58.99 DJF10,520	+95.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$671.90 LBP60M	$674.13 DJF120K	+0.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$348.30 LBP31M	$477.51 DJF85,158	+37.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$177.50 LBP16M	$398.35 DJF71,041	+124.4%
Average			+32.6%

Lebanon vs. Djibouti - Cost of housing

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pay 21.5% less for childcare

	Lebanon	Djibouti
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$681.75 LBP61M	$335.22 DJF59,783	-50.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,021.88 LBP629M	$8,794.47 DJF2M	+25.2%
Average			-21.5%

Lebanon vs. Djibouti - Cost of childcare

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pay 12.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Lebanon	Djibouti
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.00 LBP448K	$7.02 DJF1,252	+40.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.27 LBP382K	$3.37 DJF601	-21.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.00 LBP269K	$1.97 DJF351	-34.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$62.50 LBP6M	$86.14 DJF15,362	+37.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 LBP896K	$12.64 DJF2,254	+26.4%
Average			+12.4%

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pay 43.3% less for clothing

	Lebanon	Djibouti
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$67.62 LBP6M	$42.13 DJF7,514	-37.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.29 LBP4M	$19.66 DJF3,507	-60.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$138.89 LBP12M	$123.59 DJF22,041	-11.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$120.00 LBP11M	$56.18 DJF10,019	-53.2%
Average			-43.3%

Lebanon vs. Djibouti - Cost of clothing

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