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Djibouti vs. Liberia Cost of Living Summary

Djibouti is 2.4 times more expensive than Liberia overall.

Restaurants: pay 8.5% more in Djibouti
Groceries: pay 28.4% more in Djibouti
Transportation: pay 2.2 times more in Djibouti
Housing: pay 3.1 times more in Djibouti
Childcare: pay 6.2 times more in Djibouti
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.0% more in Djibouti
Clothing: pay 47.0% more in Djibouti

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

Djibouti vs. Liberia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 8.5% more for restaurants

	Liberia	Djibouti
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.50 LRD1,329.71	$9.82 DJF1,747	+31.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.00 LRD1,950.23	$12.63 DJF2,246	+14.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 LRD354.59	$1.89 DJF337	-5.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 LRD354.59	$1.87 DJF333	-6.4%
Average			+8.5%

Liberia vs. Djibouti - Cost of restaurants

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pay 28.4% more for groceries

	Liberia	Djibouti
Bread 1 loaf	$1.79 LRD317.58	$9.26 DJF1,647	+417.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.91 LRD1,046.99	$4.78 DJF850	-19.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.01 LRD1,420.38	$9.56 DJF1,701	+19.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.60 LRD638.26	$6.85 DJF1,218	+90.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.38 LRD952.96	$8.24 DJF1,465	+53.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 LRD131.62	$1.70 DJF302	+128.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$3.83 LRD679.63	$0.55 DJF98	-85.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$4.67 LRD827.37	$1.27 DJF226	-72.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$5.00 LRD886.47	$0.72 DJF128	-85.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.03 LRD182.59	$0.55 DJF98	-46.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$4.83 LRD856.92	$0.62 DJF110	-87.2%
Average			+28.4%

Liberia vs. Djibouti - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.2 times more for transportation

	Liberia	Djibouti
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 LRD832.10	$6.59 DJF1,171	+40.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 LRD3,545.88	$21.27 DJF3,782	+6.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$12,534.94 LRD2,222,369.05	$33,800.12 DJF6,010,607	+169.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.69 LRD2,250.20	$47.72 DJF8,485	+276.0%
Average			+123.1%

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pay 3.1 times more for housing

	Liberia	Djibouti
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$93.25 LRD16,532.65	$58.94 DJF10,482	-36.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$666.67 LRD118,196.00	$1,431.52 DJF254,564	+114.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$95.00 LRD16,842.93	$477.17 DJF84,855	+402.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$85.26 LRD15,116.88	$398.07 DJF70,788	+366.9%
Average			+211.8%

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pay 6.2 times more for childcare

	Liberia	Djibouti
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$129.33 LRD22,930.00	$335.12 DJF59,593	+159.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$894.00 LRD158,500.57	$8,793.05 DJF1,563,649	+883.6%
Average			+521.4%

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pay 10.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Liberia	Djibouti
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.00 LRD531.88	$5.61 DJF998	+87.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.33 LRD590.98	$3.65 DJF649	+9.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.00 LRD886.47	$2.71 DJF481	-45.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$76.25 LRD13,518.67	$86.08 DJF15,307	+12.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.75 LRD1,728.57	$8.42 DJF1,497	-13.6%
Average			+10.0%

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pay 47.0% more for clothing

	Liberia	Djibouti
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$18.41 LRD3,264.41	$42.10 DJF7,487	+128.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.75 LRD5,983.67	$19.65 DJF3,494	-41.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$56.25 LRD9,972.79	$123.50 DJF21,962	+119.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$68.75 LRD12,188.96	$56.14 DJF9,983	-18.3%
Average			+47.0%

Liberia 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: December 2025

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