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Djibouti vs. Libreville Cost of Living Summary

Djibouti is 65.9% more expensive than Libreville.

Restaurants: pay 1.8% more in Djibouti
Groceries: pay 29.7% more in Djibouti
Transportation: pay 2.4 times more in Djibouti
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Djibouti
Childcare: pay 69.3% more in Djibouti
Entertainment and Sports: pay 99.6% more in Djibouti
Clothing: pay 6.6% less in Djibouti

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

Djibouti vs. Libreville Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 1.8% more for restaurants

	Libreville	Djibouti
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.89 FCFA10,118	$9.82 DJF1,744	-45.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.42 FCFA7,588	$12.63 DJF2,243	-5.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.49 FCFA843	$1.89 DJF336	+27.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.43 FCFA809	$1.87 DJF332	+30.8%
Average			+1.8%

Libreville vs. Djibouti - Cost of restaurants

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pay 29.7% more for groceries

	Libreville	Djibouti
Bread 1 loaf	$1.52 FCFA859	$9.26 DJF1,645	+509.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.70 FCFA2,656	$4.78 DJF849	+1.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.57 FCFA6,543	$9.56 DJF1,698	-17.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.55 FCFA3,137	$6.85 DJF1,216	+23.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.06 FCFA2,295	$8.24 DJF1,463	+103.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.03 FCFA1,147	$1.70 DJF301	-16.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$2.03 FCFA1,147	$0.55 DJF98	-72.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.62 FCFA918	$1.27 DJF226	-21.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.62 FCFA918	$0.72 DJF128	-55.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.62 FCFA918	$0.55 DJF98	-66.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.62 FCFA918	$0.62 DJF110	-61.8%
Average			+29.7%

Libreville vs. Djibouti - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.4 times more for transportation

	Libreville	Djibouti
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.08 FCFA2,308	$6.59 DJF1,170	+61.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$49.19 FCFA27,824	$21.27 DJF3,776	-56.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,408.43 FCFA17,200,508	$33,800.12 DJF6,001,753	+11.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.34 FCFA4,149	$47.72 DJF8,473	+550.5%
Average			+141.6%

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Libreville	Djibouti
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$71.55 FCFA40,472	$58.94 DJF10,467	-17.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,073.24 FCFA607,077	$1,431.52 DJF254,189	+33.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$447.18 FCFA252,949	$477.17 DJF84,730	+6.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.39 FCFA38,686	$398.07 DJF70,684	+482.0%
Average			+126.1%

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pay 69.3% more for childcare

	Libreville	Djibouti
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$178.87 FCFA101,179	$335.12 DJF59,505	+87.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,813.38 FCFA3,288,332	$8,793.05 DJF1,561,346	+51.3%
Average			+69.3%

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pay 99.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Libreville	Djibouti
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.07 FCFA607	$5.61 DJF997	+423.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.26 FCFA3,541	$3.65 DJF648	-41.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.68 FCFA1,518	$2.71 DJF481	+0.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$67.08 FCFA37,942	$86.08 DJF15,285	+28.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.50 FCFA2,543	$8.42 DJF1,495	+87.3%
Average			+99.6%

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pay 6.6% less for clothing

	Libreville	Djibouti
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$89.44 FCFA50,590	$42.10 DJF7,476	-52.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.72 FCFA25,295	$19.65 DJF3,489	-56.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$53.66 FCFA30,354	$123.50 DJF21,930	+130.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$107.32 FCFA60,708	$56.14 DJF9,968	-47.7%
Average			-6.6%

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