Cost of living comparison
Djibouti is 50.0% more expensive than Libreville.
If you lived in Djibouti instead of Libreville, you would:
pay 30.9% less for restaurants
Libreville
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.51
FCFA9,954
|
$10.13
DJF1,794
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.86
FCFA8,959
|
$10.13
DJF1,794
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.24
FCFA747
|
$0.91
DJF162
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
FCFA697
|
$0.84
DJF150
|
|
pay 65.1% more for groceries
Libreville
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
FCFA863
|
$5.77
DJF1,022
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.44
FCFA2,074
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.88
FCFA5,958
|
$13.84
DJF2,452
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.43
FCFA2,066
|
$6.58
DJF1,166
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.15
FCFA1,896
|
$11.20
DJF1,985
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.45
FCFA873
|
$1.79
DJF316
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.17
FCFA707
|
$1.02
DJF181
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.45
FCFA873
|
$1.28
DJF226
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
FCFA572
|
$1.08
DJF192
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
FCFA632
|
$0.72
DJF128
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.12
FCFA677
|
$0.88
DJF155
|
|
pay 49.1% more for transportation
Libreville
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.93
FCFA2,369
|
$5.86
DJF1,038
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.40
FCFA27,374
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,067.07
FCFA16,922,276
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$25.32
DJF4,485
|
|
pay 80.2% more for housing
Libreville
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.79
FCFA41,476
|
$42.89
DJF7,597
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$853.02
FCFA514,304
|
$1,369.10
DJF242,518
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$495.30
FCFA298,628
|
$669.36
DJF118,569
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.17
FCFA50,747
|
$305.63
DJF54,138
|
|
pay 10.6% less for childcare
Libreville
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$119.70
FCFA72,169
|
$168.79
DJF29,899
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,365.76
FCFA3,235,141
|
$2,025.51
DJF358,794
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Libreville
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
FCFA597
|
$6.19
DJF1,096
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.68
FCFA2,820
|
$2.39
DJF424
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.48
FCFA1,493
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.79
FCFA34,840
|
$103.15
DJF18,272
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$14.07
DJF2,492
|
|
pay 12.0% more for clothing
Libreville
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.04
FCFA39,817
|
$33.76
DJF5,980
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$74.30
FCFA44,794
|
$23.91
DJF4,236
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.40
FCFA27,374
|
$118.15
DJF20,930
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.64
FCFA43,799
|
$75.96
DJF13,455
|
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