Cost of living comparison

Louisiana, USA

compared to

Djibouti

Djibouti vs. Louisiana Cost of Living Summary

Djibouti is 9.3% more expensive than Louisiana.

Restaurants: pay 7.4% less in Djibouti
Groceries: pay 18.2% more in Djibouti
Transportation: pay 78.0% more in Djibouti
Housing: pay 37.1% more in Djibouti
Childcare: pay 48.2% less in Djibouti
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.7% less in Djibouti
Clothing: pay 9.2% less in Djibouti

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

Djibouti vs. Louisiana Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 7.4% less for restaurants

	Louisiana	Djibouti
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.83	$9.82 DJF1,754	-44.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.87	$12.63 DJF2,255	+27.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.30	$1.89 DJF338	-17.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.78	$1.87 DJF334	+4.9%
Average			-7.4%

Louisiana vs. Djibouti - Cost of restaurants

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pay 18.2% more for groceries

	Louisiana	Djibouti
Bread 1 loaf	$3.15	$9.26 DJF1,653	+193.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.85	$4.78 DJF853	-18.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.56	$9.56 DJF1,707	+109.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.65	$6.85 DJF1,223	+87.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.74	$8.24 DJF1,471	+73.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.16	$1.70 DJF303	-21.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.70	$0.55 DJF98	-21.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91	$1.27 DJF227	-33.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.06	$0.72 DJF129	-65.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.37	$0.55 DJF98	-59.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.15	$0.62 DJF111	-46.2%
Average			+18.2%

Louisiana vs. Djibouti - Cost of groceries

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pay 78.0% more for transportation

	Louisiana	Djibouti
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.83	$6.59 DJF1,176	+132.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.33	$21.27 DJF3,796	-47.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,200.86	$33,800.12 DJF6M	-6.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.34	$47.72 DJF8,518	+232.9%
Average			+78.0%

Louisiana vs. Djibouti - Cost of transportation

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pay 37.1% more for housing

	Louisiana	Djibouti
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$66.41	$58.94 DJF10,522	-11.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,187.61	$1,431.52 DJF256K	+20.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,038.89	$477.17 DJF85,175	-54.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$135.82	$398.07 DJF71,055	+193.1%
Average			+37.1%

Louisiana vs. Djibouti - Cost of housing

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pay 48.2% less for childcare

	Louisiana	Djibouti
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,395.06	$335.12 DJF59,818	-76.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,044.44	$8,793.05 DJF2M	-20.4%
Average			-48.2%

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pay 3.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Louisiana	Djibouti
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.01	$5.61 DJF1,002	+12.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.05	$3.65 DJF651	-27.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$8.87	$2.71 DJF483	-69.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.48	$86.08 DJF15,365	+98.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.22	$8.42 DJF1,503	-31.1%
Average			-3.7%

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pay 9.2% less for clothing

	Louisiana	Djibouti
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$45.45	$42.10 DJF7,515	-7.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.17	$19.65 DJF3,507	-52.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.03	$123.50 DJF22,045	+64.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.92	$56.14 DJF10,021	-41.5%
Average			-9.2%

Louisiana vs. Djibouti - Cost of clothing

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