Cost of living comparison
Djibouti is 2.1 times more expensive than Malabo.
If you lived in Djibouti instead of Malabo, you would:
pay 37.6% less for restaurants
Malabo
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.41
FCFA8,249
|
$9.33
DJF1,658
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$20.95
FCFA12,889
|
$9.05
DJF1,608
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
FCFA687
|
$0.68
DJF120
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
FCFA773
|
$0.96
DJF170
|
|
pay 12.1% less for groceries
Malabo
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.34
FCFA2,054
|
$2.26
DJF402
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$10.09
DJF1,792
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.88
FCFA5,465
|
$11.77
DJF2,092
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.01
FCFA1,237
|
$3.51
DJF623
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.28
FCFA1,403
|
$4.66
DJF828
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.66
FCFA1,637
|
$1.80
DJF319
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.33
FCFA818
|
$0.77
DJF137
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,169
|
$1.03
DJF182
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
FCFA818
|
$0.77
DJF137
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.01
FCFA1,239
|
$0.58
DJF103
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,169
|
$0.66
DJF117
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
Malabo
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.11
FCFA1,913
|
$5.06
DJF899
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.66
FCFA36,090
|
$339.32
DJF60,293
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,761.01
FCFA10,311,372
|
$11,876.35
DJF2,110,263
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.54
FCFA4,640
|
$25.45
DJF4,522
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for housing
Malabo
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$167.61
FCFA103,114
|
$37.50
DJF6,663
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$209.51
FCFA128,892
|
$820.03
DJF145,709
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$117.33
FCFA72,180
|
$580.50
DJF103,147
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$37.17
FCFA22,867
|
$248.31
DJF44,122
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for childcare
Malabo
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$67.04
FCFA41,245
|
$141.39
DJF25,122
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,173.27
FCFA721,796
|
$6,258.65
DJF1,112,075
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Malabo
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.84
FCFA516
|
$5.66
DJF1,005
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.70
FCFA4,125
|
$1.91
DJF339
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
FCFA1,031
|
$1.41
DJF251
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.28
FCFA30,934
|
$73.52
DJF13,064
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$14.14
DJF2,512
|
|
pay 44.8% less for clothing
Malabo
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.14
FCFA15,467
|
$21.11
DJF3,752
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$81.01
FCFA49,838
|
$24.51
DJF4,355
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$251.42
FCFA154,671
|
$60.32
DJF10,719
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.42
FCFA46,401
|
$62.21
DJF11,054
|
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