Cost of living comparison

Marshall Islands

compared to

Djibouti

Djibouti vs. Marshall Islands Cost of Living Summary

Djibouti is 7.4% cheaper than Marshall Islands overall.

Restaurants: pay 12.0% more in Djibouti
Groceries: pay 46.9% less in Djibouti
Transportation: pay 30.0% more in Djibouti
Housing: pay 18.4% less in Djibouti
Childcare: pay 2.7 times more in Djibouti
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.7% more in Djibouti
Clothing: pay 8.2% more in Djibouti

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

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Djibouti vs. Marshall Islands Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Djibouti instead of Marshall Islands, you would:

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pay 12.0% more for restaurants

	Marshall Islands	Djibouti
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.00	$9.83 DJF1,753	-1.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.50	$15.45 DJF2,755	+47.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.83	$1.90 DJF338	+3.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.00	$1.69 DJF301	-15.7%
Average			+12.0%

Marshall Islands vs. Djibouti - Cost of restaurants

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pay 46.9% less for groceries

	Marshall Islands	Djibouti
Bread 1 loaf	$3.40	$9.27 DJF1,653	+172.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$15.39	$4.78 DJF852	-69.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.52	$10.63 DJF1,896	+24.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.19	$5.69 DJF1,015	+9.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.99	$8.24 DJF1,470	+65.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.99	$1.70 DJF303	-14.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$3.29	$0.55 DJF98	-83.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.95	$1.18 DJF210	-70.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$5.79	$0.73 DJF131	-87.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.39	$0.72 DJF129	-69.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$2.49	$0.75 DJF133	-70.0%
Average			-46.9%

Marshall Islands vs. Djibouti - Cost of groceries

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pay 30.0% more for transportation

	Marshall Islands	Djibouti
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.81	$8.56 DJF1,526	+25.7%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$42.53 DJF7,584
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,000.00	$33,798.22 DJF6M	+35.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$47.75 DJF8,516
Average			+30.0%

Marshall Islands vs. Djibouti - Cost of transportation

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pay 18.4% less for housing

	Marshall Islands	Djibouti
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$80.00	$58.99 DJF10,520	-26.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$775.00	$674.13 DJF120K	-13.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$875.00	$477.51 DJF85,158	-45.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$191.13	$398.35 DJF71,041	+108.4%
Average			-18.4%

Marshall Islands vs. Djibouti - Cost of housing

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pay 2.7 times more for childcare

	Marshall Islands	Djibouti
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$150.00	$335.22 DJF59,783	+123.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,640.00	$8,794.47 DJF2M	+233.1%
Average			+172.8%

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pay 19.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Marshall Islands	Djibouti
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.50	$7.02 DJF1,252	+56.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.33	$3.37 DJF601	-22.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.00	$1.97 DJF351	-67.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.50	$86.14 DJF15,362	+129.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$12.64 DJF2,254
Average			+19.7%

Marshall Islands vs. Djibouti - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 8.2% more for clothing

	Marshall Islands	Djibouti
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.00	$42.13 DJF7,514	-39.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.00	$19.66 DJF3,507	-50.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$30.00	$123.59 DJF22,041	+312.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.00	$56.18 DJF10,019	+12.4%
Average			+8.2%

Marshall Islands vs. Djibouti - Cost of clothing

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