Cost of living comparison

Moldova

compared to

Djibouti

Djibouti vs. Moldova Cost of Living Summary

Djibouti is 79.2% more expensive than Moldova overall.

Restaurants: pay 45.6% more in Djibouti
Groceries: pay 2.3 times more in Djibouti
Transportation: pay 81.9% more in Djibouti
Housing: pay 87.1% more in Djibouti
Childcare: pay 57.2% more in Djibouti
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.2 times more in Djibouti
Clothing: pay 17.4% less in Djibouti

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

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Djibouti vs. Moldova Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 45.6% more for restaurants

	Moldova	Djibouti
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.35 MDL167.15	$9.83 DJF1,748	+5.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.74 MDL156.28	$15.45 DJF2,748	+76.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.02 MDL18.23	$1.90 DJF337	+85.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.67 MDL11.99	$1.69 DJF300	+151.2%
Average			+45.6%

Moldova vs. Djibouti - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.3 times more for groceries

	Moldova	Djibouti
Bread 1 loaf	$0.51 MDL9.08	$9.27 DJF1,649	+1724.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.87 MDL69.24	$4.78 DJF850	+23.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.41 MDL78.82	$10.63 DJF1,891	+141.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.31 MDL41.28	$5.69 DJF1,012	+146.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.20 MDL39.31	$8.24 DJF1,466	+274.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.45 MDL8.07	$1.70 DJF302	+276.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.93 MDL16.57	$0.55 DJF98	-40.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.87 MDL15.59	$1.18 DJF210	+35.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.04 MDL18.56	$0.73 DJF130	-29.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 MDL5.61	$0.72 DJF128	+130.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.23 MDL4.20	$0.75 DJF133	+218.5%
Average			+126.0%

Moldova vs. Djibouti - Cost of groceries

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pay 81.9% more for transportation

	Moldova	Djibouti
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.15 MDL109.96	$8.56 DJF1,522	+39.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.07 MDL305.22	$42.53 DJF7,564	+149.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,274.90 MDL577K	$33,798.22 DJF6M	+4.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.30 MDL76.89	$47.75 DJF8,492	+1010.3%
Average			+81.9%

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pay 87.1% more for housing

	Moldova	Djibouti
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$10.64 MDL190.16	$58.99 DJF10,491	+454.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$414.42 MDL7,408.91	$674.13 DJF120K	+62.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$301.91 MDL5,397.46	$477.51 DJF84,924	+58.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$134.34 MDL2,401.73	$398.35 DJF70,846	+196.5%
Average			+87.1%

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pay 57.2% more for childcare

	Moldova	Djibouti
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$219.48 MDL3,923.84	$335.22 DJF59,619	+52.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,438.11 MDL97,220.90	$8,794.47 DJF2M	+61.7%
Average			+57.2%

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pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports

	Moldova	Djibouti
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.50 MDL26.74	$7.02 DJF1,249	+369.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.77 MDL31.61	$3.37 DJF599	+90.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.38 MDL60.51	$1.97 DJF350	-41.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.66 MDL565.92	$86.14 DJF15,320	+172.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.45 MDL115.33	$12.64 DJF2,248	+95.9%
Average			+123.1%

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pay 17.4% less for clothing

	Moldova	Djibouti
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.78 MDL943.56	$42.13 DJF7,493	-20.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.13 MDL681.64	$19.66 DJF3,497	-48.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$92.27 MDL1,649.64	$123.59 DJF21,980	+33.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$66.57 MDL1,190.11	$56.18 DJF9,991	-15.6%
Average			-17.4%

Moldova vs. Djibouti - Cost of clothing

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