Cost of living comparison
Djibouti is 63.5% more expensive than Monrovia.
If you lived in Djibouti instead of Monrovia, you would:
pay 27.5% less for restaurants
Monrovia
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
LRD1,935.00
|
$10.13
DJF1,794
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
LRD1,935.00
|
$10.13
DJF1,794
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
LRD328.95
|
$0.91
DJF162
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
LRD483.75
|
$0.84
DJF150
|
|
pay 41.9% more for groceries
Monrovia
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.56
LRD302.17
|
$5.77
DJF1,022
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.91
LRD1,142.69
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.71
LRD1,105.15
|
$13.84
DJF2,452
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.93
LRD761.42
|
$6.58
DJF1,166
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.09
LRD791.35
|
$11.20
DJF1,985
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
LRD184.52
|
$1.79
DJF316
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.33
LRD644.08
|
$1.02
DJF181
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.27
LRD826.53
|
$1.28
DJF226
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.18
LRD808.91
|
$1.08
DJF192
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
LRD199.28
|
$0.72
DJF128
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$4.00
LRD774.00
|
$0.88
DJF155
|
|
pay 69.2% more for transportation
Monrovia
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.22
LRD815.63
|
$5.86
DJF1,038
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,069.87
LRD981,020.29
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.69
LRD2,455.89
|
$25.32
DJF4,485
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
Monrovia
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$93.25
LRD18,043.86
|
$42.89
DJF7,597
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$666.67
LRD128,999.98
|
$1,369.10
DJF242,518
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$90.00
LRD17,415.00
|
$669.36
DJF118,569
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$208.46
LRD40,336.44
|
$305.63
DJF54,138
|
|
pay 81.0% more for childcare
Monrovia
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$74.33
LRD14,382.99
|
$168.79
DJF29,899
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,500.00
LRD290,249.95
|
$2,025.51
DJF358,794
|
|
pay 50.9% more for entertainment and sports
Monrovia
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
LRD483.75
|
$6.19
DJF1,096
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.12
LRD604.69
|
$2.39
DJF424
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.00
LRD967.50
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.25
LRD14,754.37
|
$103.15
DJF18,272
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.75
LRD1,886.58
|
$14.07
DJF2,492
|
|
pay 43.7% more for clothing
Monrovia
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.41
LRD3,562.80
|
$33.76
DJF5,980
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.75
LRD6,530.62
|
$23.91
DJF4,236
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$56.25
LRD10,884.37
|
$118.15
DJF20,930
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.75
LRD13,303.12
|
$75.96
DJF13,455
|
|
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