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Djibouti vs. Panama Cost of Living Summary

Djibouti is 41.0% more expensive than Panama overall.

Restaurants: pay 43.4% more in Djibouti
Groceries: pay 43.2% more in Djibouti
Transportation: pay 60.1% more in Djibouti
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Djibouti
Childcare: pay 7.2% less in Djibouti
Entertainment and Sports: pay 49.7% more in Djibouti
Clothing: pay 9.7% less in Djibouti

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

Djibouti vs. Panama Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 43.4% more for restaurants

	Panama	Djibouti
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.35 PAB8.35	$9.82 DJF1,747	+17.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.75 PAB7.75	$12.63 DJF2,246	+63.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.37 PAB1.37	$1.89 DJF337	+38.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.21 PAB1.21	$1.87 DJF333	+54.7%
Average			+43.4%

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pay 43.2% more for groceries

	Panama	Djibouti
Bread 1 loaf	$2.21 PAB2.21	$9.26 DJF1,647	+318.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.02 PAB6.02	$4.78 DJF850	-20.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.86 PAB6.86	$9.56 DJF1,701	+39.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.47 PAB2.47	$6.85 DJF1,218	+177.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.58 PAB3.58	$8.24 DJF1,465	+130.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.13 PAB2.13	$1.70 DJF302	-20.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.60 PAB0.60	$0.55 DJF98	-7.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.40 PAB1.40	$1.27 DJF226	-9.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.51 PAB1.51	$0.72 DJF128	-52.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 PAB0.96	$0.55 DJF98	-42.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 PAB0.99	$0.62 DJF110	-37.5%
Average			+43.2%

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pay 60.1% more for transportation

	Panama	Djibouti
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.87 PAB3.87	$6.59 DJF1,171	+70.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.75 PAB23.75	$21.27 DJF3,782	-10.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,416.67 PAB23,416.67	$33,800.12 DJF6,010,607	+44.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.20 PAB20.20	$47.72 DJF8,485	+136.2%
Average			+60.1%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Panama	Djibouti
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.39 PAB48.39	$58.94 DJF10,482	+21.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$765.94 PAB765.94	$1,431.52 DJF254,564	+86.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$630.77 PAB630.77	$477.17 DJF84,855	-24.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$89.09 PAB89.09	$398.07 DJF70,788	+346.8%
Average			+107.8%

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pay 7.2% less for childcare

	Panama	Djibouti
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$363.00 PAB363.00	$335.12 DJF59,593	-7.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,411.11 PAB9,411.11	$8,793.05 DJF1,563,649	-6.6%
Average			-7.2%

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pay 49.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Panama	Djibouti
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.95 PAB1.95	$5.61 DJF998	+187.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.54 PAB3.54	$3.65 DJF649	+3.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.48 PAB5.48	$2.71 DJF481	-50.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.47 PAB51.47	$86.08 DJF15,307	+67.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.97 PAB5.97	$8.42 DJF1,497	+41.1%
Average			+49.7%

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pay 9.7% less for clothing

	Panama	Djibouti
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$43.33 PAB43.33	$42.10 DJF7,487	-2.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.17 PAB34.17	$19.65 DJF3,494	-42.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.40 PAB80.40	$123.50 DJF21,962	+53.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$106.46 PAB106.46	$56.14 DJF9,983	-47.3%
Average			-9.7%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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