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Djibouti vs. Peru Cost of Living Summary

Djibouti is 2.3 times more expensive than Peru overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.5 times more in Djibouti
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in Djibouti
Transportation: pay 72.8% more in Djibouti
Housing: pay 4.7 times more in Djibouti
Childcare: pay 96.3% more in Djibouti
Entertainment and Sports: pay 74.8% more in Djibouti
Clothing: pay 6.5% more in Djibouti

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

Djibouti vs. Peru Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.5 times more for restaurants

	Peru	Djibouti
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.28 PEN11.04	$9.82 DJF1,747	+199.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.98 PEN20.10	$12.63 DJF2,246	+111.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.08 PEN3.62	$1.89 DJF337	+76.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 PEN1.93	$1.87 DJF333	+225.5%
Average			+153.1%

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Peru	Djibouti
Bread 1 loaf	$2.24 PEN7.54	$9.26 DJF1,647	+312.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.64 PEN12.24	$4.78 DJF850	+31.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.06 PEN17.00	$9.56 DJF1,700	+89.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.93 PEN9.85	$6.85 DJF1,218	+133.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.75 PEN9.24	$8.24 DJF1,465	+199.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.79 PEN2.66	$1.70 DJF302	+114.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.41 PEN1.39	$0.55 DJF98	+33.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.48 PEN1.60	$1.27 DJF226	+167.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.47 PEN1.59	$0.72 DJF128	+52.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 PEN1.47	$0.55 DJF98	+26.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.38 PEN1.29	$0.62 DJF110	+61.7%
Average			+111.2%

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pay 72.8% more for transportation

	Peru	Djibouti
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 PEN18.14	$6.59 DJF1,171	+22.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$16.18 PEN54.40	$21.27 DJF3,781	+31.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,692.85 PEN66,196.68	$33,800.12 DJF6,009,517	+71.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.93 PEN60.26	$47.72 DJF8,484	+166.2%
Average			+72.8%

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pay 4.7 times more for housing

	Peru	Djibouti
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$25.62 PEN86.12	$58.94 DJF10,480	+130.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$371.91 PEN1,250.17	$1,431.52 DJF254,518	+284.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$256.23 PEN861.29	$477.17 DJF84,839	+86.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$36.79 PEN123.68	$398.07 DJF70,775	+981.9%
Average			+370.8%

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pay 96.3% more for childcare

	Peru	Djibouti
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$148.49 PEN499.14	$335.12 DJF59,582	+125.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,269.80 PEN17,714.20	$8,793.05 DJF1,563,366	+66.9%
Average			+96.3%

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pay 74.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Peru	Djibouti
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.21 PEN7.44	$5.61 DJF998	+153.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.70 PEN9.08	$3.65 DJF649	+35.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.12 PEN20.57	$2.71 DJF481	-55.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.24 PEN101.66	$86.08 DJF15,304	+184.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.38 PEN18.10	$8.42 DJF1,497	+56.4%
Average			+74.8%

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pay 6.5% more for clothing

	Peru	Djibouti
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.15 PEN168.57	$42.10 DJF7,486	-16.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$26.05 PEN87.57	$19.65 DJF3,493	-24.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$66.76 PEN224.40	$123.50 DJF21,958	+85.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$68.85 PEN231.43	$56.14 DJF9,981	-18.5%
Average			+6.5%

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