Djibouti vs. Port-aux-francais Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Djibouti instead of Port-aux-francais, you would:

pay (unknown) more for restaurants

 
Port-aux-francais
Djibouti
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant ?? $9.83
DJF1,749
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
?? $15.45
DJF2,749
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) ?? $1.90
DJF337

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pay (unknown) more for groceries

 
Port-aux-francais
Djibouti
Bread
1 loaf
?? $9.27
DJF1,649
Local cheese (8 oz) ?? $4.78
DJF851
Milk (1 gallon) ?? $10.63
DJF1,892

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

 
Port-aux-francais
Djibouti
Gasoline (1 gallon) ?? $8.56
DJF1,523
Monthly public transit pass ?? $42.53
DJF7,568
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $33,798.22
DJF6M

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pay (unknown) more for housing

 
Port-aux-francais
Djibouti
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
?? $58.99
DJF10,496
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area ?? $674.13
DJF120K
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center ?? $477.51
DJF84,970

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Port-aux-francais
Djibouti
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $335.22
DJF59,651
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $8,794.47
DJF2M

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pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports

 
Port-aux-francais
Djibouti
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) ?? $7.02
DJF1,250
Cappuccino in mid-range area ?? $3.37
DJF600
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
?? $1.97
DJF350

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Port-aux-francais
Djibouti
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? $42.13
DJF7,497
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $19.66
DJF3,499
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $123.59
DJF21,992

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