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Djibouti vs. Praia Cost of Living Summary

Djibouti is 64.7% more expensive than Praia.

Restaurants: pay 41.6% more in Djibouti
Groceries: pay 29.9% more in Djibouti
Transportation: pay 62.9% more in Djibouti
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Djibouti
Childcare: pay 2.5 times more in Djibouti
Entertainment and Sports: pay 79.9% more in Djibouti
Clothing: pay 25.5% less in Djibouti

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

Djibouti vs. Praia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 41.6% more for restaurants

	Praia	Djibouti
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.29 CVE508.15	$9.82 DJF1,749	+85.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.93 CVE665.78	$12.63 DJF2,249	+82.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.26 CVE313.78	$1.89 DJF337	-42.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.33 CVE128.30	$1.87 DJF333	+40.2%
Average			+41.6%

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pay 29.9% more for groceries

	Praia	Djibouti
Bread 1 loaf	$2.19 CVE210.10	$9.26 DJF1,649	+323.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$13.59 CVE1,306.59	$4.78 DJF851	-64.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.38 CVE516.98	$9.56 DJF1,703	+77.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.37 CVE227.90	$6.85 DJF1,220	+188.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	??	$8.24 DJF1,467
Apples (1 lb)	$2.41 CVE231.99	$1.70 DJF302	-29.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.45 CVE139.38	$0.55 DJF98	-61.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.76 CVE168.81	$1.27 DJF227	-27.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.80 CVE269.47	$0.72 DJF128	-74.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.68 CVE65.04	$0.55 DJF98	-18.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.72 CVE69.69	$0.62 DJF110	-14.5%
Average			+29.9%

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pay 62.9% more for transportation

	Praia	Djibouti
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.26 CVE601.41	$6.59 DJF1,173	+5.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$29.37 CVE2,823.08	$21.27 DJF3,787	-27.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,364.84 CVE3M	$33,800.12 DJF6M	+11.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.16 CVE1,265.07	$47.72 DJF8,497	+262.6%
Average			+62.9%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Praia	Djibouti
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$54.34 CVE5,223.84	$58.94 DJF10,496	+8.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$479.44 CVE46,092.67	$1,431.52 DJF255K	+198.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$266.36 CVE25,607.04	$477.17 DJF84,967	+79.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$145.64 CVE14,001.03	$398.07 DJF70,882	+173.3%
Average			+114.9%

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pay 2.5 times more for childcare

	Praia	Djibouti
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$147.65 CVE14,195.13	$335.12 DJF59,672	+127.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,238.92 CVE311K	$8,793.05 DJF2M	+171.5%
Average			+149.2%

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pay 79.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Praia	Djibouti
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.72 CVE261.19	$5.61 DJF1,000	+106.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.63 CVE156.85	$3.65 DJF650	+123.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.79 CVE460.93	$2.71 DJF482	-43.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.96 CVE3,072.84	$86.08 DJF15,327	+169.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.86 CVE563.35	$8.42 DJF1,499	+43.7%
Average			+79.9%

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pay 25.5% less for clothing

	Praia	Djibouti
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$88.10 CVE8,469.25	$42.10 DJF7,497	-52.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$31.96 CVE3,072.84	$19.65 DJF3,499	-38.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$85.23 CVE8,194.25	$123.50 DJF21,992	+44.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$127.85 CVE12,291.38	$56.14 DJF9,996	-56.1%
Average			-25.5%

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