Cost of living comparison

South Africa

compared to

Djibouti

Djibouti vs. Pretoria Cost of Living Summary

Djibouti is 80.8% more expensive than Pretoria.

Restaurants: pay 92.9% more in Djibouti
Groceries: pay 2.4 times more in Djibouti
Transportation: pay 2.5 times more in Djibouti
Housing: pay 92.8% more in Djibouti
Childcare: pay 20.4% more in Djibouti
Entertainment and Sports: pay 86.8% more in Djibouti
Clothing: pay 14.2% less in Djibouti

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

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Djibouti vs. Pretoria Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 92.9% more for restaurants

	Pretoria	Djibouti
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.01 ZAR148.90	$9.83 DJF1,751	+9.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.41 ZAR89.34	$15.45 DJF2,751	+185.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.06 ZAR17.51	$1.90 DJF338	+78.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 ZAR14.06	$1.69 DJF300	+98.0%
Average			+92.9%

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pay 2.4 times more for groceries

	Pretoria	Djibouti
Bread 1 loaf	$1.10 ZAR18.24	$9.27 DJF1,651	+739.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.18 ZAR69.05	$4.78 DJF851	+14.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.45 ZAR73.48	$10.63 DJF1,894	+139.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.47 ZAR40.81	$5.69 DJF1,014	+130.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.23 ZAR36.92	$8.24 DJF1,468	+268.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.79 ZAR13.12	$1.70 DJF303	+113.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.74 ZAR12.24	$0.55 DJF98	-25.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.79 ZAR13.13	$1.18 DJF210	+48.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 ZAR11.94	$0.73 DJF130	+1.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 ZAR8.19	$0.72 DJF129	+45.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 ZAR8.95	$0.75 DJF133	+38.0%
Average			+137.6%

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pay 2.5 times more for transportation

	Pretoria	Djibouti
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.75 ZAR94.96	$8.56 DJF1,524	+48.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$177.56 ZAR2,933.31	$42.53 DJF7,574	-76.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,391.94 ZAR585K	$33,798.22 DJF6M	-4.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.55 ZAR108.20	$47.75 DJF8,504	+629.1%
Average			+149.4%

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pay 92.8% more for housing

	Pretoria	Djibouti
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.83 ZAR608.46	$58.99 DJF10,505	+60.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$454.27 ZAR7,504.51	$674.13 DJF120K	+48.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$405.14 ZAR6,693.01	$477.51 DJF85,038	+17.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$115.49 ZAR1,907.95	$398.35 DJF70,940	+244.9%
Average			+92.8%

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pay 20.4% more for childcare

	Pretoria	Djibouti
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$260.78 ZAR4,308.14	$335.22 DJF59,698	+28.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,821.75 ZAR129K	$8,794.47 DJF2M	+12.4%
Average			+20.4%

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pay 86.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Pretoria	Djibouti
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.55 ZAR42.19	$7.02 DJF1,251	+175.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.25 ZAR37.22	$3.37 DJF600	+49.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.25 ZAR53.68	$1.97 DJF350	-39.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.49 ZAR520.28	$86.14 DJF15,340	+173.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.21 ZAR119.12	$12.64 DJF2,251	+75.3%
Average			+86.8%

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pay 14.2% less for clothing

	Pretoria	Djibouti
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.03 ZAR876.09	$42.13 DJF7,503	-20.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.00 ZAR528.72	$19.66 DJF3,502	-38.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.85 ZAR1,517.41	$123.59 DJF22,010	+34.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$82.87 ZAR1,369.03	$56.18 DJF10,004	-32.2%
Average			-14.2%

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