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Djibouti vs. Republic of the Congo Cost of Living Summary

Djibouti is 25.5% more expensive than Republic of the Congo overall.

Restaurants: pay 16.8% more in Djibouti
Groceries: pay 37.5% more in Djibouti
Transportation: pay 71.7% more in Djibouti
Housing: pay 26.9% more in Djibouti
Childcare: pay 28.0% more in Djibouti
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.8% more in Djibouti
Clothing: pay 11.1% less in Djibouti

The cost of transportation, groceries, childcare, housing, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in Djibouti are more expensive than in Republic of the Congo.

Djibouti vs. Republic of the Congo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Djibouti instead of Republic of the Congo, you would:

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pay 16.8% more for restaurants

	Republic of the Congo	Djibouti
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.06 FCFA7,299	$9.82 DJF1,747	-24.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.37 FCFA5,234	$12.63 DJF2,246	+34.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 FCFA769	$1.89 DJF337	+37.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.57 FCFA876	$1.87 DJF333	+19.3%
Average			+16.8%

Republic of the Congo vs. Djibouti - Cost of restaurants

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pay 37.5% more for groceries

	Republic of the Congo	Djibouti
Bread 1 loaf	$2.52 FCFA1,408	$9.26 DJF1,647	+267.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.66 FCFA2,604	$4.78 DJF850	+2.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.84 FCFA4,940	$9.56 DJF1,700	+8.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.07 FCFA1,714	$6.85 DJF1,218	+123.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.15 FCFA1,761	$8.24 DJF1,465	+161.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.08 FCFA604	$1.70 DJF302	+57.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.07 FCFA597	$0.55 DJF98	-48.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.85 FCFA1,032	$1.27 DJF226	-31.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.28 FCFA713	$0.72 DJF128	-43.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.09 FCFA608	$0.55 DJF98	-49.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.97 FCFA543	$0.62 DJF110	-36.2%
Average			+37.5%

Republic of the Congo vs. Djibouti - Cost of groceries

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pay 71.7% more for transportation

	Republic of the Congo	Djibouti
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.08 FCFA2,841	$6.59 DJF1,171	+29.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.59 FCFA12,625	$21.27 DJF3,781	-5.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,895.05 FCFA18,384,370	$33,800.12 DJF6,009,517	+2.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.24 FCFA7,400	$47.72 DJF8,484	+260.4%
Average			+71.7%

Republic of the Congo vs. Djibouti - Cost of transportation

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pay 26.9% more for housing

	Republic of the Congo	Djibouti
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$65.34 FCFA36,516	$58.94 DJF10,480	-9.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$988.85 FCFA552,647	$1,431.52 DJF254,518	+44.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$393.90 FCFA220,144	$477.17 DJF84,839	+21.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$262.94 FCFA146,951	$398.07 DJF70,775	+51.4%
Average			+26.9%

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pay 28.0% more for childcare

	Republic of the Congo	Djibouti
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$303.92 FCFA169,853	$335.12 DJF59,582	+10.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,033.33 FCFA3,371,907	$8,793.05 DJF1,563,366	+45.7%
Average			+28.0%

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pay 8.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Republic of the Congo	Djibouti
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.10 FCFA1,734	$5.61 DJF998	+81.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.75 FCFA2,655	$3.65 DJF649	-23.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.92 FCFA2,189	$2.71 DJF481	-30.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$63.17 FCFA35,305	$86.08 DJF15,304	+36.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.42 FCFA5,824	$8.42 DJF1,497	-19.2%
Average			+8.8%

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pay 11.1% less for clothing

	Republic of the Congo	Djibouti
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.67 FCFA23,287	$42.10 DJF7,486	+1.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.42 FCFA22,588	$19.65 DJF3,493	-51.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.11 FCFA50,920	$123.50 DJF21,958	+35.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$80.00 FCFA44,710	$56.14 DJF9,981	-29.8%
Average			-11.1%

Republic of the Congo vs. Djibouti - Cost of clothing

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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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