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Djibouti vs. Riyadh Cost of Living Summary

Djibouti is 58.1% more expensive than Riyadh.

Restaurants: pay 2.9 times more in Djibouti
Groceries: pay 89.0% more in Djibouti
Transportation: pay 75.9% more in Djibouti
Housing: pay 87.1% more in Djibouti
Childcare: pay 18.9% less in Djibouti
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.8% more in Djibouti
Clothing: pay 32.3% less in Djibouti

The cost of restaurants, groceries, housing, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Djibouti are more expensive than in Riyadh. Expenses including clothing and childcare are lower in Djibouti. Notably, restaurants, groceries, and housing are significantly more expensive in Djibouti.

Djibouti vs. Riyadh Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.9 times more for restaurants

	Riyadh	Djibouti
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.00 SAR30.00	$9.82 DJF1,750	+22.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.00 SAR30.00	$12.63 DJF2,249	+57.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.75 SAR2.82	$1.89 DJF337	+152.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.29 SAR1.10	$1.87 DJF333	+540.8%
Average			+193.4%

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pay 89.0% more for groceries

	Riyadh	Djibouti
Bread 1 loaf	$1.31 SAR4.91	$9.26 DJF1,650	+608.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.27 SAR16.00	$4.78 DJF851	+12.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.23 SAR23.37	$9.56 DJF1,703	+53.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.81 SAR10.53	$6.85 DJF1,220	+143.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.67 SAR17.52	$8.24 DJF1,467	+76.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.03 SAR3.85	$1.70 DJF302	+65.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 SAR2.87	$0.55 DJF98	-27.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 SAR3.07	$1.27 DJF227	+55.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 SAR2.63	$0.72 DJF128	+3.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 SAR2.17	$0.55 DJF98	-4.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.66 SAR2.48	$0.62 DJF110	-6.4%
Average			+89.0%

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pay 75.9% more for transportation

	Riyadh	Djibouti
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.31 SAR8.65	$6.59 DJF1,173	+185.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.33 SAR140.00	$21.27 DJF3,787	-43.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,328.67 SAR125,004.20	$33,800.12 DJF6,019,398	+1.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.40 SAR69.00	$47.72 DJF8,498	+159.4%
Average			+75.9%

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pay 87.1% more for housing

	Riyadh	Djibouti
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$74.49 SAR279.40	$58.94 DJF10,497	-20.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,119.84 SAR4,200.14	$1,431.52 DJF254,937	+27.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$846.11 SAR3,173.46	$477.17 DJF84,979	-43.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.07 SAR307.83	$398.07 DJF70,891	+385.0%
Average			+87.1%

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pay 18.9% less for childcare

	Riyadh	Djibouti
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$461.83 SAR1,732.15	$335.12 DJF59,680	-27.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,810.75 SAR36,796.69	$8,793.05 DJF1,565,936	-10.4%
Average			-18.9%

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pay 12.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Riyadh	Djibouti
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.87 SAR7.00	$5.61 DJF1,000	+200.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.10 SAR15.39	$3.65 DJF650	-11.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.33 SAR27.50	$2.71 DJF482	-63.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$104.43 SAR391.68	$86.08 DJF15,330	-17.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.33 SAR57.50	$8.42 DJF1,500	-45.1%
Average			+12.8%

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pay 32.3% less for clothing

	Riyadh	Djibouti
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$59.01 SAR221.33	$42.10 DJF7,498	-28.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$64.27 SAR241.06	$19.65 DJF3,499	-69.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$110.52 SAR414.51	$123.50 DJF21,995	+11.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$98.25 SAR368.51	$56.14 DJF9,998	-42.9%
Average			-32.3%

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