Djibouti vs. Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Djibouti instead of Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha, you would:

pay (unknown) more for restaurants

 
Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha
Djibouti
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant ?? $9.82
DJF1,749
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
?? $12.63
DJF2,249
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) ?? $1.89
DJF337

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pay (unknown) more for groceries

 
Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha
Djibouti
Bread
1 loaf
?? $9.26
DJF1,649
Local cheese (8 oz) ?? $4.78
DJF851
Milk (1 gallon) ?? $9.56
DJF1,703

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

 
Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha
Djibouti
Gasoline (1 gallon) ?? $6.59
DJF1,173
Monthly public transit pass ?? $21.27
DJF3,787
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $33,800.12
DJF6M

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pay (unknown) more for housing

 
Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha
Djibouti
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
?? $58.94
DJF10,496
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area ?? $1,431.52
DJF255K
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center ?? $477.17
DJF84,967

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha
Djibouti
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $335.12
DJF59,672
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $8,793.05
DJF2M

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pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports

 
Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha
Djibouti
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) ?? $5.61
DJF1,000
Cappuccino in mid-range area ?? $3.65
DJF650
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
?? $2.71
DJF482

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha
Djibouti
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? $42.10
DJF7,497
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $19.65
DJF3,499
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $123.50
DJF21,992

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