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Djibouti vs. Saint John's Cost of Living Summary

Djibouti is 82.5% more expensive than Saint John's.

Restaurants: pay 17.9% more in Djibouti
Groceries: pay 6.1% more in Djibouti
Transportation: pay 13.3% more in Djibouti
Housing: pay 71.2% more in Djibouti
Childcare: pay 4.8 times more in Djibouti
Entertainment and Sports: pay 67.8% more in Djibouti
Clothing: pay 25.6% more in Djibouti

The cost of childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, clothing, restaurants, and transportation in Djibouti are more expensive than in Saint John's. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Djibouti.

Djibouti vs. Saint John's Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Djibouti instead of Saint John's, you would:

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pay 17.9% more for restaurants

	Saint John's	Djibouti
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.88 EC$37.50	$9.82 DJF1,763	-29.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.10 EC$30.00	$12.63 DJF2,267	+13.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.07 EC$5.60	$1.89 DJF340	-8.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.96 EC$2.58	$1.87 DJF336	+95.8%
Average			+17.9%

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pay 6.1% more for groceries

	Saint John's	Djibouti
Bread 1 loaf	$2.78 EC$7.50	$9.26 DJF1,662	+233.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.07 EC$11.00	$4.78 DJF858	+17.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.40 EC$22.71	$9.56 DJF1,716	+13.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.37 EC$14.50	$6.85 DJF1,229	+27.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.69 EC$9.98	$8.24 DJF1,478	+123.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.96 EC$8.00	$1.70 DJF305	-42.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.11 EC$3.00	$0.55 DJF99	-50.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.70 EC$10.00	$1.27 DJF228	-65.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.70 EC$10.00	$0.72 DJF129	-80.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.30 EC$3.50	$0.55 DJF99	-57.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.30 EC$3.50	$0.62 DJF111	-52.2%
Average			+6.1%

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pay 13.3% more for transportation

	Saint John's	Djibouti
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.29 EC$17.00	$6.59 DJF1,182	+4.7%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$21.27 DJF3,816
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,681.34 EC$64,000.00	$33,800.12 DJF6M	+42.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$51.53 EC$139.27	$47.72 DJF8,563	-7.4%
Average			+13.3%

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pay 71.2% more for housing

	Saint John's	Djibouti
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$77.58 EC$209.67	$58.94 DJF10,578	-24.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,048.39 EC$2,833.33	$1,431.52 DJF257K	+36.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$678.37 EC$1,833.33	$477.17 DJF85,630	-29.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$99.04 EC$267.65	$398.07 DJF71,434	+301.9%
Average			+71.2%

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pay 4.8 times more for childcare

	Saint John's	Djibouti
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$335.12 DJF60,137
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,850.10 EC$5,000.00	$8,793.05 DJF2M	+375.3%
Average			+375.3%

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pay 67.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Saint John's	Djibouti
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.85 EC$5.00	$5.61 DJF1,007	+203.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.95 EC$10.67	$3.65 DJF655	-7.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$2.71 DJF486
Monthly membership at local gym	$61.67 EC$166.67	$86.08 DJF15,447	+39.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.20 EC$16.75	$8.42 DJF1,511	+35.9%
Average			+67.8%

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pay 25.6% more for clothing

	Saint John's	Djibouti
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.00 EC$135.13	$42.10 DJF7,556	-15.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$19.65 DJF3,526
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.00 EC$200.00	$123.50 DJF22,163	+66.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$56.14 DJF10,074
Average			+25.6%

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