Cost of living comparison
Djibouti is 15.4% more expensive than Saint Lucia.
If you lived in Djibouti instead of Saint Lucia, you would:
pay 6.5% more for restaurants
Saint Lucia
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
$9.33
DJF1,662
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.86
EC$23.93
|
$9.05
DJF1,612
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
EC$2.82
|
$0.68
DJF121
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
EC$2.26
|
$0.96
DJF171
|
|
pay 4.6% more for groceries
Saint Lucia
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
EC$2.36
|
$2.26
DJF403
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.88
EC$13.18
|
$10.09
DJF1,796
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.04
EC$24.43
|
$11.77
DJF2,097
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.06
EC$8.28
|
$3.51
DJF624
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.16
EC$13.94
|
$4.66
DJF830
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.85
EC$7.69
|
$1.80
DJF320
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
EC$2.14
|
$0.77
DJF137
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.56
EC$4.22
|
$1.03
DJF183
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.10
EC$5.68
|
$0.77
DJF137
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.41
EC$6.52
|
$0.58
DJF103
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.05
EC$2.83
|
$0.66
DJF118
|
|
pay 34.2% less for transportation
Saint Lucia
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.39
EC$14.58
|
$5.06
DJF901
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$339.32
DJF60,436
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,451.78
EC$85,000.00
|
$11,876.35
DJF2,115,255
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$25.45
DJF4,533
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Saint Lucia
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$80.11
EC$216.50
|
$37.50
DJF6,679
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$338.11
EC$913.75
|
$820.03
DJF146,053
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$309.89
EC$837.50
|
$580.50
DJF103,391
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.05
EC$143.38
|
$248.31
DJF44,226
|
|
pay 4.9% more for childcare
Saint Lucia
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$158.80
EC$429.17
|
$141.39
DJF25,182
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,180.29
EC$14,000.00
|
$6,258.65
DJF1,114,706
|
|
pay 40.3% more for entertainment and sports
Saint Lucia
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
EC$6.03
|
$5.66
DJF1,007
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
EC$7.07
|
$1.91
DJF340
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.11
EC$16.50
|
$1.41
DJF252
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.01
EC$108.12
|
$73.52
DJF13,094
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.42
EC$22.75
|
$14.14
DJF2,518
|
|
pay 50.7% less for clothing
Saint Lucia
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.51
EC$158.13
|
$21.11
DJF3,760
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$74.00
EC$200.00
|
$24.51
DJF4,365
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.19
EC$243.75
|
$60.32
DJF10,744
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.76
EC$275.00
|
$62.21
DJF11,080
|
|
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