Cost of living comparison
Djibouti is 28.1% more expensive than Samoa.
If you lived in Djibouti instead of Samoa, you would:
pay 5.7% more for restaurants
Samoa
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.59
WST12.84
|
$9.33
DJF1,657
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.59
WST29.64
|
$9.05
DJF1,607
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.46
WST4.09
|
$0.68
DJF120
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.10
WST3.07
|
$0.96
DJF170
|
|
pay 27.0% more for groceries
Samoa
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.21
WST3.40
|
$2.26
DJF402
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.09
WST22.65
|
$10.09
DJF1,791
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.17
WST11.67
|
$11.77
DJF2,091
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
WST7.60
|
$3.51
DJF623
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.66
WST7.46
|
$4.66
DJF828
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.10
WST3.08
|
$1.80
DJF319
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.10
WST3.08
|
$0.77
DJF137
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.10
WST3.08
|
$1.03
DJF182
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.16
WST11.66
|
$0.77
DJF137
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
WST2.14
|
$0.58
DJF102
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
WST2.33
|
$0.66
DJF117
|
|
pay 67.0% more for transportation
Samoa
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.75
WST10.50
|
$5.06
DJF898
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$339.32
DJF60,255
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$11,876.35
DJF2,108,938
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.78
WST35.78
|
$25.45
DJF4,519
|
|
pay 25.1% less for housing
Samoa
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$109.70
WST307.17
|
$37.50
DJF6,659
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,100.71
WST3,081.99
|
$820.03
DJF145,617
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$440.28
WST1,232.80
|
$580.50
DJF103,082
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$420.86
WST1,178.41
|
$248.31
DJF44,094
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Samoa
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$76.44
WST214.03
|
$141.39
DJF25,106
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,201.42
WST6,163.98
|
$6,258.65
DJF1,111,377
|
|
pay 28.8% more for entertainment and sports
Samoa
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.67
WST10.27
|
$5.66
DJF1,004
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.24
WST9.06
|
$1.91
DJF339
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.50
WST15.41
|
$1.41
DJF251
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.53
WST138.69
|
$73.52
DJF13,055
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.50
WST15.41
|
$14.14
DJF2,511
|
|
pay 41.4% less for clothing
Samoa
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.00
WST140.00
|
$21.11
DJF3,749
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.35
WST138.19
|
$24.51
DJF4,352
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.00
WST210.00
|
$60.32
DJF10,712
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.00
WST280.00
|
$62.21
DJF11,047
|
|
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