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Djibouti vs. San Salvador Cost of Living Summary

Djibouti is 57.9% more expensive than San Salvador.

Restaurants: pay 73.2% more in Djibouti
Groceries: pay 54.8% more in Djibouti
Transportation: pay 51.5% more in Djibouti
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Djibouti
Childcare: pay 71.5% more in Djibouti
Entertainment and Sports: pay 80.1% more in Djibouti
Clothing: pay 36.2% less in Djibouti

The cost of housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, childcare, groceries, and transportation in Djibouti are more expensive than in San Salvador. Notably, housing and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Djibouti.

Djibouti vs. San Salvador Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Djibouti instead of San Salvador, you would:

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pay 73.2% more for restaurants

	San Salvador	Djibouti
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.00 SVC61.14	$9.82 DJF1,746	+40.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 SVC61.14	$12.63 DJF2,245	+80.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.14 SVC9.91	$1.89 DJF337	+66.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 SVC7.96	$1.87 DJF333	+105.3%
Average			+73.2%

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pay 54.8% more for groceries

	San Salvador	Djibouti
Bread 1 loaf	$1.95 SVC17.03	$9.26 DJF1,647	+375.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.77 SVC32.89	$4.78 DJF850	+26.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.84 SVC59.75	$9.56 DJF1,700	+39.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.01 SVC26.29	$6.85 DJF1,218	+127.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.99 SVC26.08	$8.24 DJF1,465	+175.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.77 SVC15.48	$1.70 DJF302	-4.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 SVC6.61	$0.55 DJF98	-27.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.17 SVC10.18	$1.27 DJF226	+9.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.22 SVC10.62	$0.72 DJF128	-40.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.97 SVC8.45	$0.55 DJF98	-43.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.98 SVC8.52	$0.62 DJF110	-36.5%
Average			+54.8%

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pay 51.5% more for transportation

	San Salvador	Djibouti
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.82 SVC33.38	$6.59 DJF1,171	+72.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$15.00 SVC131.02	$21.27 DJF3,780	+41.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,500.00 SVC223K	$33,800.12 DJF6M	+32.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$29.93 SVC261.41	$47.72 DJF8,483	+59.4%
Average			+51.5%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	San Salvador	Djibouti
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$43.33 SVC378.51	$58.94 DJF10,479	+36.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$900.00 SVC7,861.36	$1,431.52 DJF254K	+59.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$758.33 SVC6,623.93	$477.17 DJF84,826	-37.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.16 SVC717.63	$398.07 DJF70,764	+384.5%
Average			+110.6%

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pay 71.5% more for childcare

	San Salvador	Djibouti
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$162.67 SVC1,420.87	$335.12 DJF59,573	+106.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,420.00 SVC56,077.73	$8,793.05 DJF2M	+37.0%
Average			+71.5%

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pay 80.1% more for entertainment and sports

	San Salvador	Djibouti
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.00 SVC17.47	$5.61 DJF998	+180.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.25 SVC28.38	$3.65 DJF649	+12.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.00 SVC34.94	$2.71 DJF481	-32.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.80 SVC269.03	$86.08 DJF15,302	+179.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.25 SVC45.86	$8.42 DJF1,497	+60.4%
Average			+80.1%

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pay 36.2% less for clothing

	San Salvador	Djibouti
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.60 SVC546.80	$42.10 DJF7,485	-32.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.83 SVC400.35	$19.65 DJF3,493	-57.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$131.80 SVC1,151.25	$123.50 DJF21,955	-6.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.17 SVC953.55	$56.14 DJF9,980	-48.6%
Average			-36.2%

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