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Djibouti vs. Santo Domingo Cost of Living Summary

Djibouti is 67.6% more expensive than Santo Domingo.

Restaurants: pay 97.3% more in Djibouti
Groceries: pay 93.4% more in Djibouti
Transportation: pay 36.5% more in Djibouti
Housing: pay 2.8 times more in Djibouti
Childcare: pay 30.2% more in Djibouti
Entertainment and Sports: pay 62.2% more in Djibouti
Clothing: pay 24.9% less in Djibouti

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

Djibouti vs. Santo Domingo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Djibouti instead of Santo Domingo, you would:

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pay 97.3% more for restaurants

	Santo Domingo	Djibouti
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.05 DOP477.07	$9.82 DJF1,746	+22.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.25 DOP429.36	$12.63 DJF2,245	+74.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 DOP57.65	$1.89 DJF337	+94.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.63 DOP37.21	$1.87 DJF333	+198.0%
Average			+97.3%

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pay 93.4% more for groceries

	Santo Domingo	Djibouti
Bread 1 loaf	$1.50 DOP88.67	$9.26 DJF1,647	+519.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.66 DOP216.63	$4.78 DJF850	+30.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.00 DOP296.17	$9.56 DJF1,700	+91.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.39 DOP141.76	$6.85 DJF1,218	+186.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.47 DOP146.49	$8.24 DJF1,465	+233.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.43 DOP84.50	$1.70 DJF302	+19.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.38 DOP22.78	$0.55 DJF98	+43.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.27 DOP75.07	$1.27 DJF226	+0.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 DOP48.92	$0.72 DJF128	-12.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 DOP59.89	$0.55 DJF98	-45.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.01 DOP59.59	$0.62 DJF110	-38.4%
Average			+93.4%

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pay 36.5% more for transportation

	Santo Domingo	Djibouti
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 DOP278.21	$6.59 DJF1,171	+40.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$35.35 DOP2,094.96	$21.27 DJF3,780	-39.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,626.22 DOP2M	$33,800.12 DJF6M	+14.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.61 DOP1,221.30	$47.72 DJF8,483	+131.5%
Average			+36.5%

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pay 2.8 times more for housing

	Santo Domingo	Djibouti
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$34.89 DOP2,067.73	$58.94 DJF10,479	+68.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$642.68 DOP38,084.27	$1,431.52 DJF254K	+122.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$337.05 DOP19,973.14	$477.17 DJF84,826	+41.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.45 DOP4,056.07	$398.07 DJF70,764	+481.6%
Average			+178.7%

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pay 30.2% more for childcare

	Santo Domingo	Djibouti
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$225.42 DOP13,357.97	$335.12 DJF59,573	+48.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,865.34 DOP466K	$8,793.05 DJF2M	+11.8%
Average			+30.2%

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pay 62.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Santo Domingo	Djibouti
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.42 DOP143.12	$5.61 DJF998	+132.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.36 DOP139.73	$3.65 DJF649	+54.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.64 DOP333.95	$2.71 DJF481	-52.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.17 DOP1,965.53	$86.08 DJF15,302	+159.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.25 DOP429.36	$8.42 DJF1,497	+16.2%
Average			+62.2%

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pay 24.9% less for clothing

	Santo Domingo	Djibouti
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.49 DOP3,465.92	$42.10 DJF7,485	-28.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.04 DOP2,846.52	$19.65 DJF3,493	-59.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.54 DOP5,187.54	$123.50 DJF21,955	+41.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$120.75 DOP7,155.26	$56.14 DJF9,980	-53.5%
Average			-24.9%

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