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Djibouti vs. Saudi Arabia Cost of Living Summary

Djibouti is 81.9% more expensive than Saudi Arabia overall.

Restaurants: pay 3.1 times more in Djibouti
Groceries: pay 2.3 times more in Djibouti
Transportation: pay 82.2% more in Djibouti
Housing: pay 2.4 times more in Djibouti
Childcare: pay 15.6% more in Djibouti
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.6% more in Djibouti
Clothing: pay 17.2% less in Djibouti

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

Djibouti vs. Saudi Arabia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Djibouti instead of Saudi Arabia, you would:

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pay 3.1 times more for restaurants

	Saudi Arabia	Djibouti
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.32 SAR23.70	$9.82 DJF1,744	+55.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.73 SAR29.00	$12.63 DJF2,243	+63.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.74 SAR2.79	$1.89 DJF336	+155.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.27 SAR1.02	$1.87 DJF332	+586.0%
Average			+215.0%

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pay 2.3 times more for groceries

	Saudi Arabia	Djibouti
Bread 1 loaf	$0.92 SAR3.43	$9.26 DJF1,645	+912.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.62 SAR13.56	$4.78 DJF849	+32.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.74 SAR25.26	$9.56 DJF1,698	+42.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.52 SAR9.47	$6.85 DJF1,216	+171.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.28 SAR12.28	$8.24 DJF1,463	+151.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.97 SAR3.63	$1.70 DJF301	+75.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78 SAR2.91	$0.55 DJF98	-29.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 SAR3.00	$1.27 DJF226	+59.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.74 SAR2.77	$0.72 DJF128	-2.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 SAR2.49	$0.55 DJF98	-17.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 SAR2.43	$0.62 DJF110	-4.5%
Average			+126.5%

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pay 82.2% more for transportation

	Saudi Arabia	Djibouti
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.32 SAR8.72	$6.59 DJF1,170	+183.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.84 SAR126.92	$21.27 DJF3,776	-37.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,756.63 SAR96,608.57	$33,800.12 DJF6,001,753	+31.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.00 SAR71.26	$47.72 DJF8,473	+151.2%
Average			+82.2%

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pay 2.4 times more for housing

	Saudi Arabia	Djibouti
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$74.04 SAR277.70	$58.94 DJF10,467	-20.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$434.87 SAR1,631.13	$1,431.52 DJF254,189	+229.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$360.33 SAR1,351.52	$477.17 DJF84,730	+32.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$97.42 SAR365.42	$398.07 DJF70,684	+308.6%
Average			+137.4%

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pay 15.6% more for childcare

	Saudi Arabia	Djibouti
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$350.88 SAR1,316.09	$335.12 DJF59,505	-4.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,485.70 SAR24,326.72	$8,793.05 DJF1,561,346	+35.6%
Average			+15.6%

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pay 13.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Saudi Arabia	Djibouti
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.89 SAR7.09	$5.61 DJF997	+197.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.48 SAR13.06	$3.65 DJF648	+4.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.47 SAR28.00	$2.71 DJF481	-63.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$106.43 SAR399.18	$86.08 DJF15,285	-19.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$17.24 SAR64.67	$8.42 DJF1,495	-51.2%
Average			+13.6%

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pay 17.2% less for clothing

	Saudi Arabia	Djibouti
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$48.71 SAR182.69	$42.10 DJF7,476	-13.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.50 SAR215.68	$19.65 DJF3,489	-65.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.56 SAR332.16	$123.50 DJF21,930	+39.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$79.17 SAR296.96	$56.14 DJF9,968	-29.1%
Average			-17.2%

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