Cost of living comparison
Djibouti is 68.4% more expensive than Senegal.
If you lived in Djibouti instead of Senegal, you would:
pay 4.4% less for restaurants
Senegal
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
$9.33
DJF1,657
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
$9.05
DJF1,607
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
F CFA653
|
$0.68
DJF120
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
F CFA583
|
$0.96
DJF170
|
|
pay 59.6% more for groceries
Senegal
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
F CFA357
|
$2.26
DJF402
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.20
F CFA3,778
|
$10.09
DJF1,791
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.61
F CFA4,638
|
$11.77
DJF2,091
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.22
F CFA1,355
|
$3.51
DJF623
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.84
F CFA2,950
|
$4.66
DJF828
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
F CFA622
|
$1.80
DJF319
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
F CFA391
|
$0.77
DJF137
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
F CFA552
|
$1.03
DJF182
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
F CFA377
|
$0.77
DJF137
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
F CFA313
|
$0.58
DJF102
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
F CFA263
|
$0.66
DJF117
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for transportation
Senegal
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.26
F CFA3,202
|
$5.06
DJF898
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.95
F CFA12,763
|
$339.32
DJF60,255
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,655.66
F CFA16,846,570
|
$11,876.35
DJF2,108,938
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.63
F CFA13,784
|
$25.45
DJF4,519
|
|
pay 68.6% more for housing
Senegal
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.86
F CFA29,157
|
$37.50
DJF6,659
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$820.04
F CFA499,529
|
$820.03
DJF145,617
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$465.09
F CFA283,312
|
$580.50
DJF103,082
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$82.00
F CFA49,948
|
$248.31
DJF44,094
|
|
pay 9.6% less for childcare
Senegal
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$246.76
F CFA150,315
|
$141.39
DJF25,106
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,061.82
F CFA3,083,433
|
$6,258.65
DJF1,111,377
|
|
pay 31.4% more for entertainment and sports
Senegal
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.51
F CFA1,532
|
$5.66
DJF1,004
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.64
F CFA2,215
|
$1.91
DJF339
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
F CFA817
|
$1.41
DJF251
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.56
F CFA42,372
|
$73.52
DJF13,055
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
$14.14
DJF2,511
|
|
pay 34.8% less for clothing
Senegal
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.64
F CFA32,672
|
$21.11
DJF3,749
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.32
F CFA22,122
|
$24.51
DJF4,352
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.53
F CFA50,881
|
$60.32
DJF10,712
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.26
F CFA46,456
|
$62.21
DJF11,047
|
|
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