Cost of living comparison
Djibouti is 2.7 times more expensive than Somalia.
If you lived in Djibouti instead of Somalia, you would:
pay 87.0% more for restaurants
Somalia
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.00
SOS2,292
|
$9.33
DJF1,666
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
SOS2,865
|
$9.05
DJF1,615
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
SOS358
|
$0.68
DJF121
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
SOS243
|
$0.96
DJF171
|
|
pay 79.0% more for groceries
Somalia
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
SOS667
|
$2.26
DJF404
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.48
SOS1,420
|
$10.09
DJF1,800
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.32
SOS3,050
|
$11.77
DJF2,102
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.27
SOS1,299
|
$3.51
DJF626
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.89
SOS1,081
|
$4.66
DJF832
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.68
SOS964
|
$1.80
DJF321
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
SOS381
|
$0.77
DJF137
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.27
SOS728
|
$1.03
DJF183
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
SOS239
|
$0.77
DJF137
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
SOS274
|
$0.58
DJF103
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
SOS277
|
$0.66
DJF118
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for transportation
Somalia
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.85
SOS2,205
|
$5.06
DJF903
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$42.50
SOS24,349
|
$339.32
DJF60,575
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,375.00
SOS4,798,125
|
$11,876.35
DJF2,120,131
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.60
SOS5,500
|
$25.45
DJF4,543
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for housing
Somalia
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.00
SOS23,489
|
$37.50
DJF6,695
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$197.57
SOS113,191
|
$820.03
DJF146,390
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$86.54
SOS49,581
|
$580.50
DJF103,629
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.50
SOS40,963
|
$248.31
DJF44,328
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for childcare
Somalia
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$51.88
SOS29,720
|
$141.39
DJF25,240
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$950.00
SOS544,265
|
$6,258.65
DJF1,117,275
|
|
pay 91.0% more for entertainment and sports
Somalia
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
SOS4,583
|
$5.66
DJF1,010
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.12
SOS641
|
$1.91
DJF341
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.93
SOS1,103
|
$1.41
DJF252
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.62
SOS14,681
|
$73.52
DJF13,125
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
SOS2,292
|
$14.14
DJF2,524
|
|
pay 60.2% more for clothing
Somalia
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.04
SOS10,336
|
$21.11
DJF3,769
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.50
SOS11,745
|
$24.51
DJF4,375
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.33
SOS12,222
|
$60.32
DJF10,769
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$51.17
SOS29,314
|
$62.21
DJF11,105
|
|
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