Cost of living comparison

Fiji

compared to

Djibouti

Djibouti vs. Suva Cost of Living Summary

Djibouti is 55.9% more expensive than Suva.

Restaurants: pay 80.4% more in Djibouti
Groceries: pay 50.9% more in Djibouti
Transportation: pay 93.6% more in Djibouti
Housing: pay 57.6% more in Djibouti
Childcare: pay 1.1% less in Djibouti
Entertainment and Sports: pay 74.0% more in Djibouti
Clothing: pay 0.5% more in Djibouti

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

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Djibouti vs. Suva Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Djibouti instead of Suva, you would:

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pay 80.4% more for restaurants

	Suva	Djibouti
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.78 FJD13.10	$9.83 DJF1,753	+70.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.55 FJD17.13	$15.45 DJF2,755	+104.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.54 FJD3.49	$1.90 DJF338	+23.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.76 FJD1.73	$1.69 DJF301	+120.5%
Average			+80.4%

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pay 50.9% more for groceries

	Suva	Djibouti
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 FJD1.25	$9.27 DJF1,653	+1582.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.12 FJD11.60	$4.78 DJF852	-6.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.93 FJD11.17	$10.63 DJF1,896	+115.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.32 FJD7.52	$5.69 DJF1,015	+71.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.82 FJD6.40	$8.24 DJF1,470	+192.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.13 FJD2.55	$1.70 DJF303	+50.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.13 FJD2.56	$0.55 DJF98	-51.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.57 FJD3.56	$1.18 DJF210	-24.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.45 FJD3.29	$0.73 DJF131	-49.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.57 FJD1.29	$0.72 DJF129	+27.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.49 FJD1.11	$0.75 DJF133	+52.2%
Average			+50.9%

Suva vs. Djibouti - Cost of groceries

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pay 93.6% more for transportation

	Suva	Djibouti
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.36 FJD12.16	$8.56 DJF1,526	+59.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.21 FJD50.37	$42.53 DJF7,584	+91.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,435.76 FJD55,411.74	$33,798.22 DJF6M	+38.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.44 FJD10.07	$47.75 DJF8,516	+974.8%
Average			+93.6%

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pay 57.6% more for housing

	Suva	Djibouti
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$23.99 FJD54.40	$58.99 DJF10,520	+145.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$885.02 FJD2,006.91	$674.13 DJF120K	-23.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$325.66 FJD738.49	$477.51 DJF85,158	+46.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$34.77 FJD78.84	$398.35 DJF71,041	+1045.7%
Average			+57.6%

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pay 1.1% less for childcare

	Suva	Djibouti
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$226.59 FJD513.82	$335.22 DJF59,783	+47.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,291.27 FJD30,139.96	$8,794.47 DJF2M	-33.8%
Average			-1.1%

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pay 74.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Suva	Djibouti
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.55 FJD8.06	$7.02 DJF1,252	+97.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.93 FJD6.65	$3.37 DJF601	+14.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.77 FJD22.16	$1.97 DJF351	-79.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.16 FJD82.00	$86.14 DJF15,362	+138.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.33 FJD7.56	$12.64 DJF2,254	+279.3%
Average			+74.0%

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pay 0.5% more for clothing

	Suva	Djibouti
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.32 FJD75.56	$42.13 DJF7,514	+26.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.99 FJD90.67	$19.66 DJF3,507	-50.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$69.22 FJD156.97	$123.59 DJF22,041	+78.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$61.13 FJD138.63	$56.18 DJF10,019	-8.1%
Average			+0.5%

Suva vs. Djibouti - Cost of clothing

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