Cost of living comparison
Djibouti is 5.9% cheaper than United Kingdom.
If you lived in Djibouti instead of United Kingdom, you would:
pay 29.2% less for restaurants
United Kingdom
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.09
£13.72
|
$9.33
DJF1,658
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.46
£5.99
|
$9.05
DJF1,607
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.84
£1.48
|
$0.68
DJF120
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
£1.09
|
$0.96
DJF170
|
|
pay 51.3% more for groceries
United Kingdom
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
£1.00
|
$2.26
DJF402
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
£2.89
|
$10.09
DJF1,792
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.68
£3.75
|
$11.77
DJF2,092
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
£2.07
|
$3.51
DJF623
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.16
£2.53
|
$4.66
DJF828
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
£0.84
|
$1.80
DJF319
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.51
|
$0.77
DJF137
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
£0.80
|
$1.03
DJF182
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
£0.94
|
$0.77
DJF137
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.51
|
$0.58
DJF103
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
£0.46
|
$0.66
DJF117
|
|
pay 60.6% more for transportation
United Kingdom
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.31
£5.87
|
$5.06
DJF898
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$91.63
£73.56
|
$339.32
DJF60,279
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,486.21
£20,459.36
|
$11,876.35
DJF2,109,756
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.30
£13.08
|
$25.45
DJF4,521
|
|
pay 4.5% less for housing
United Kingdom
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.72
£30.28
|
$37.50
DJF6,662
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,053.04
£845.34
|
$820.03
DJF145,674
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$836.18
£671.26
|
$580.50
DJF103,122
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$183.29
£147.14
|
$248.31
DJF44,111
|
|
pay 75.2% less for childcare
United Kingdom
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,186.33
£952.34
|
$141.39
DJF25,116
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,551.73
£13,287.10
|
$6,258.65
DJF1,111,808
|
|
pay 5.8% less for entertainment and sports
United Kingdom
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.95
£3.97
|
$5.66
DJF1,005
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.59
£2.88
|
$1.91
DJF339
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.82
£11.89
|
$1.41
DJF251
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.78
£33.54
|
$73.52
DJF13,060
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.97
£9.61
|
$14.14
DJF2,512
|
|
pay 38.5% less for clothing
United Kingdom
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.74
£59.20
|
$21.11
DJF3,751
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.00
£30.51
|
$24.51
DJF4,353
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.51
£63.83
|
$60.32
DJF10,716
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.83
£64.89
|
$62.21
DJF11,051
|
|
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