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
£13.81
|
$9.33
DJF1,658
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.46
£6.03
|
$9.05
DJF1,608
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.84
£1.49
|
$0.68
DJF120
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
£1.10
|
$0.96
DJF170
|
|
pay 51.3% more for groceries
|
United Kingdom
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
£1.01
|
$2.26
DJF402
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
£2.91
|
$10.09
DJF1,792
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.68
£3.78
|
$11.77
DJF2,092
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
£2.09
|
$3.51
DJF623
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.16
£2.55
|
$4.66
DJF828
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
£0.85
|
$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
£0.95
|
$0.77
DJF137
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.51
|
$0.58
DJF103
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
£0.47
|
$0.66
DJF117
|
|
pay 60.6% more for transportation
|
United Kingdom
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.31
£5.91
|
$5.06
DJF899
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$91.63
£74.08
|
$339.32
DJF60,293
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,486.21
£20,604.92
|
$11,876.35
DJF2,110,263
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.30
£13.18
|
$25.45
DJF4,522
|
|
pay 4.5% less for housing
|
United Kingdom
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.72
£30.50
|
$37.50
DJF6,663
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,053.04
£851.35
|
$820.03
DJF145,709
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$836.18
£676.03
|
$580.50
DJF103,147
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$183.29
£148.19
|
$248.31
DJF44,122
|
|
pay 75.2% less for childcare
|
United Kingdom
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,186.33
£959.12
|
$141.39
DJF25,122
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,551.73
£13,381.62
|
$6,258.65
DJF1,112,075
|
|
pay 5.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
United Kingdom
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.95
£4.00
|
$5.66
DJF1,005
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.59
£2.90
|
$1.91
DJF339
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.82
£11.98
|
$1.41
DJF251
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.78
£33.78
|
$73.52
DJF13,064
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.97
£9.68
|
$14.14
DJF2,512
|
|
pay 38.5% less for clothing
|
United Kingdom
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.74
£59.62
|
$21.11
DJF3,752
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.00
£30.72
|
$24.51
DJF4,355
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.51
£64.28
|
$60.32
DJF10,719
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.83
£65.35
|
$62.21
DJF11,054
|
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