Cost of living comparison
Djibouti is 16.3% more expensive than Uruguay.
If you lived in Djibouti instead of Uruguay, you would:
pay 41.0% less for restaurants
|
Uruguay
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.85
$573.09
|
$9.33
DJF1,658
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.53
$406.15
|
$9.05
DJF1,607
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.29
$88.35
|
$0.68
DJF120
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
$64.17
|
$0.96
DJF170
|
|
pay 26.1% more for groceries
|
Uruguay
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.03
$78.42
|
$2.26
DJF402
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.05
$194.99
|
$10.09
DJF1,792
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.04
$156.02
|
$11.77
DJF2,092
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.14
$121.06
|
$3.51
DJF623
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.93
$190.26
|
$4.66
DJF828
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
$41.76
|
$1.80
DJF319
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.39
$53.62
|
$0.77
DJF137
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
$28.31
|
$1.03
DJF182
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
$46.13
|
$0.77
DJF137
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
$30.89
|
$0.58
DJF103
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
$31.26
|
$0.66
DJF117
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
|
Uruguay
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.10
$274.10
|
$5.06
DJF898
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$48.05
$1,853.82
|
$339.32
DJF60,279
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,679.53
$1,415,285.18
|
$11,876.35
DJF2,109,756
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.61
$640.82
|
$25.45
DJF4,521
|
|
pay 68.6% more for housing
|
Uruguay
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.95
$1,464.46
|
$37.50
DJF6,662
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$510.80
$19,709.44
|
$820.03
DJF145,674
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$384.82
$14,848.41
|
$580.50
DJF103,122
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$93.98
$3,626.37
|
$248.31
DJF44,111
|
|
pay 35.0% less for childcare
|
Uruguay
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$389.18
$15,016.64
|
$141.39
DJF25,116
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,681.58
$257,809.89
|
$6,258.65
DJF1,111,808
|
|
pay 6.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Uruguay
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.62
$139.54
|
$5.66
DJF1,005
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.84
$147.98
|
$1.91
DJF339
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.82
$186.05
|
$1.41
DJF251
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.95
$1,927.29
|
$73.52
DJF13,060
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.51
$366.78
|
$14.14
DJF2,512
|
|
pay 51.4% less for clothing
|
Uruguay
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.12
$3,554.62
|
$21.11
DJF3,751
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.63
$1,606.37
|
$24.51
DJF4,353
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.70
$4,155.75
|
$60.32
DJF10,716
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.72
$4,233.40
|
$62.21
DJF11,051
|
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