Cost of living comparison
Djibouti is 9.1% more expensive than Victoria.
If you lived in Djibouti instead of Victoria, you would:
pay 38.5% less for restaurants
Victoria
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.76
SCR203.56
|
$10.13
DJF1,794
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.19
SCR140.60
|
$10.13
DJF1,794
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
SCR31.24
|
$0.91
DJF162
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.24
SCR30.95
|
$0.84
DJF150
|
|
pay 68.8% more for groceries
Victoria
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.88
SCR25.88
|
$5.77
DJF1,022
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.83
SCR149.34
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.52
SCR117.51
|
$13.84
DJF2,452
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.87
SCR53.44
|
$6.58
DJF1,166
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.08
SCR42.47
|
$11.20
DJF1,985
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
SCR13.08
|
$1.79
DJF316
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.30
SCR17.89
|
$1.02
DJF181
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
SCR12.35
|
$1.28
DJF226
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.60
SCR49.63
|
$1.08
DJF192
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
SCR10.73
|
$0.72
DJF128
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
SCR7.96
|
$0.88
DJF155
|
|
pay 21.6% less for transportation
Victoria
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.76
SCR79.48
|
$5.86
DJF1,038
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$26.57
SCR366.41
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,466.86
SCR365,004.93
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$45.76
SCR631.04
|
$25.32
DJF4,485
|
|
pay 49.8% more for housing
Victoria
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$137.77
SCR1,900.00
|
$42.89
DJF7,597
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,117.62
SCR15,413.16
|
$1,369.10
DJF242,518
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$793.40
SCR10,941.77
|
$669.36
DJF118,569
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.66
SCR1,167.56
|
$305.63
DJF54,138
|
|
pay 36.5% less for childcare
Victoria
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$166.06
SCR2,290.07
|
$168.79
DJF29,899
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,986.24
SCR110,138.40
|
$2,025.51
DJF358,794
|
|
pay 40.6% more for entertainment and sports
Victoria
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.06
SCR55.98
|
$6.19
DJF1,096
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.02
SCR69.29
|
$2.39
DJF424
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.28
SCR183.21
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$95.18
SCR1,312.62
|
$103.15
DJF18,272
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.54
SCR76.34
|
$14.07
DJF2,492
|
|
pay 0.9% more for clothing
Victoria
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.83
SCR935.50
|
$33.76
DJF5,980
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.36
SCR363.52
|
$23.91
DJF4,236
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.67
SCR1,002.13
|
$118.15
DJF20,930
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.65
SCR1,043.28
|
$75.96
DJF13,455
|
|
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