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Djibouti vs. Victoria Cost of Living Summary

Djibouti is 26.2% more expensive than Victoria.

Restaurants: pay 18.7% less in Djibouti
Groceries: pay 59.1% more in Djibouti
Transportation: pay 36.9% more in Djibouti
Housing: pay 62.0% more in Djibouti
Childcare: pay 63.5% more in Djibouti
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.3% less in Djibouti
Clothing: pay 9.8% less in Djibouti

The cost of childcare, housing, groceries, and transportation in Djibouti are more expensive than in Victoria. Expenses including restaurants, clothing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Djibouti.

Djibouti vs. Victoria Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 18.7% less for restaurants

	Victoria	Djibouti
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$15.17 SCR231.55	$9.82 DJF1,749	-35.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.80 SCR180.09	$12.63 DJF2,249	+7.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.27 SCR34.69	$1.89 DJF337	-16.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.67 SCR40.76	$1.87 DJF333	-29.9%
Average			-18.7%

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pay 59.1% more for groceries

	Victoria	Djibouti
Bread 1 loaf	$1.63 SCR24.92	$9.26 DJF1,649	+467.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$16.42 SCR250.65	$4.78 DJF851	-70.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.80 SCR103.88	$9.56 DJF1,703	+40.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.77 SCR57.63	$6.85 DJF1,220	+81.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.64 SCR40.26	$8.24 DJF1,467	+212.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.96 SCR14.59	$1.70 DJF302	+77.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.30 SCR19.84	$0.55 DJF98	-57.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 SCR15.56	$1.27 DJF227	+24.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.67 SCR40.69	$0.72 DJF128	-72.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 SCR12.60	$0.55 DJF98	-33.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.77 SCR11.81	$0.62 DJF110	-19.9%
Average			+59.1%

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pay 36.9% more for transportation

	Victoria	Djibouti
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.31 SCR81.06	$6.59 DJF1,173	+24.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$24.27 SCR370.47	$21.27 DJF3,787	-12.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,478.78 SCR404K	$33,800.12 DJF6M	+27.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$22.92 SCR349.89	$47.72 DJF8,497	+108.2%
Average			+36.9%

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pay 62.0% more for housing

	Victoria	Djibouti
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$137.06 SCR2,092.49	$58.94 DJF10,496	-57.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$907.20 SCR13,850.66	$1,431.52 DJF255K	+57.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$752.68 SCR11,491.56	$477.17 DJF84,967	-36.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$103.71 SCR1,583.32	$398.07 DJF70,882	+283.8%
Average			+62.0%

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pay 63.5% more for childcare

	Victoria	Djibouti
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$151.66 SCR2,315.46	$335.12 DJF59,672	+121.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,305.98 SCR127K	$8,793.05 DJF2M	+5.9%
Average			+63.5%

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pay 9.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Victoria	Djibouti
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.87 SCR59.10	$5.61 DJF1,000	+45.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.62 SCR70.47	$3.65 DJF650	-20.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$22.69 SCR346.36	$2.71 DJF482	-88.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$93.08 SCR1,421.07	$86.08 DJF15,327	-7.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.74 SCR102.91	$8.42 DJF1,499	+24.9%
Average			-9.3%

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pay 9.8% less for clothing

	Victoria	Djibouti
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$59.55 SCR909.11	$42.10 DJF7,497	-29.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$25.78 SCR393.63	$19.65 DJF3,499	-23.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$84.50 SCR1,290.17	$123.50 DJF21,992	+46.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$82.90 SCR1,265.60	$56.14 DJF9,996	-32.3%
Average			-9.8%

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