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Djibouti vs. Wellington Cost of Living Summary

Djibouti is 7.7% more expensive than Wellington.

Restaurants: pay 5.9% less in Djibouti
Groceries: pay 32.8% more in Djibouti
Transportation: pay 40.8% more in Djibouti
Housing: pay 60.9% more in Djibouti
Childcare: pay 42.2% less in Djibouti
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.7% more in Djibouti
Clothing: pay 37.5% less in Djibouti

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

Djibouti vs. Wellington Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 5.9% less for restaurants

	Wellington	Djibouti
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.42 NZ$24.85	$9.82 DJF1,747	-31.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.23 NZ$15.90	$12.63 DJF2,246	+36.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.46 NZ$4.24	$1.89 DJF337	-23.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.98 NZ$3.41	$1.87 DJF333	-5.4%
Average			-5.9%

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pay 32.8% more for groceries

	Wellington	Djibouti
Bread 1 loaf	$1.98 NZ$3.41	$9.26 DJF1,647	+368.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.02 NZ$6.93	$4.78 DJF850	+18.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.79 NZ$11.70	$9.56 DJF1,700	+40.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.77 NZ$11.67	$6.85 DJF1,218	+1.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.77 NZ$8.22	$8.24 DJF1,465	+72.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.36 NZ$2.35	$1.70 DJF302	+24.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.01 NZ$1.74	$0.55 DJF98	-45.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 NZ$2.29	$1.27 DJF226	-4.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.32 NZ$3.99	$0.72 DJF128	-68.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 NZ$1.54	$0.55 DJF98	-38.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 NZ$1.17	$0.62 DJF110	-8.6%
Average			+32.8%

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pay 40.8% more for transportation

	Wellington	Djibouti
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.14 NZ$10.58	$6.59 DJF1,171	+7.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$109.62 NZ$188.86	$21.27 DJF3,781	-80.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,154.21 NZ$53,677.18	$33,800.12 DJF6,009,517	+8.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.55 NZ$25.07	$47.72 DJF8,484	+227.9%
Average			+40.8%

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pay 60.9% more for housing

	Wellington	Djibouti
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.75 NZ$83.99	$58.94 DJF10,480	+20.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,240.57 NZ$2,137.45	$1,431.52 DJF254,518	+15.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,099.37 NZ$1,894.16	$477.17 DJF84,839	-56.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$109.37 NZ$188.43	$398.07 DJF70,775	+264.0%
Average			+60.9%

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pay 42.2% less for childcare

	Wellington	Djibouti
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$768.47 NZ$1,324.04	$335.12 DJF59,582	-56.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,211.68 NZ$21,040.13	$8,793.05 DJF1,563,366	-28.0%
Average			-42.2%

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pay 4.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Wellington	Djibouti
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.63 NZ$11.43	$5.61 DJF998	-15.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.54 NZ$6.10	$3.65 DJF649	+3.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$25.67 NZ$44.23	$2.71 DJF481	-89.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.12 NZ$58.79	$86.08 DJF15,304	+152.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.54 NZ$19.88	$8.42 DJF1,497	-27.0%
Average			+4.7%

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pay 37.5% less for clothing

	Wellington	Djibouti
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.31 NZ$119.42	$42.10 DJF7,486	-39.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.64 NZ$80.35	$19.65 DJF3,493	-57.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$113.30 NZ$195.21	$123.50 DJF21,958	+9.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$146.23 NZ$251.95	$56.14 DJF9,981	-61.6%
Average			-37.5%

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