Cost of living comparison

Wisconsin, USA

compared to

Djibouti

Djibouti vs. Wisconsin Cost of Living Summary

Djibouti is 0.6% more expensive than Wisconsin.

Restaurants: pay 12.2% less in Djibouti
Groceries: pay 20.1% more in Djibouti
Transportation: pay 60.0% more in Djibouti
Housing: pay 37.8% more in Djibouti
Childcare: pay 76.1% less in Djibouti
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.4% less in Djibouti
Clothing: pay 19.8% less in Djibouti

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

Djibouti vs. Wisconsin Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 12.2% less for restaurants

	Wisconsin	Djibouti
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.68	$9.82 DJF1,754	-41.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.05	$12.63 DJF2,255	+25.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.63	$1.89 DJF338	-27.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.98	$1.87 DJF334	-5.5%
Average			-12.2%

Wisconsin vs. Djibouti - Cost of restaurants

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pay 20.1% more for groceries

	Wisconsin	Djibouti
Bread 1 loaf	$3.29	$9.26 DJF1,653	+181.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.16	$4.78 DJF853	-22.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.52	$9.56 DJF1,707	+171.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.12	$6.85 DJF1,223	+66.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.37	$8.24 DJF1,471	+53.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.11	$1.70 DJF303	-19.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.65	$0.55 DJF98	-15.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.90	$1.27 DJF227	-33.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.13	$0.72 DJF129	-66.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.02	$0.55 DJF98	-45.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.23	$0.62 DJF111	-49.7%
Average			+20.1%

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pay 60.0% more for transportation

	Wisconsin	Djibouti
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.13	$6.59 DJF1,176	+110.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$50.85	$21.27 DJF3,796	-58.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,550.59	$33,800.12 DJF6M	+3.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.78	$47.72 DJF8,518	+184.4%
Average			+60.0%

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pay 37.8% more for housing

	Wisconsin	Djibouti
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$68.49	$58.94 DJF10,522	-13.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,194.55	$1,431.52 DJF256K	+19.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$970.14	$477.17 DJF85,175	-50.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$134.51	$398.07 DJF71,055	+195.9%
Average			+37.8%

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pay 76.1% less for childcare

	Wisconsin	Djibouti
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,662.39	$335.12 DJF59,818	-79.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$31,803.36	$8,793.05 DJF2M	-72.4%
Average			-76.1%

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pay 5.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Wisconsin	Djibouti
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.51	$5.61 DJF1,002	+24.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.99	$3.65 DJF651	-26.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.26	$2.71 DJF483	-73.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.71	$86.08 DJF15,365	+84.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.06	$8.42 DJF1,503	-35.5%
Average			-5.4%

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pay 19.8% less for clothing

	Wisconsin	Djibouti
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.31	$42.10 DJF7,515	-14.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.83	$19.65 DJF3,507	-54.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$90.73	$123.50 DJF22,045	+36.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.46	$56.14 DJF10,021	-46.8%
Average			-19.8%

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