Cost of living comparison
Djibouti is 71.0% more expensive than Albania.
If you lived in Djibouti instead of Albania, you would:
pay 16.5% more for restaurants
Albania
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.46
ALL696
|
$10.13
DJF1,802
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.30
ALL587
|
$10.13
DJF1,802
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
ALL147
|
$0.91
DJF163
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
ALL70
|
$0.84
DJF150
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
Albania
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.80
ALL74
|
$5.77
DJF1,026
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.90
ALL457
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.95
ALL648
|
$13.84
DJF2,463
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.29
ALL307
|
$6.58
DJF1,171
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.21
ALL299
|
$11.20
DJF1,993
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
ALL57
|
$1.79
DJF318
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
ALL98
|
$1.02
DJF182
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
ALL67
|
$1.28
DJF227
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ALL60
|
$1.08
DJF193
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
ALL42
|
$0.72
DJF129
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
ALL45
|
$0.88
DJF156
|
|
pay 19.6% less for transportation
Albania
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.84
ALL731
|
$5.86
DJF1,042
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.59
ALL1,453
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,451.57
ALL2,839,531
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.40
ALL2,742
|
$25.32
DJF4,505
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for housing
Albania
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.91
ALL1,484
|
$42.89
DJF7,630
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$333.93
ALL31,138
|
$1,369.10
DJF243,578
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$252.77
ALL23,570
|
$669.36
DJF119,087
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.76
ALL6,225
|
$305.63
DJF54,375
|
|
pay 7.7% less for childcare
Albania
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$144.51
ALL13,475
|
$168.79
DJF30,030
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,989.15
ALL278,730
|
$2,025.51
DJF360,362
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Albania
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
ALL231
|
$6.19
DJF1,101
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
ALL144
|
$2.39
DJF425
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.54
ALL330
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.41
ALL3,395
|
$103.15
DJF18,352
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.18
ALL763
|
$14.07
DJF2,503
|
|
pay 12.2% less for clothing
Albania
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.87
ALL4,277
|
$33.76
DJF6,006
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.92
ALL4,189
|
$23.91
DJF4,254
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.19
ALL7,291
|
$118.15
DJF21,021
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.69
ALL9,669
|
$75.96
DJF13,514
|
|
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