Cost of living comparison
Cyprus is 32.2% more expensive than Djibouti.
If you lived in Cyprus instead of Djibouti, you would:
pay 36.6% more for restaurants
Djibouti
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.13
DJF1,794
|
$13.74
€12.63
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.13
DJF1,794
|
$8.59
€7.89
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
DJF162
|
$1.85
€1.70
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
DJF150
|
$1.04
€0.96
|
|
pay 36.5% less for groceries
Djibouti
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$5.77
DJF1,022
|
$1.99
€1.83
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$5.82
€5.35
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.84
DJF2,452
|
$6.41
€5.89
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.58
DJF1,166
|
$3.50
€3.22
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$11.20
DJF1,985
|
$3.53
€3.25
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
DJF316
|
$1.14
€1.05
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
DJF181
|
$0.84
€0.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
DJF226
|
$0.80
€0.74
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
DJF192
|
$1.18
€1.09
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
DJF128
|
$0.63
€0.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
DJF155
|
$0.56
€0.51
|
|
pay 7.5% less for transportation
Djibouti
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.86
DJF1,038
|
$5.75
€5.29
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$50.09
€46.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$29,604.23
€27,210.73
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.32
DJF4,485
|
$21.98
€20.21
|
|
pay 21.3% less for housing
Djibouti
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.89
DJF7,597
|
$39.46
€36.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,369.10
DJF242,518
|
$924.34
€849.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$669.36
DJF118,569
|
$738.82
€679.09
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$305.63
DJF54,138
|
$136.66
€125.61
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
Djibouti
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$168.79
DJF29,899
|
$424.84
€390.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,025.51
DJF358,794
|
$7,091.11
€6,517.79
|
|
pay 20.5% less for entertainment and sports
Djibouti
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.19
DJF1,096
|
$3.33
€3.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.39
DJF424
|
$3.30
€3.04
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$4.37
€4.02
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$103.15
DJF18,272
|
$54.49
€50.08
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.07
DJF2,492
|
$10.29
€9.46
|
|
pay 73.5% more for clothing
Djibouti
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.76
DJF5,980
|
$80.92
€74.38
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.91
DJF4,236
|
$48.04
€44.16
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$118.15
DJF20,930
|
$125.90
€115.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.96
DJF13,455
|
$111.40
€102.39
|
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