Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 60.7% cheaper than Djibouti.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Djibouti, you would:
pay 66.3% less for restaurants
Djibouti
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.13
DJF1,794
|
$3.82
EGP179.12
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.13
DJF1,794
|
$4.07
EGP190.82
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
DJF162
|
$0.33
EGP15.62
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
DJF150
|
$0.17
EGP8.04
|
|
pay 79.0% less for groceries
Djibouti
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$5.77
DJF1,022
|
$0.75
EGP35.24
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$1.78
EGP83.51
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.84
DJF2,452
|
$3.20
EGP150.19
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.58
DJF1,166
|
$1.47
EGP69.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$11.20
DJF1,985
|
$1.91
EGP89.76
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
DJF316
|
$0.57
EGP26.72
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
DJF181
|
$0.21
EGP9.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
DJF226
|
$0.14
EGP6.60
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
DJF192
|
$0.15
EGP7.25
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
DJF128
|
$0.17
EGP7.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
DJF155
|
$0.29
EGP13.59
|
|
pay 85.3% less for transportation
Djibouti
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.86
DJF1,038
|
$0.97
EGP45.45
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$6.76
EGP317.21
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$27,552.01
EGP1,292,464.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.32
DJF4,485
|
$3.26
EGP152.72
|
|
pay 85.1% less for housing
Djibouti
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.89
DJF7,597
|
$7.84
EGP367.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,369.10
DJF242,518
|
$212.64
EGP9,975.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$669.36
DJF118,569
|
$144.87
EGP6,795.75
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$305.63
DJF54,138
|
$12.98
EGP608.79
|
|
pay 17.9% less for childcare
Djibouti
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$168.79
DJF29,899
|
$70.10
EGP3,288.24
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,025.51
DJF358,794
|
$2,485.76
EGP116,606.77
|
|
pay 69.5% less for entertainment and sports
Djibouti
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.19
DJF1,096
|
$1.76
EGP82.33
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.39
DJF424
|
$1.32
EGP61.98
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$1.76
EGP82.39
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$103.15
DJF18,272
|
$18.83
EGP883.12
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.07
DJF2,492
|
$2.80
EGP131.15
|
|
pay 21.7% less for clothing
Djibouti
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.76
DJF5,980
|
$18.16
EGP852.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.91
DJF4,236
|
$33.59
EGP1,575.69
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$118.15
DJF20,930
|
$92.42
EGP4,335.52
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.96
DJF13,455
|
$30.97
EGP1,452.84
|
|
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