Cost of living comparison
Finland is 35.7% more expensive than Djibouti.
If you lived in Finland instead of Djibouti, you would:
pay 85.8% more for restaurants
Djibouti
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.13
DJF1,794
|
$13.85
€12.73
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.13
DJF1,794
|
$9.97
€9.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
DJF162
|
$2.57
€2.36
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
DJF150
|
$1.92
€1.76
|
|
pay 31.9% less for groceries
Djibouti
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$5.77
DJF1,022
|
$2.30
€2.11
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.73
€3.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.84
DJF2,452
|
$4.21
€3.87
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.58
DJF1,166
|
$2.94
€2.70
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$11.20
DJF1,985
|
$5.06
€4.65
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
DJF316
|
$1.00
€0.92
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
DJF181
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
DJF226
|
$0.93
€0.85
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
DJF192
|
$1.65
€1.52
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
DJF128
|
$0.56
€0.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
DJF155
|
$0.74
€0.68
|
|
pay 4.3% more for transportation
Djibouti
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.86
DJF1,038
|
$7.87
€7.24
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$60.62
€55.72
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$30,056.21
€27,626.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.32
DJF4,485
|
$18.81
€17.29
|
|
pay 42.2% less for housing
Djibouti
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.89
DJF7,597
|
$22.06
€20.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,369.10
DJF242,518
|
$746.03
€685.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$669.36
DJF118,569
|
$620.54
€570.37
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$305.63
DJF54,138
|
$99.79
€91.72
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
Djibouti
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$168.79
DJF29,899
|
$310.89
€285.75
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,025.51
DJF358,794
|
$7,564.54
€6,952.94
|
|
pay 11.3% more for entertainment and sports
Djibouti
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.19
DJF1,096
|
$7.16
€6.58
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.39
DJF424
|
$4.25
€3.91
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$10.60
€9.74
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$103.15
DJF18,272
|
$43.05
€39.57
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.07
DJF2,492
|
$15.48
€14.23
|
|
pay 44.0% more for clothing
Djibouti
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.76
DJF5,980
|
$76.46
€70.28
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.91
DJF4,236
|
$32.66
€30.02
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$118.15
DJF20,930
|
$83.52
€76.77
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.96
DJF13,455
|
$107.88
€99.15
|
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