Cost of living comparison
France is 64.9% more expensive than Djibouti.
If you lived in France instead of Djibouti, you would:
pay 98.0% more for restaurants
Djibouti
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.13
DJF1,794
|
$15.92
€14.64
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.13
DJF1,794
|
$10.79
€9.92
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
DJF162
|
$2.77
€2.54
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
DJF150
|
$1.90
€1.75
|
|
pay 18.0% less for groceries
Djibouti
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$5.77
DJF1,022
|
$1.79
€1.65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$9.16
€8.42
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.84
DJF2,452
|
$4.45
€4.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.58
DJF1,166
|
$3.91
€3.59
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$11.20
DJF1,985
|
$6.37
€5.85
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
DJF316
|
$1.27
€1.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
DJF181
|
$0.94
€0.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
DJF226
|
$1.32
€1.22
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
DJF192
|
$1.51
€1.38
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
DJF128
|
$0.92
€0.85
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
DJF155
|
$0.94
€0.86
|
|
pay 0.2% less for transportation
Djibouti
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.86
DJF1,038
|
$7.43
€6.83
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$51.68
€47.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$31,564.23
€29,012.26
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.32
DJF4,485
|
$18.46
€16.97
|
|
pay 33.5% less for housing
Djibouti
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.89
DJF7,597
|
$30.98
€28.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,369.10
DJF242,518
|
$779.01
€716.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$669.36
DJF118,569
|
$611.60
€562.15
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$305.63
DJF54,138
|
$139.72
€128.43
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for childcare
Djibouti
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$168.79
DJF29,899
|
$707.64
€650.42
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,025.51
DJF358,794
|
$9,850.44
€9,054.03
|
|
pay 13.6% less for entertainment and sports
Djibouti
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.19
DJF1,096
|
$6.18
€5.68
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.39
DJF424
|
$3.05
€2.80
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$11.75
€10.80
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$103.15
DJF18,272
|
$34.96
€32.13
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.07
DJF2,492
|
$11.84
€10.88
|
|
pay 68.9% more for clothing
Djibouti
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.76
DJF5,980
|
$92.28
€84.82
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.91
DJF4,236
|
$37.39
€34.36
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$118.15
DJF20,930
|
$93.47
€85.91
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.96
DJF13,455
|
$126.59
€116.36
|
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