Cost of living comparison
Ireland is 75.2% more expensive than Djibouti.
If you lived in Ireland instead of Djibouti, you would:
pay 77.4% more for restaurants
Djibouti
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.13
DJF1,794
|
$17.10
€15.72
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.13
DJF1,794
|
$9.80
€9.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
DJF162
|
$2.19
€2.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
DJF150
|
$1.73
€1.59
|
|
pay 25.0% less for groceries
Djibouti
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$5.77
DJF1,022
|
$1.77
€1.63
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.27
€3.93
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.84
DJF2,452
|
$4.97
€4.57
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.58
DJF1,166
|
$3.80
€3.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$11.20
DJF1,985
|
$4.34
€3.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
DJF316
|
$1.26
€1.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
DJF181
|
$0.93
€0.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
DJF226
|
$1.26
€1.16
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
DJF192
|
$1.51
€1.39
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
DJF128
|
$0.85
€0.78
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
DJF155
|
$0.60
€0.55
|
|
pay 1.4% less for transportation
Djibouti
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.86
DJF1,038
|
$7.23
€6.65
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$118.73
€109.13
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$36,966.92
€33,978.14
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.32
DJF4,485
|
$18.66
€17.15
|
|
pay 11.0% more for housing
Djibouti
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.89
DJF7,597
|
$49.22
€45.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,369.10
DJF242,518
|
$1,390.35
€1,277.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$669.36
DJF118,569
|
$1,168.86
€1,074.36
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$305.63
DJF54,138
|
$162.61
€149.46
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for childcare
Djibouti
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$168.79
DJF29,899
|
$1,101.52
€1,012.46
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,025.51
DJF358,794
|
$7,468.96
€6,865.09
|
|
pay 0.3% less for entertainment and sports
Djibouti
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.19
DJF1,096
|
$6.02
€5.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.39
DJF424
|
$3.78
€3.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$16.48
€15.15
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$103.15
DJF18,272
|
$58.33
€53.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.07
DJF2,492
|
$12.21
€11.23
|
|
pay 54.3% more for clothing
Djibouti
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.76
DJF5,980
|
$84.67
€77.82
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.91
DJF4,236
|
$40.37
€37.11
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$118.15
DJF20,930
|
$91.93
€84.50
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.96
DJF13,455
|
$90.97
€83.61
|
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