Cost of living comparison
Israel is 83.9% more expensive than Djibouti.
If you lived in Israel instead of Djibouti, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Djibouti
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.13
DJF1,794
|
$18.66
₪69.13
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.13
DJF1,794
|
$14.78
₪54.76
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
DJF162
|
$2.57
₪9.51
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
DJF150
|
$2.12
₪7.85
|
|
pay 35.5% less for groceries
Djibouti
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$5.77
DJF1,022
|
$2.27
₪8.40
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$6.89
₪25.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.84
DJF2,452
|
$6.60
₪24.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.58
DJF1,166
|
$3.71
₪13.74
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$11.20
DJF1,985
|
$4.43
₪16.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
DJF316
|
$1.37
₪5.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
DJF181
|
$0.93
₪3.45
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
DJF226
|
$0.78
₪2.91
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
DJF192
|
$0.84
₪3.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
DJF128
|
$0.61
₪2.26
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
DJF155
|
$0.62
₪2.29
|
|
pay 11.8% less for transportation
Djibouti
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.86
DJF1,038
|
$7.24
₪26.82
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$54.77
₪202.88
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$38,392.11
₪142,225.88
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.32
DJF4,485
|
$13.38
₪49.56
|
|
pay 20.1% less for housing
Djibouti
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.89
DJF7,597
|
$26.60
₪98.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,369.10
DJF242,518
|
$993.65
₪3,681.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$669.36
DJF118,569
|
$858.83
₪3,181.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$305.63
DJF54,138
|
$173.67
₪643.39
|
|
pay 5.4 times more for childcare
Djibouti
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$168.79
DJF29,899
|
$870.80
₪3,225.93
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,025.51
DJF358,794
|
$11,400.36
₪42,233.31
|
|
pay 6.7% more for entertainment and sports
Djibouti
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.19
DJF1,096
|
$7.84
₪29.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.39
DJF424
|
$3.63
₪13.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$9.56
₪35.40
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$103.15
DJF18,272
|
$65.58
₪242.96
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.07
DJF2,492
|
$11.89
₪44.06
|
|
pay 93.1% more for clothing
Djibouti
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.76
DJF5,980
|
$88.40
₪327.49
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.91
DJF4,236
|
$57.67
₪213.66
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$118.15
DJF20,930
|
$114.82
₪425.36
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.96
DJF13,455
|
$130.62
₪483.91
|
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