Cost of living comparison
Romania is 0.5% more expensive than Djibouti.
If you lived in Romania instead of Djibouti, you would:
pay 12.7% more for restaurants
Djibouti
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.33
DJF1,662
|
$6.92
RON32.16
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.05
DJF1,612
|
$5.40
RON25.11
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
DJF121
|
$1.30
RON6.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
DJF171
|
$1.20
RON5.58
|
|
pay 45.2% less for groceries
Djibouti
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.26
DJF403
|
$0.92
RON4.27
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.09
DJF1,796
|
$3.06
RON14.22
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.77
DJF2,097
|
$4.98
RON23.13
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.51
DJF624
|
$2.57
RON11.93
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.66
DJF830
|
$2.23
RON10.35
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.80
DJF320
|
$0.43
RON2.00
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
DJF137
|
$0.59
RON2.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
DJF183
|
$0.58
RON2.70
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
DJF137
|
$0.87
RON4.06
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
DJF103
|
$0.29
RON1.35
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
DJF118
|
$0.31
RON1.43
|
|
pay 21.0% less for transportation
Djibouti
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.06
DJF901
|
$6.47
RON30.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$339.32
DJF60,436
|
$18.36
RON85.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,876.35
DJF2,115,255
|
$19,112.96
RON88,819.86
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.45
DJF4,533
|
$5.47
RON25.42
|
|
pay 66.0% less for housing
Djibouti
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.50
DJF6,679
|
$8.88
RON41.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$820.03
DJF146,053
|
$288.89
RON1,342.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$580.50
DJF103,391
|
$212.37
RON986.88
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$248.31
DJF44,226
|
$100.05
RON464.93
|
|
pay 50.7% more for childcare
Djibouti
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$141.39
DJF25,182
|
$311.36
RON1,446.94
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,258.65
DJF1,114,706
|
$5,083.75
RON23,624.72
|
|
pay 12.0% more for entertainment and sports
Djibouti
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.66
DJF1,007
|
$1.58
RON7.34
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.91
DJF340
|
$1.81
RON8.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.41
DJF252
|
$4.90
RON22.76
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$73.52
DJF13,094
|
$35.37
RON164.38
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.14
DJF2,518
|
$6.08
RON28.27
|
|
pay 60.6% more for clothing
Djibouti
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.11
DJF3,760
|
$57.53
RON267.34
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.51
DJF4,365
|
$31.55
RON146.62
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$60.32
DJF10,744
|
$70.03
RON325.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.21
DJF11,080
|
$77.90
RON362.02
|
|
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