Cost of living comparison
Djibouti is 4.2 times more expensive than Iran.
If you lived in Djibouti instead of Iran, you would:
pay 94.6% more for restaurants
Iran
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.82
IRR160,506
|
$10.13
DJF1,794
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.47
IRR145,876
|
$10.13
DJF1,794
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
IRR32,811
|
$0.91
DJF162
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
IRR34,237
|
$0.84
DJF150
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for groceries
Iran
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
IRR23,514
|
$5.77
DJF1,022
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.14
IRR90,180
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.87
IRR120,823
|
$13.84
DJF2,452
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.18
IRR49,531
|
$6.58
DJF1,166
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.67
IRR70,310
|
$11.20
DJF1,985
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.49
IRR20,792
|
$1.79
DJF316
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
IRR33,941
|
$1.02
DJF181
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.49
IRR20,628
|
$1.28
DJF226
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
IRR12,873
|
$1.08
DJF192
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
IRR11,296
|
$0.72
DJF128
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
IRR10,143
|
$0.88
DJF155
|
|
pay 5.7 times more for transportation
Iran
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.31
IRR97,075
|
$5.86
DJF1,038
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.56
IRR486,150
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$68,309.12
IRR2,873,252,398
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.86
IRR120,509
|
$25.32
DJF4,485
|
|
pay 8.5 times more for housing
Iran
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.08
IRR550,251
|
$42.89
DJF7,597
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$363.68
IRR15,297,154
|
$1,369.10
DJF242,518
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$243.70
IRR10,250,459
|
$669.36
DJF118,569
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$12.71
IRR534,452
|
$305.63
DJF54,138
|
|
pay 78.0% more for childcare
Iran
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$92.02
IRR3,870,660
|
$168.79
DJF29,899
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,173.77
IRR49,371,541
|
$2,025.51
DJF358,794
|
|
pay 6.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Iran
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.81
IRR34,241
|
$6.19
DJF1,096
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.26
IRR53,130
|
$2.39
DJF424
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.97
IRR82,815
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.74
IRR746,245
|
$103.15
DJF18,272
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.64
IRR68,956
|
$14.07
DJF2,492
|
|
pay 1.0% less for clothing
Iran
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.76
IRR1,461,991
|
$33.76
DJF5,980
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.88
IRR1,299,087
|
$23.91
DJF4,236
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.71
IRR4,530,746
|
$118.15
DJF20,930
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$67.95
IRR2,858,181
|
$75.96
DJF13,455
|
|
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