Cost of living comparison
Djibouti is 9.9% more expensive than Madrid.
If you lived in Djibouti instead of Madrid, you would:
pay 38.6% less for restaurants
|
Madrid
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.16
€14.15
|
$10.13
DJF1,799
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.32
€9.62
|
$10.13
DJF1,799
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.71
€2.52
|
$0.91
DJF162
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.81
€1.69
|
$0.84
DJF150
|
|
pay 87.0% more for groceries
|
Madrid
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.74
€1.62
|
$5.77
DJF1,024
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.67
€7.16
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.36
€4.07
|
$13.84
DJF2,459
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.02
€2.81
|
$6.58
DJF1,169
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.87
€3.61
|
$11.20
DJF1,990
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.07
|
$1.79
DJF317
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.83
|
$1.02
DJF181
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.90
|
$1.28
DJF227
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.05
|
$1.08
DJF193
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.68
|
$0.72
DJF128
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.72
|
$0.88
DJF156
|
|
pay 29.6% more for transportation
|
Madrid
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.78
€6.33
|
$5.86
DJF1,040
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$54.15
€50.52
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,133.87
€33,714.81
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.65
€13.67
|
$25.32
DJF4,497
|
|
pay 35.7% more for housing
|
Madrid
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.64
€31.38
|
$42.89
DJF7,618
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,370.72
€1,278.96
|
$1,369.10
DJF243,191
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$989.21
€922.98
|
$669.36
DJF118,898
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$123.32
€115.06
|
$305.63
DJF54,288
|
|
pay 74.3% less for childcare
|
Madrid
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$543.23
€506.86
|
$168.79
DJF29,982
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,978.95
€9,310.89
|
$2,025.51
DJF359,789
|
|
pay 49.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Madrid
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.79
€3.54
|
$6.19
DJF1,099
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.63
€2.45
|
$2.39
DJF425
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.12
€5.71
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.46
€45.22
|
$103.15
DJF18,323
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.83
€10.10
|
$14.07
DJF2,499
|
|
pay 19.4% less for clothing
|
Madrid
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.95
€78.33
|
$33.76
DJF5,996
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.93
€31.66
|
$23.91
DJF4,248
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.19
€81.36
|
$118.15
DJF20,988
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.93
€93.24
|
$75.96
DJF13,492
|
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