Cost of living comparison
Djibouti is 2.7 times more expensive than Albania.
If you lived in Djibouti instead of Albania, you would:
pay 40.5% more for restaurants
Albania
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.36
ALL500
|
$9.33
DJF1,657
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.88
ALL456
|
$9.05
DJF1,607
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.31
ALL123
|
$0.68
DJF120
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
ALL59
|
$0.96
DJF170
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Albania
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
ALL63
|
$2.26
DJF402
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.07
ALL286
|
$10.09
DJF1,791
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.06
ALL472
|
$11.77
DJF2,091
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
ALL219
|
$3.51
DJF623
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.33
ALL217
|
$4.66
DJF828
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.44
ALL41
|
$1.80
DJF319
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
ALL69
|
$0.77
DJF137
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
ALL53
|
$1.03
DJF182
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
ALL50
|
$0.77
DJF137
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
ALL31
|
$0.58
DJF102
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
ALL29
|
$0.66
DJF117
|
|
pay 7.4 times more for transportation
Albania
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.57
ALL706
|
$5.06
DJF898
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.57
ALL1,174
|
$339.32
DJF60,255
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,366.08
ALL1,620,791
|
$11,876.35
DJF2,108,938
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.05
ALL2,058
|
$25.45
DJF4,519
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
Albania
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.93
ALL1,581
|
$37.50
DJF6,659
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$267.36
ALL24,953
|
$820.03
DJF145,617
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$193.27
ALL18,038
|
$580.50
DJF103,082
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.46
ALL6,109
|
$248.31
DJF44,094
|
|
pay 95.0% more for childcare
Albania
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$115.94
ALL10,821
|
$141.39
DJF25,106
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,335.62
ALL217,985
|
$6,258.65
DJF1,111,377
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Albania
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.45
ALL136
|
$5.66
DJF1,004
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
ALL121
|
$1.91
DJF339
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.08
ALL288
|
$1.41
DJF251
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.37
ALL3,021
|
$73.52
DJF13,055
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.13
ALL478
|
$14.14
DJF2,511
|
|
pay 26.9% less for clothing
Albania
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.49
ALL3,686
|
$21.11
DJF3,749
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.13
ALL2,999
|
$24.51
DJF4,352
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.30
ALL6,468
|
$60.32
DJF10,712
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.40
ALL7,691
|
$62.21
DJF11,047
|
|
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