Cost of living comparison

Germany

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Djibouti

Djibouti vs. Berlin Cost of Living Summary

Djibouti is 25.0% cheaper than Berlin.

Restaurants: pay 26.9% less in Djibouti
Groceries: pay 1.5% more in Djibouti
Transportation: pay 7.4% less in Djibouti
Housing: pay 45.0% less in Djibouti
Childcare: pay 13.5% more in Djibouti
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.9% less in Djibouti
Clothing: pay 45.7% less in Djibouti

The cost of childcare and groceries in Djibouti are more expensive than in Berlin. Expenses including clothing, housing, restaurants, transportation, and entertainment and sports are lower in Djibouti.

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Djibouti vs. Berlin Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Djibouti instead of Berlin, you would:

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pay 26.9% less for restaurants

	Berlin	Djibouti
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.80 €14.95	$9.83 DJF1,753	-41.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.44 €11.96	$15.45 DJF2,755	+15.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.44 €3.06	$1.90 DJF338	-44.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$3.10 €2.76	$1.69 DJF301	-45.6%
Average			-26.9%

Berlin vs. Djibouti - Cost of restaurants

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pay 1.5% more for groceries

	Berlin	Djibouti
Bread 1 loaf	$2.40 €2.14	$9.27 DJF1,653	+286.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.59 €7.65	$4.78 DJF852	-44.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.72 €4.20	$10.63 DJF1,896	+125.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.47 €3.98	$5.69 DJF1,015	+27.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.44 €4.84	$8.24 DJF1,470	+51.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.61 €1.43	$1.70 DJF303	+5.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.90 €0.81	$0.55 DJF98	-39.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.52 €1.35	$1.18 DJF210	-22.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.70 €1.51	$0.73 DJF131	-56.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.94 €0.84	$0.72 DJF129	-23.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.98 €0.87	$0.75 DJF133	-23.6%
Average			+1.5%

Berlin vs. Djibouti - Cost of groceries

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pay 7.4% less for transportation

	Berlin	Djibouti
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.66 €7.71	$8.56 DJF1,526	-1.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$70.54 €62.79	$42.53 DJF7,584	-39.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,914.63 €29,295.20	$33,798.22 DJF6M	+2.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$30.29 €26.96	$47.75 DJF8,516	+57.7%
Average			-7.4%

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pay 45.0% less for housing

	Berlin	Djibouti
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.20 €42.90	$58.99 DJF10,520	+22.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,478.95 €1,316.32	$674.13 DJF120K	-54.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,114.14 €991.62	$477.51 DJF85,158	-57.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$295.08 €262.63	$398.35 DJF71,041	+35.0%
Average			-45.0%

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pay 13.5% more for childcare

	Berlin	Djibouti
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$144.45 €128.56	$335.22 DJF59,783	+132.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,853.22 €14,109.93	$8,794.47 DJF2M	-44.5%
Average			+13.5%

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pay 2.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Berlin	Djibouti
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.43 €4.83	$7.02 DJF1,252	+29.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.34 €3.86	$3.37 DJF601	-22.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.53 €9.37	$1.97 DJF351	-81.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.06 €35.65	$86.14 DJF15,362	+115.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.68 €13.95	$12.64 DJF2,254	-19.4%
Average			-2.9%

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pay 45.7% less for clothing

	Berlin	Djibouti
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$95.44 €84.95	$42.13 DJF7,514	-55.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.03 €41.86	$19.66 DJF3,507	-58.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.60 €93.09	$123.59 DJF22,041	+18.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$141.17 €125.65	$56.18 DJF10,019	-60.2%
Average			-45.7%

Berlin vs. Djibouti - Cost of clothing

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