Cost of living comparison
Bern is 3.6 times more expensive than Djibouti.
If you lived in Bern instead of Djibouti, you would:
pay 4.0 times more for restaurants
Djibouti
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.33
DJF1,660
|
$27.61
CHF25.03
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.05
DJF1,610
|
$16.56
CHF15.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
DJF120
|
$4.53
CHF4.11
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
DJF171
|
$4.17
CHF3.78
|
|
pay 62.0% more for groceries
Djibouti
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.26
DJF402
|
$3.04
CHF2.76
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.09
DJF1,794
|
$13.00
CHF11.79
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.77
DJF2,095
|
$6.74
CHF6.11
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.51
DJF624
|
$6.23
CHF5.65
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.66
DJF829
|
$12.94
CHF11.73
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.80
DJF319
|
$1.83
CHF1.66
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
DJF137
|
$1.40
CHF1.27
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
DJF183
|
$1.66
CHF1.50
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
DJF137
|
$1.78
CHF1.61
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
DJF103
|
$1.06
CHF0.96
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
DJF118
|
$0.96
CHF0.87
|
|
pay 62.2% more for transportation
Djibouti
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.06
DJF900
|
$8.07
CHF7.32
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$339.32
DJF60,370
|
$87.24
CHF79.08
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,876.35
DJF2,112,941
|
$33,128.56
CHF30,031.04
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.45
DJF4,528
|
$47.04
CHF42.64
|
|
pay 43.4% more for housing
Djibouti
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.50
DJF6,672
|
$53.37
CHF48.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$820.03
DJF145,894
|
$1,345.22
CHF1,219.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$580.50
DJF103,278
|
$1,006.60
CHF912.48
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$248.31
DJF44,178
|
$232.88
CHF211.11
|
|
pay 10.6 times more for childcare
Djibouti
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$141.39
DJF25,154
|
$2,355.81
CHF2,135.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,258.65
DJF1,113,486
|
$28,987.49
CHF26,277.16
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Djibouti
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.66
DJF1,006
|
$6.90
CHF6.26
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.91
DJF340
|
$5.21
CHF4.72
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.41
DJF252
|
$9.94
CHF9.01
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$73.52
DJF13,080
|
$63.38
CHF57.46
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.14
DJF2,515
|
$22.09
CHF20.02
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for clothing
Djibouti
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.11
DJF3,756
|
$116.44
CHF105.55
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.51
DJF4,360
|
$49.69
CHF45.05
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$60.32
DJF10,732
|
$135.27
CHF122.63
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.21
DJF11,068
|
$159.33
CHF144.44
|
|
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