Cost of living comparison
Bucharest is 33.0% more expensive than Djibouti.
If you lived in Bucharest instead of Djibouti, you would:
pay 65.6% more for restaurants
Djibouti
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.13
DJF1,794
|
$10.94
RON50.07
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.13
DJF1,794
|
$7.66
RON35.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
DJF162
|
$2.09
RON9.55
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
DJF150
|
$2.12
RON9.68
|
|
pay 49.8% less for groceries
Djibouti
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$5.77
DJF1,022
|
$1.11
RON5.07
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.60
RON21.04
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.84
DJF2,452
|
$6.63
RON30.32
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.58
DJF1,166
|
$3.27
RON14.94
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$11.20
DJF1,985
|
$3.02
RON13.81
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
DJF316
|
$0.54
RON2.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
DJF181
|
$0.77
RON3.52
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
DJF226
|
$0.72
RON3.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
DJF192
|
$0.90
RON4.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
DJF128
|
$0.46
RON2.08
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
DJF155
|
$0.45
RON2.04
|
|
pay 38.1% less for transportation
Djibouti
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.86
DJF1,038
|
$5.88
RON26.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$17.51
RON80.11
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$26,408.94
RON120,852.60
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.32
DJF4,485
|
$5.91
RON27.04
|
|
pay 59.9% less for housing
Djibouti
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.89
DJF7,597
|
$8.86
RON40.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,369.10
DJF242,518
|
$568.98
RON2,603.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$669.36
DJF118,569
|
$395.47
RON1,809.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$305.63
DJF54,138
|
$118.98
RON544.49
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for childcare
Djibouti
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$168.79
DJF29,899
|
$483.31
RON2,211.74
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,025.51
DJF358,794
|
$10,056.32
RON46,019.74
|
|
pay 28.9% less for entertainment and sports
Djibouti
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.19
DJF1,096
|
$3.06
RON14.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.39
DJF424
|
$3.15
RON14.40
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$5.69
RON26.04
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$103.15
DJF18,272
|
$50.37
RON230.51
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.07
DJF2,492
|
$7.66
RON35.05
|
|
pay 50.8% more for clothing
Djibouti
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.76
DJF5,980
|
$78.75
RON360.36
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.91
DJF4,236
|
$40.30
RON184.42
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$118.15
DJF20,930
|
$81.53
RON373.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.96
DJF13,455
|
$100.55
RON460.16
|
|
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