Cost of Living Comparison

  1. Cost of Living
  2. Djibouti
  3. Djibouti
  4. Egypt
  5. Cairo
  6. Comparison
DJF
COMPARED TO
EGP

Cairo is 23.1% cheaper than Djibouti.

If you lived in Cairo instead of Djibouti, you would:
local_dining

pay 52.7% less for restaurants

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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $10.62
DJF1,874
$4.46
E£79.85
-58.0%
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $8.94
DJF1,578
$5.42
E£96.96
-39.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.56
DJF98
$0.34
E£6.16
-38.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) $0.89
DJF157
$0.22
E£3.98
-75.1%
Average -52.7%
Djibouti vs. Cairo - Cost of restaurants
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local_grocery_store

pay 68.8% less for groceries

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Bread
1 loaf
 $2.24
DJF395
$0.67
E£11.93
-70.2%
Local cheese (8 oz) $9.97
DJF1,759
$1.73
E£31.00
-82.6%
Milk (1 gallon) $11.64
DJF2,054
$3.62
E£64.72
-68.9%
Eggs
1 dozen
 $5.03
DJF888
$1.16
E£20.73
-77.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) $4.61
DJF813
$2.07
E£36.98
-55.1%
Apples (1 lb) $1.77
DJF313
$0.73
E£12.98
-59.1%
Bananas (1 lb) $0.76
DJF134
$0.38
E£6.83
-49.8%
Oranges (1 lb) $1.01
DJF179
$0.25
E£4.50
-75.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb) $0.76
DJF134
$0.19
E£3.32
-75.6%
Potatoes (1 lb) $0.57
DJF101
$0.17
E£3.06
-70.0%
Onions (1 lb) $0.65
DJF115
$0.18
E£3.16
-73.0%
Average -68.8%
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drive_eta

pay 29.2% less for transportation

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Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.10
DJF899
$1.86
E£33.31
-63.5%
Monthly public transit pass $307.42
DJF54,260
$12.75
E£228.13
-95.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $11,738.02
DJF2,071,737
$27,402.85
E£490,485.02
+133.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) $25.15
DJF4,439
$2.29
E£41.06
-90.9%
Average -29.2%
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home

pay 65.0% less for housing

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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $37.16
DJF6,559
$18.71
E£334.95
-49.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $600.11
DJF105,918
$267.26
E£4,783.75
-55.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $500.17
DJF88,279
$158.32
E£2,833.83
-68.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
 $245.94
DJF43,408
$32.82
E£587.53
-86.7%
Average -65.0%
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child_care

pay 27.2% less for childcare

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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $177.00
DJF31,240
$157.66
E£2,821.95
-10.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $6,185.75
DJF1,091,773
$3,497.52
E£62,602.26
-43.5%
Average -27.2%
Djibouti vs. Cairo - Cost of childcare
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gamepad

pay 16.8% less for entertainment and sports

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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.59
DJF987
$1.91
E£34.22
-65.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.11
DJF372
$2.09
E£37.39
-1.0%
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $1.40
DJF247
$2.87
E£51.33
+105.2%
Monthly membership at local gym $65.68
DJF11,592
$28.52
E£510.49
-56.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema $16.77
DJF2,960
$5.74
E£102.66
-65.8%
Average -16.8%
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store

pay 97.8% more for clothing

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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $20.87
DJF3,683
$49.32
E£882.83
+136.4%
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $24.22
DJF4,275
$54.29
E£971.80
+124.2%
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $59.62
DJF10,523
$132.15
E£2,365.37
+121.6%
Men's business shoes (leather) $61.48
DJF10,852
$66.91
E£1,197.67
+8.8%
Average +97.8%
Djibouti vs. Cairo - Cost of clothing
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