Cost of living comparison
Copenhagen is 93.2% more expensive than Djibouti.
If you lived in Copenhagen instead of Djibouti, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
Djibouti
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.13
DJF1,802
|
$21.77
DKK150.76
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.13
DJF1,802
|
$14.51
DKK100.51
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
DJF163
|
$3.75
DKK25.97
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
DJF150
|
$2.90
DKK20.10
|
|
pay 2.7% less for groceries
Djibouti
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$5.77
DJF1,026
|
$3.54
DKK24.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$6.17
DKK42.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.84
DJF2,463
|
$7.50
DKK51.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.58
DJF1,171
|
$4.72
DKK32.71
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$11.20
DJF1,993
|
$5.08
DKK35.21
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
DJF318
|
$1.38
DKK9.57
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
DJF182
|
$1.30
DKK9.01
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
DJF227
|
$1.47
DKK10.18
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
DJF193
|
$2.00
DKK13.84
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
DJF129
|
$0.99
DKK6.84
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
DJF156
|
$0.87
DKK6.01
|
|
pay 18.6% more for transportation
Djibouti
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.86
DJF1,042
|
$7.79
DKK53.95
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$94.34
DKK653.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$47,149.09
DKK326,507.42
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.32
DJF4,505
|
$26.42
DKK182.92
|
|
pay 14.0% more for housing
Djibouti
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.89
DJF7,630
|
$37.16
DKK257.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,369.10
DJF243,578
|
$1,741.81
DKK12,062.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$669.36
DJF119,087
|
$1,268.50
DKK8,784.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$305.63
DJF54,375
|
$161.03
DKK1,115.12
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for childcare
Djibouti
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$168.79
DJF30,030
|
$551.78
DKK3,821.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,025.51
DJF360,362
|
$9,343.23
DKK64,701.89
|
|
pay 45.3% more for entertainment and sports
Djibouti
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.19
DJF1,101
|
$8.71
DKK60.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.39
DJF425
|
$6.34
DKK43.88
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$9.00
DKK62.31
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$103.15
DJF18,352
|
$42.82
DKK296.53
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.07
DJF2,503
|
$18.87
DKK130.66
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for clothing
Djibouti
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.76
DJF6,006
|
$106.73
DKK739.11
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.91
DJF4,254
|
$44.45
DKK307.80
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$118.15
DJF21,021
|
$115.59
DKK800.44
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.96
DJF13,514
|
$166.32
DKK1,151.77
|
|
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