Cost of living comparison
Helsinki is 57.5% more expensive than Djibouti.
If you lived in Helsinki instead of Djibouti, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Djibouti
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.13
DJF1,794
|
$16.33
€15.01
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.13
DJF1,794
|
$10.88
€10.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
DJF162
|
$2.90
€2.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
DJF150
|
$2.00
€1.84
|
|
pay 21.8% less for groceries
Djibouti
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$5.77
DJF1,022
|
$3.08
€2.83
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.26
€3.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.84
DJF2,452
|
$4.79
€4.40
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.58
DJF1,166
|
$3.21
€2.95
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$11.20
DJF1,985
|
$5.77
€5.30
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
DJF316
|
$1.12
€1.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
DJF181
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
DJF226
|
$1.06
€0.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
DJF192
|
$1.94
€1.78
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
DJF128
|
$0.60
€0.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
DJF155
|
$0.90
€0.82
|
|
pay 2.7% more for transportation
Djibouti
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.86
DJF1,038
|
$7.86
€7.23
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$72.49
€66.63
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$35,098.36
€32,260.65
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.32
DJF4,485
|
$18.01
€16.56
|
|
pay 27.2% less for housing
Djibouti
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.89
DJF7,597
|
$20.67
€19.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,369.10
DJF242,518
|
$1,109.17
€1,019.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$669.36
DJF118,569
|
$885.72
€814.11
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$305.63
DJF54,138
|
$90.90
€83.55
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for childcare
Djibouti
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$168.79
DJF29,899
|
$336.03
€308.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,025.51
DJF358,794
|
$10,589.37
€9,733.22
|
|
pay 29.9% more for entertainment and sports
Djibouti
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.19
DJF1,096
|
$8.71
€8.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.39
DJF424
|
$4.86
€4.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$11.10
€10.20
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$103.15
DJF18,272
|
$45.44
€41.77
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.07
DJF2,492
|
$18.50
€17.01
|
|
pay 52.0% more for clothing
Djibouti
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.76
DJF5,980
|
$90.44
€83.12
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.91
DJF4,236
|
$32.73
€30.08
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$118.15
DJF20,930
|
$79.18
€72.78
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.96
DJF13,455
|
$103.43
€95.07
|
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