Cost of living comparison
Madrid is 55.4% more expensive than Djibouti.
If you lived in Madrid instead of Djibouti, you would:
pay 98.4% more for restaurants
Djibouti
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.33
DJF1,654
|
$13.19
€12.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.05
DJF1,604
|
$8.80
€8.10
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
DJF120
|
$2.53
€2.33
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
DJF170
|
$1.74
€1.60
|
|
pay 14.8% less for groceries
Djibouti
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.26
DJF401
|
$1.25
€1.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.09
DJF1,788
|
$5.92
€5.46
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.77
DJF2,087
|
$3.90
€3.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.51
DJF622
|
$2.69
€2.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.66
DJF826
|
$3.74
€3.45
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.80
DJF318
|
$1.08
€0.99
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
DJF136
|
$0.98
€0.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
DJF182
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
DJF136
|
$1.03
€0.95
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
DJF102
|
$0.67
€0.62
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
DJF117
|
$0.74
€0.68
|
|
pay 12.8% more for transportation
Djibouti
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.06
DJF897
|
$7.44
€6.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$339.32
DJF60,157
|
$59.37
€54.68
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,876.35
DJF2,105,484
|
$27,693.49
€25,504.32
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.45
DJF4,512
|
$13.63
€12.56
|
|
pay 3.9% more for housing
Djibouti
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.50
DJF6,648
|
$34.19
€31.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$820.03
DJF145,379
|
$1,094.67
€1,008.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$580.50
DJF102,913
|
$816.29
€751.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$248.31
DJF44,022
|
$125.07
€115.18
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Djibouti
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$141.39
DJF25,065
|
$529.47
€487.62
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,258.65
DJF1,109,557
|
$9,499.24
€8,748.33
|
|
pay 39.1% more for entertainment and sports
Djibouti
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.66
DJF1,003
|
$3.30
€3.04
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.91
DJF338
|
$2.17
€2.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.41
DJF251
|
$5.61
€5.16
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$73.52
DJF13,034
|
$41.71
€38.41
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.14
DJF2,507
|
$9.90
€9.11
|
|
pay 85.3% more for clothing
Djibouti
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.11
DJF3,743
|
$67.45
€62.12
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.51
DJF4,345
|
$35.01
€32.25
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$60.32
DJF10,695
|
$76.87
€70.80
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.21
DJF11,029
|
$94.21
€86.76
|
|
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