Cost of living comparison
Monaco is 5.0 times more expensive than Djibouti.
If you lived in Monaco instead of Djibouti, you would:
pay 4.4 times more for restaurants
Djibouti
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.13
DJF1,794
|
$25.99
€23.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.13
DJF1,794
|
$10.83
€9.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
DJF162
|
$5.09
€4.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
DJF150
|
$7.15
€6.58
|
|
pay 1.1% less for groceries
Djibouti
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$5.77
DJF1,022
|
$5.23
€4.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$8.12
€7.47
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.84
DJF2,452
|
$7.17
€6.59
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.58
DJF1,166
|
$3.60
€3.30
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$11.20
DJF1,985
|
$4.81
€4.42
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
DJF316
|
$1.15
€1.05
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
DJF181
|
$1.23
€1.13
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
DJF226
|
$1.23
€1.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
DJF192
|
$1.82
€1.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
DJF128
|
$0.96
€0.88
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
DJF155
|
$1.47
€1.35
|
|
pay 14.4% more for transportation
Djibouti
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.86
DJF1,038
|
$8.64
€7.94
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$23.83
€21.90
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$46,760.68
€42,980.08
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.32
DJF4,485
|
$20.58
€18.91
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for housing
Djibouti
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.89
DJF7,597
|
$61.73
€56.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,369.10
DJF242,518
|
$8,169.63
€7,509.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$669.36
DJF118,569
|
$6,497.92
€5,972.57
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$305.63
DJF54,138
|
$237.50
€218.30
|
|
pay 16.9 times more for childcare
Djibouti
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$168.79
DJF29,899
|
$2,111.82
€1,941.08
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,025.51
DJF358,794
|
$43,184.11
€39,692.68
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Djibouti
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.19
DJF1,096
|
$8.12
€7.47
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.39
DJF424
|
$5.67
€5.21
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$13.54
€12.44
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$103.15
DJF18,272
|
$521.19
€479.05
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.07
DJF2,492
|
$13.00
€11.95
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for clothing
Djibouti
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.76
DJF5,980
|
$162.81
€149.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.91
DJF4,236
|
$65.34
€60.06
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$118.15
DJF20,930
|
$187.00
€171.88
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.96
DJF13,455
|
$632.46
€581.33
|
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