Cost of living comparison
Moscow is 25.4% more expensive than Djibouti.
If you lived in Moscow instead of Djibouti, you would:
pay 15.3% less for restaurants
|
Djibouti
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.13
DJF1,806
|
$9.92
RUB898.37
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.13
DJF1,806
|
$4.92
RUB445.70
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
DJF163
|
$1.10
RUB100.04
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
DJF151
|
$0.60
RUB54.30
|
|
pay 55.9% less for groceries
|
Djibouti
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$5.77
DJF1,028
|
$0.63
RUB57.23
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.72
RUB427.11
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.84
DJF2,469
|
$3.62
RUB327.70
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.58
DJF1,174
|
$1.74
RUB157.68
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$11.20
DJF1,998
|
$2.18
RUB197.78
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
DJF319
|
$0.64
RUB57.65
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
DJF182
|
$0.69
RUB62.09
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
DJF228
|
$0.79
RUB71.82
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
DJF193
|
$1.56
RUB141.02
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
DJF129
|
$0.19
RUB17.21
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
DJF156
|
$0.20
RUB18.37
|
|
pay 69.0% less for transportation
|
Djibouti
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.86
DJF1,045
|
$2.31
RUB209.56
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$29.87
RUB2,703.90
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$32,820.00
RUB2,971,317.42
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.32
DJF4,515
|
$5.69
RUB515.03
|
|
pay 53.1% less for housing
|
Djibouti
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.89
DJF7,648
|
$6.03
RUB545.63
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,369.10
DJF244,157
|
$881.83
RUB79,835.40
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$669.36
DJF119,370
|
$532.09
RUB48,172.03
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$305.63
DJF54,504
|
$90.54
RUB8,197.12
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for childcare
|
Djibouti
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$168.79
DJF30,102
|
$484.25
RUB43,840.89
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,025.51
DJF361,218
|
$11,553.80
RUB1,046,009.17
|
|
pay 41.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Djibouti
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.19
DJF1,104
|
$3.28
RUB297.13
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.39
DJF426
|
$2.63
RUB238.48
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$2.52
RUB227.80
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$103.15
DJF18,395
|
$32.93
RUB2,981.28
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.07
DJF2,508
|
$5.47
RUB495.22
|
|
pay 84.2% more for clothing
|
Djibouti
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.76
DJF6,020
|
$98.68
RUB8,934.29
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.91
DJF4,264
|
$46.53
RUB4,212.09
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$118.15
DJF21,071
|
$117.96
RUB10,679.41
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.96
DJF13,546
|
$114.14
RUB10,333.75
|
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