Cost of living comparison
Nicosia is 38.1% more expensive than Djibouti.
If you lived in Nicosia instead of Djibouti, you would:
pay 32.7% more for restaurants
Djibouti
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.33
DJF1,660
|
$13.19
€12.24
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.05
DJF1,610
|
$7.15
€6.63
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
DJF120
|
$1.57
€1.46
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
DJF171
|
$0.75
€0.70
|
|
pay 10.4% less for groceries
Djibouti
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.26
DJF402
|
$2.06
€1.91
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.09
DJF1,794
|
$5.33
€4.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.77
DJF2,095
|
$6.01
€5.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.51
DJF624
|
$3.40
€3.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.66
DJF829
|
$3.75
€3.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.80
DJF319
|
$1.31
€1.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
DJF137
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
DJF183
|
$1.00
€0.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
DJF137
|
$1.25
€1.16
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
DJF103
|
$0.58
€0.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
DJF118
|
$0.45
€0.41
|
|
pay 8.1% less for transportation
Djibouti
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.06
DJF900
|
$6.08
€5.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$339.32
DJF60,370
|
$43.98
€40.80
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,876.35
DJF2,112,941
|
$19,790.09
€18,360.26
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.45
DJF4,528
|
$17.32
€16.07
|
|
pay 19.1% less for housing
Djibouti
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.50
DJF6,672
|
$32.85
€30.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$820.03
DJF145,894
|
$679.12
€630.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$580.50
DJF103,278
|
$557.97
€517.66
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$248.31
DJF44,178
|
$142.33
€132.05
|
|
pay 85.4% more for childcare
Djibouti
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$141.39
DJF25,154
|
$372.90
€345.95
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,258.65
DJF1,113,486
|
$6,706.64
€6,222.09
|
|
pay 63.5% more for entertainment and sports
Djibouti
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.66
DJF1,006
|
$4.40
€4.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.91
DJF340
|
$3.59
€3.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.41
DJF252
|
$5.50
€5.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$73.52
DJF13,080
|
$62.53
€58.01
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.14
DJF2,515
|
$10.99
€10.20
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
Djibouti
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.11
DJF3,756
|
$85.21
€79.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.51
DJF4,360
|
$40.77
€37.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$60.32
DJF10,732
|
$91.42
€84.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.21
DJF11,068
|
$105.72
€98.08
|
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