Cost of living comparison
Paris is 2.3 times more expensive than Djibouti.
If you lived in Paris instead of Djibouti, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
Djibouti
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.33
DJF1,658
|
$16.49
€15.47
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.05
DJF1,608
|
$10.99
€10.31
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
DJF120
|
$3.30
€3.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
DJF170
|
$2.70
€2.53
|
|
pay 33.7% more for groceries
Djibouti
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.26
DJF402
|
$2.28
€2.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.09
DJF1,792
|
$9.69
€9.09
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.77
DJF2,092
|
$4.75
€4.45
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.51
DJF623
|
$3.71
€3.48
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.66
DJF828
|
$6.40
€6.00
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.80
DJF319
|
$1.63
€1.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
DJF137
|
$1.05
€0.99
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
DJF182
|
$1.49
€1.40
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
DJF137
|
$1.87
€1.75
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
DJF103
|
$1.16
€1.09
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
DJF117
|
$1.15
€1.08
|
|
pay 19.8% more for transportation
Djibouti
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.06
DJF899
|
$8.20
€7.69
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$339.32
DJF60,293
|
$92.35
€86.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,876.35
DJF2,110,263
|
$24,187.89
€22,685.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.45
DJF4,522
|
$21.89
€20.53
|
|
pay 27.3% more for housing
Djibouti
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.50
DJF6,663
|
$32.60
€30.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$820.03
DJF145,709
|
$1,438.32
€1,348.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$580.50
DJF103,147
|
$1,037.88
€973.39
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$248.31
DJF44,122
|
$169.67
€159.13
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for childcare
Djibouti
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$141.39
DJF25,122
|
$830.08
€778.51
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,258.65
DJF1,112,075
|
$18,062.39
€16,940.10
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Djibouti
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.66
DJF1,005
|
$7.69
€7.21
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.91
DJF339
|
$4.19
€3.93
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.41
DJF251
|
$11.54
€10.83
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$73.52
DJF13,064
|
$39.26
€36.82
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.14
DJF2,512
|
$13.19
€12.37
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for clothing
Djibouti
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.11
DJF3,752
|
$110.46
€103.59
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.51
DJF4,355
|
$41.99
€39.38
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$60.32
DJF10,719
|
$101.08
€94.80
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.21
DJF11,054
|
$143.22
€134.32
|
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