Cost of living comparison
Valletta is 98.9% more expensive than Djibouti.
If you lived in Valletta instead of Djibouti, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Djibouti
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.33
DJF1,666
|
$17.59
€16.45
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.05
DJF1,615
|
$9.90
€9.25
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
DJF121
|
$2.36
€2.20
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
DJF171
|
$1.82
€1.70
|
|
pay 21.3% more for groceries
Djibouti
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.26
DJF404
|
$1.74
€1.62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.09
DJF1,800
|
$6.41
€6.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.77
DJF2,102
|
$4.04
€3.77
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.51
DJF626
|
$3.10
€2.90
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.66
DJF832
|
$4.49
€4.20
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.80
DJF321
|
$1.25
€1.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
DJF137
|
$0.91
€0.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
DJF183
|
$1.09
€1.02
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
DJF137
|
$1.84
€1.72
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
DJF103
|
$1.25
€1.16
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
DJF118
|
$1.50
€1.40
|
|
pay 4.6% less for transportation
Djibouti
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.06
DJF903
|
$5.66
€5.29
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$339.32
DJF60,575
|
$28.59
€26.72
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,876.35
DJF2,120,131
|
$18,690.64
€17,473.60
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.45
DJF4,543
|
$26.39
€24.67
|
|
pay 18.0% more for housing
Djibouti
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.50
DJF6,695
|
$51.54
€48.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$820.03
DJF146,390
|
$1,026.15
€959.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$580.50
DJF103,629
|
$907.05
€847.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$248.31
DJF44,328
|
$132.11
€123.51
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
Djibouti
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$141.39
DJF25,240
|
$677.26
€633.16
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,258.65
DJF1,117,275
|
$10,444.77
€9,764.66
|
|
pay 82.4% more for entertainment and sports
Djibouti
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.66
DJF1,010
|
$4.40
€4.11
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.91
DJF341
|
$3.14
€2.94
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.41
DJF252
|
$6.05
€5.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$73.52
DJF13,125
|
$91.88
€85.90
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.14
DJF2,524
|
$16.49
€15.42
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for clothing
Djibouti
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.11
DJF3,769
|
$129.19
€120.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.51
DJF4,375
|
$71.46
€66.81
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$60.32
DJF10,769
|
$122.31
€114.35
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.21
DJF11,105
|
$166.29
€155.46
|
|
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