Cost of living comparison
Cyprus is 35.6% more expensive than Djibouti.
If you lived in Cyprus instead of Djibouti, you would:
pay 49.0% more for restaurants
Djibouti
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.33
DJF1,666
|
$12.09
€11.30
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.05
DJF1,615
|
$7.53
€7.04
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
DJF121
|
$1.90
€1.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
DJF171
|
$0.98
€0.91
|
|
pay 23.3% less for groceries
Djibouti
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.26
DJF404
|
$1.69
€1.58
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.09
DJF1,800
|
$4.70
€4.39
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.77
DJF2,102
|
$5.98
€5.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.51
DJF626
|
$3.21
€3.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.66
DJF832
|
$3.56
€3.33
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.80
DJF321
|
$0.90
€0.84
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
DJF137
|
$0.71
€0.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
DJF183
|
$0.64
€0.60
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
DJF137
|
$1.05
€0.98
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
DJF103
|
$0.53
€0.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
DJF118
|
$0.47
€0.44
|
|
pay 6.8% more for transportation
Djibouti
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.06
DJF903
|
$5.96
€5.57
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$339.32
DJF60,575
|
$44.14
€41.26
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,876.35
DJF2,120,131
|
$25,507.23
€23,846.33
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.45
DJF4,543
|
$20.75
€19.40
|
|
pay 12.2% less for housing
Djibouti
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.50
DJF6,695
|
$41.07
€38.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$820.03
DJF146,390
|
$765.75
€715.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$580.50
DJF103,629
|
$572.23
€534.97
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$248.31
DJF44,328
|
$124.02
€115.94
|
|
pay 71.8% more for childcare
Djibouti
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$141.39
DJF25,240
|
$327.88
€306.53
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,258.65
DJF1,117,275
|
$6,992.32
€6,537.02
|
|
pay 43.4% more for entertainment and sports
Djibouti
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.66
DJF1,010
|
$3.36
€3.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.91
DJF341
|
$3.41
€3.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.41
DJF252
|
$4.86
€4.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$73.52
DJF13,125
|
$52.35
€48.94
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.14
DJF2,524
|
$9.01
€8.43
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Djibouti
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.11
DJF3,769
|
$79.61
€74.43
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.51
DJF4,375
|
$40.36
€37.73
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$60.32
DJF10,769
|
$88.12
€82.38
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.21
DJF11,105
|
$104.36
€97.56
|
|
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