Cost of living comparison

Djibouti

compared to

Denmark

Denmark vs. Djibouti Cost of Living Summary

Denmark is 29.8% more expensive than Djibouti overall.

Restaurants: pay 53.1% more in Denmark
Groceries: pay 9.0% more in Denmark
Transportation: pay 26.1% more in Denmark
Housing: pay 30.0% more in Denmark
Childcare: pay 11.6% more in Denmark
Entertainment and Sports: pay 25.5% more in Denmark
Clothing: pay 2.1 times more in Denmark

The cost of clothing, restaurants, housing, transportation, entertainment and sports, and childcare in Denmark are more expensive than in Djibouti. Notably, clothing is significantly more expensive in Denmark.

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Denmark vs. Djibouti Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Denmark instead of Djibouti, you would:

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pay 53.1% more for restaurants

	Djibouti	Denmark
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.83 DJF1,751	$20.73 DKK138.31	+110.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$15.45 DJF2,751	$13.74 DKK91.67	-11.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.90 DJF338	$3.88 DKK25.88	+104.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.69 DJF300	$3.06 DKK20.42	+81.6%
Average			+53.1%

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pay 9.0% more for groceries

	Djibouti	Denmark
Bread 1 loaf	$9.27 DJF1,651	$3.38 DKK22.57	-63.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.78 DJF851	$7.11 DKK47.41	+48.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.63 DJF1,894	$7.62 DKK50.87	-28.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.69 DJF1,014	$4.86 DKK32.43	-14.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$8.24 DJF1,468	$5.50 DKK36.69	-33.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.70 DJF303	$1.38 DKK9.24	-18.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.55 DJF98	$1.33 DKK8.91	+141.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.18 DJF210	$1.62 DKK10.81	+37.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 DJF130	$2.05 DKK13.69	+180.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 DJF129	$0.96 DKK6.41	+33.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.75 DJF133	$0.86 DKK5.75	+15.3%
Average			+9.0%

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pay 26.1% more for transportation

	Djibouti	Denmark
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.56 DJF1,524	$8.78 DKK58.59	+2.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$42.53 DJF7,574	$90.81 DKK605.94	+113.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,798.22 DJF6M	$49,082.02 DKK327K	+45.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$47.75 DJF8,504	$21.81 DKK145.51	-54.3%
Average			+26.1%

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pay 30.0% more for housing

	Djibouti	Denmark
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$58.99 DJF10,505	$38.53 DKK257.08	-34.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$674.13 DJF120K	$1,094.37 DKK7,302.16	+62.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$477.51 DJF85,038	$864.45 DKK5,768.04	+81.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$398.35 DJF70,940	$148.64 DKK991.82	-62.7%
Average			+30.0%

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pay 11.6% more for childcare

	Djibouti	Denmark
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$335.22 DJF59,698	$546.22 DKK3,644.69	+62.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,794.47 DJF2M	$6,716.94 DKK44,818.79	-23.6%
Average			+11.6%

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pay 25.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Djibouti	Denmark
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.02 DJF1,251	$7.87 DKK52.52	+12.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.37 DJF600	$6.26 DKK41.75	+85.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.97 DJF350	$9.31 DKK62.10	+373.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$86.14 DJF15,340	$43.88 DKK292.77	-49.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.64 DJF2,251	$18.38 DKK122.64	+45.4%
Average			+25.5%

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pay 2.1 times more for clothing

	Djibouti	Denmark
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.13 DJF7,503	$105.11 DKK701.32	+149.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$19.66 DJF3,502	$45.60 DKK304.27	+131.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$123.59 DJF22,010	$123.67 DKK825.17	+0.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$56.18 DJF10,004	$175.51 DKK1,171.09	+212.4%
Average			+106.2%

Djibouti vs. Denmark - Cost of clothing

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