Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 60.8% cheaper than Djibouti.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Djibouti, you would:
pay 70.9% less for restaurants
Djibouti
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.33
DJF1,658
|
$2.69
E£129.82
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.05
DJF1,608
|
$3.27
E£157.81
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
DJF120
|
$0.25
E£12.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
DJF170
|
$0.14
E£6.78
|
|
pay 78.8% less for groceries
Djibouti
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.26
DJF402
|
$0.40
E£19.37
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.09
DJF1,792
|
$1.23
E£59.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.77
DJF2,092
|
$2.42
E£116.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.51
DJF623
|
$1.12
E£54.04
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.66
DJF828
|
$1.58
E£76.43
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.80
DJF319
|
$0.40
E£19.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
DJF137
|
$0.22
E£10.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
DJF182
|
$0.14
E£6.66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
DJF137
|
$0.13
E£6.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
DJF103
|
$0.12
E£5.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
DJF117
|
$0.10
E£4.84
|
|
pay 59.2% less for transportation
Djibouti
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.06
DJF899
|
$1.02
E£49.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$339.32
DJF60,293
|
$7.97
E£384.78
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,876.35
DJF2,110,263
|
$15,876.53
E£766,322.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.45
DJF4,522
|
$1.85
E£89.06
|
|
pay 84.6% less for housing
Djibouti
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.50
DJF6,663
|
$10.98
E£530.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$820.03
DJF145,709
|
$109.16
E£5,269.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$580.50
DJF103,147
|
$71.02
E£3,427.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$248.31
DJF44,122
|
$16.81
E£811.54
|
|
pay 65.8% less for childcare
Djibouti
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$141.39
DJF25,122
|
$58.30
E£2,814.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,258.65
DJF1,112,075
|
$1,699.22
E£82,017.14
|
|
pay 53.3% less for entertainment and sports
Djibouti
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.66
DJF1,005
|
$1.45
E£69.83
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.91
DJF339
|
$1.03
E£49.71
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.41
DJF251
|
$1.57
E£75.77
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$73.52
DJF13,064
|
$15.18
E£732.66
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.14
DJF2,512
|
$3.13
E£150.96
|
|
pay 13.0% less for clothing
Djibouti
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.11
DJF3,752
|
$17.23
E£831.43
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.51
DJF4,355
|
$28.02
E£1,352.61
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$60.32
DJF10,719
|
$63.69
E£3,074.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.21
DJF11,054
|
$28.91
E£1,395.59
|
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