Cost of living comparison
Iceland is 61.9% more expensive than Djibouti.
If you lived in Iceland instead of Djibouti, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Djibouti
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.13
DJF1,793
|
$19.51
ISK2,681
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.13
DJF1,793
|
$16.45
ISK2,260
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
DJF162
|
$2.70
ISK371
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
DJF149
|
$1.95
ISK268
|
|
pay 9.6% less for groceries
Djibouti
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$5.77
DJF1,021
|
$3.16
ISK433
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$6.72
ISK923
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.84
DJF2,450
|
$6.27
ISK862
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.58
DJF1,165
|
$6.03
ISK828
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$11.20
DJF1,983
|
$7.60
ISK1,044
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
DJF316
|
$1.13
ISK155
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
DJF181
|
$1.01
ISK139
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
DJF226
|
$1.15
ISK159
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
DJF192
|
$1.71
ISK235
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
DJF128
|
$1.13
ISK155
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
DJF155
|
$0.68
ISK94
|
|
pay 17.8% more for transportation
Djibouti
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.86
DJF1,037
|
$8.42
ISK1,157
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$68.29
ISK9,383
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$39,714.69
ISK5,456,401
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.32
DJF4,481
|
$23.23
ISK3,191
|
|
pay 26.1% more for housing
Djibouti
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.89
DJF7,591
|
$74.47
ISK10,232
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,369.10
DJF242,330
|
$1,518.94
ISK208,687
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$669.36
DJF118,477
|
$1,325.48
ISK182,107
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$305.63
DJF54,096
|
$66.99
ISK9,204
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Djibouti
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$168.79
DJF29,876
|
$254.97
ISK35,030
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,025.51
DJF358,516
|
$5,993.83
ISK823,492
|
|
pay 25.4% more for entertainment and sports
Djibouti
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.19
DJF1,095
|
$9.37
ISK1,288
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.39
DJF423
|
$4.61
ISK634
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$11.22
ISK1,541
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$103.15
DJF18,258
|
$60.00
ISK8,244
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.07
DJF2,490
|
$13.94
ISK1,915
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
Djibouti
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.76
DJF5,975
|
$108.23
ISK14,870
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.91
DJF4,232
|
$59.73
ISK8,207
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$118.15
DJF20,913
|
$146.94
ISK20,188
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.96
DJF13,444
|
$169.24
ISK23,252
|
|
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