Cost of living comparison
Iceland is 89.0% more expensive than Djibouti.
If you lived in Iceland instead of Djibouti, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
|
Djibouti
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.33
DJF1,668
|
$17.84
kr2,513
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.05
DJF1,617
|
$14.27
kr2,010
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
DJF121
|
$2.32
kr327
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
DJF171
|
$2.12
kr299
|
|
pay 23.4% more for groceries
|
Djibouti
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.26
DJF404
|
$3.42
kr482
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.09
DJF1,803
|
$5.98
kr843
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.77
DJF2,104
|
$5.33
kr750
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.51
DJF627
|
$5.66
kr797
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.66
DJF833
|
$7.09
kr999
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.80
DJF321
|
$1.16
kr164
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
DJF138
|
$0.98
kr138
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
DJF183
|
$1.17
kr165
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
DJF138
|
$1.84
kr259
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
DJF103
|
$0.96
kr135
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
DJF118
|
$0.51
kr72
|
|
pay 31.7% more for transportation
|
Djibouti
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.06
DJF904
|
$8.03
kr1,132
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$339.32
DJF60,646
|
$77.40
kr10,905
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,876.35
DJF2,122,607
|
$29,836.83
kr4,204,009
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.45
DJF4,548
|
$23.97
kr3,377
|
|
pay 44.7% more for housing
|
Djibouti
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.50
DJF6,702
|
$62.40
kr8,793
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$820.03
DJF146,561
|
$1,437.14
kr202,493
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$580.50
DJF103,750
|
$1,215.63
kr171,282
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$248.31
DJF44,380
|
$68.63
kr9,670
|
|
pay 13.7% more for childcare
|
Djibouti
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$141.39
DJF25,269
|
$259.34
kr36,542
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,258.65
DJF1,118,580
|
$2,750.10
kr387,489
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Djibouti
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.66
DJF1,011
|
$8.52
kr1,201
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.91
DJF341
|
$4.15
kr585
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.41
DJF253
|
$10.64
kr1,498
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$73.52
DJF13,140
|
$56.90
kr8,018
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.14
DJF2,527
|
$12.27
kr1,729
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for clothing
|
Djibouti
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.11
DJF3,774
|
$118.08
kr16,637
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.51
DJF4,380
|
$50.39
kr7,100
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$60.32
DJF10,782
|
$151.12
kr21,292
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.21
DJF11,118
|
$175.20
kr24,685
|
|
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