Cost of living comparison
Iceland is 46.9% more expensive than Djibouti overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 64.7% more in Iceland
- Groceries
-
pay 16.9% more in Iceland
- Transportation
-
pay 27.7% more in Iceland
- Housing
-
pay 2.4% more in Iceland
- Childcare
-
pay 38.0% less in Iceland
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 79.8% more in Iceland
- Clothing
-
pay 2.8 times more in Iceland
The cost of clothing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, transportation, groceries, and housing in Iceland are more expensive than in Djibouti. Notably, clothing and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Iceland.
If you lived in Iceland instead of Djibouti, you would:
pay 64.7% more for restaurants
Djibouti
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.21
DJF1,642
|
$19.40
ISK2,746
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.05
DJF1,792
|
$16.94
ISK2,398
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
DJF315
|
$2.81
ISK398
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
DJF299
|
$2.02
ISK286
|
|
pay 16.9% more for groceries
Djibouti
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$9.21
DJF1,642
|
$2.95
ISK418
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.74
DJF846
|
$7.27
ISK1,028
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.45
DJF1,507
|
$6.01
ISK850
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$8.04
DJF1,433
|
$5.42
ISK767
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$9.12
DJF1,626
|
$8.51
ISK1,204
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.03
DJF361
|
$1.22
ISK173
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
DJF90
|
$1.03
ISK145
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
DJF203
|
$1.17
ISK166
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
DJF135
|
$1.87
ISK265
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
DJF135
|
$1.23
ISK175
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
DJF149
|
$0.78
ISK111
|
|
pay 27.7% more for transportation
Djibouti
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.23
DJF933
|
$8.36
ISK1,184
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$42.20
DJF7,525
|
$71.28
ISK10,090
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,541.44
DJF5,980,654
|
$40,660.66
ISK5,755,923
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$36.29
DJF6,470
|
$22.04
ISK3,120
|
|
pay 2.4% more for housing
Djibouti
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.24
DJF8,958
|
$72.17
ISK10,217
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,758.47
DJF313,546
|
$1,838.04
ISK260,193
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$993.31
DJF177,114
|
$1,497.77
ISK212,024
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$544.29
DJF97,050
|
$58.01
ISK8,213
|
|
pay 38.0% less for childcare
Djibouti
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$340.14
DJF60,649
|
$258.16
ISK36,546
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,437.75
DJF2,217,730
|
$5,993.99
ISK848,510
|
|
pay 79.8% more for entertainment and sports
Djibouti
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.70
DJF1,194
|
$9.19
ISK1,301
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.79
DJF498
|
$4.65
ISK658
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.42
DJF610
|
$11.76
ISK1,664
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.29
DJF13,604
|
$61.46
ISK8,700
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.37
DJF1,493
|
$14.35
ISK2,031
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for clothing
Djibouti
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.91
DJF4,977
|
$111.23
ISK15,746
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.54
DJF3,484
|
$59.69
ISK8,450
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$122.81
DJF21,898
|
$148.00
ISK20,951
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$66.99
DJF11,945
|
$184.49
ISK26,117
|
|
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