Cost of living comparison
Latvia is 21.7% more expensive than Djibouti.
If you lived in Latvia instead of Djibouti, you would:
pay 14.1% more for restaurants
Djibouti
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.33
DJF1,666
|
$8.99
€8.41
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.05
DJF1,615
|
$6.17
€5.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
DJF121
|
$1.20
€1.12
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
DJF171
|
$1.10
€1.02
|
|
pay 30.8% less for groceries
Djibouti
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.26
DJF404
|
$1.19
€1.11
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.09
DJF1,800
|
$4.58
€4.28
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.77
DJF2,102
|
$4.83
€4.52
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.51
DJF626
|
$2.38
€2.23
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.66
DJF832
|
$3.23
€3.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.80
DJF321
|
$0.49
€0.46
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
DJF137
|
$0.73
€0.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
DJF183
|
$0.87
€0.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
DJF137
|
$1.31
€1.22
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
DJF103
|
$0.32
€0.30
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
DJF118
|
$0.35
€0.33
|
|
pay 8.4% less for transportation
Djibouti
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.06
DJF903
|
$7.32
€6.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$339.32
DJF60,575
|
$38.37
€35.87
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,876.35
DJF2,120,131
|
$21,439.27
€20,043.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.45
DJF4,543
|
$7.64
€7.15
|
|
pay 47.5% less for housing
Djibouti
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.50
DJF6,695
|
$16.90
€15.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$820.03
DJF146,390
|
$342.38
€320.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$580.50
DJF103,629
|
$247.16
€231.06
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$248.31
DJF44,328
|
$199.93
€186.91
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Djibouti
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$141.39
DJF25,240
|
$261.48
€244.46
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,258.65
DJF1,117,275
|
$14,283.25
€13,353.20
|
|
pay 22.5% more for entertainment and sports
Djibouti
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.66
DJF1,010
|
$2.94
€2.75
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.91
DJF341
|
$2.55
€2.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.41
DJF252
|
$4.55
€4.25
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$73.52
DJF13,125
|
$37.76
€35.30
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.14
DJF2,524
|
$7.56
€7.07
|
|
pay 95.5% more for clothing
Djibouti
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.11
DJF3,769
|
$68.48
€64.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.51
DJF4,375
|
$40.46
€37.82
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$60.32
DJF10,769
|
$75.05
€70.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.21
DJF11,105
|
$104.60
€97.79
|
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