Cost of living comparison
Malta is 50.2% more expensive than Djibouti.
If you lived in Malta instead of Djibouti, you would:
pay 82.2% more for restaurants
Djibouti
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.33
DJF1,654
|
$15.74
€14.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.05
DJF1,604
|
$9.42
€8.68
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
DJF120
|
$2.09
€1.93
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
DJF170
|
$1.41
€1.30
|
|
pay 6.8% less for groceries
Djibouti
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.26
DJF401
|
$1.18
€1.09
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.09
DJF1,788
|
$5.02
€4.63
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.77
DJF2,087
|
$4.22
€3.89
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.51
DJF622
|
$2.62
€2.41
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.66
DJF826
|
$3.54
€3.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.80
DJF318
|
$1.19
€1.10
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
DJF136
|
$0.93
€0.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
DJF182
|
$1.07
€0.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
DJF136
|
$1.29
€1.19
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
DJF102
|
$0.81
€0.74
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
DJF117
|
$0.91
€0.84
|
|
pay 2.4% more for transportation
Djibouti
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.06
DJF897
|
$5.70
€5.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$339.32
DJF60,157
|
$29.21
€26.90
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,876.35
DJF2,105,484
|
$24,036.28
€22,136.22
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.45
DJF4,512
|
$21.88
€20.15
|
|
pay 8.9% less for housing
Djibouti
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.50
DJF6,648
|
$35.69
€32.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$820.03
DJF145,379
|
$914.55
€842.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$580.50
DJF102,913
|
$729.88
€672.19
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$248.31
DJF44,022
|
$79.58
€73.28
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Djibouti
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$141.39
DJF25,065
|
$395.67
€364.39
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,258.65
DJF1,109,557
|
$8,258.81
€7,605.95
|
|
pay 56.4% more for entertainment and sports
Djibouti
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.66
DJF1,003
|
$3.10
€2.85
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.91
DJF338
|
$2.48
€2.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.41
DJF251
|
$6.18
€5.70
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$73.52
DJF13,034
|
$64.27
€59.19
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.14
DJF2,507
|
$10.29
€9.48
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
Djibouti
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.11
DJF3,743
|
$82.26
€75.76
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.51
DJF4,345
|
$40.09
€36.92
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$60.32
DJF10,695
|
$86.90
€80.03
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.21
DJF11,029
|
$114.30
€105.26
|
|
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