Cost of living comparison
Monaco is 5.1 times more expensive than Djibouti.
If you lived in Monaco instead of Djibouti, you would:
pay 5.6 times more for restaurants
Djibouti
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.33
DJF1,657
|
$41.23
€38.29
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.05
DJF1,607
|
$10.44
€9.70
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
DJF120
|
$5.94
€5.51
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
DJF170
|
$7.70
€7.15
|
|
pay 54.9% more for groceries
Djibouti
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.26
DJF402
|
$3.80
€3.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.09
DJF1,791
|
$10.72
€9.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.77
DJF2,091
|
$8.50
€7.89
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.51
DJF623
|
$4.29
€3.98
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.66
DJF828
|
$6.64
€6.17
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.80
DJF319
|
$1.33
€1.23
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
DJF137
|
$1.99
€1.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
DJF182
|
$0.71
€0.66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
DJF137
|
$1.87
€1.74
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
DJF102
|
$1.37
€1.27
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
DJF117
|
$1.39
€1.29
|
|
pay 7.9% more for transportation
Djibouti
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.06
DJF898
|
$8.27
€7.68
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$339.32
DJF60,255
|
$38.21
€35.48
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,876.35
DJF2,108,938
|
$21,988.99
€20,420.08
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.45
DJF4,519
|
$18.25
€16.95
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for housing
Djibouti
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.50
DJF6,659
|
$107.38
€99.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$820.03
DJF145,617
|
$5,818.99
€5,403.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$580.50
DJF103,082
|
$4,384.68
€4,071.83
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$248.31
DJF44,094
|
$226.60
€210.43
|
|
pay 14.0 times more for childcare
Djibouti
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$141.39
DJF25,106
|
$3,518.24
€3,267.21
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,258.65
DJF1,111,377
|
$19,240.37
€17,867.57
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Djibouti
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.66
DJF1,004
|
$8.80
€8.17
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.91
DJF339
|
$4.42
€4.11
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.41
DJF251
|
$12.09
€11.23
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$73.52
DJF13,055
|
$604.70
€561.55
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.14
DJF2,511
|
$13.19
€12.25
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for clothing
Djibouti
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.11
DJF3,749
|
$142.47
€132.31
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.51
DJF4,352
|
$39.03
€36.25
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$60.32
DJF10,712
|
$149.66
€138.98
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.21
DJF11,047
|
$481.56
€447.20
|
|
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