Cost of living comparison

Djibouti

compared to

Romania

Romania vs. Djibouti Cost of Living Summary

Romania is 40.9% cheaper than Djibouti overall.

Restaurants: pay 24.1% less in Romania
Groceries: pay 50.4% less in Romania
Transportation: pay 39.8% less in Romania
Housing: pay 52.4% less in Romania
Childcare: pay 8.0% more in Romania
Entertainment and Sports: pay 41.4% less in Romania
Clothing: pay 26.0% more in Romania

The cost of clothing and childcare in Romania are more expensive than in Djibouti. Expenses including housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, transportation, and restaurants are lower in Romania.

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Romania vs. Djibouti Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Romania instead of Djibouti, you would:

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pay 24.1% less for restaurants

	Djibouti	Romania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.83 DJF1,753	$9.82 RON46.44	-0.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$15.45 DJF2,755	$7.22 RON34.13	-53.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.90 DJF338	$1.87 RON8.86	-1.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.69 DJF301	$1.57 RON7.43	-6.8%
Average			-24.1%

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pay 50.4% less for groceries

	Djibouti	Romania
Bread 1 loaf	$9.27 DJF1,653	$1.10 RON5.19	-88.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.78 DJF852	$3.76 RON17.78	-21.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.63 DJF1,896	$5.36 RON25.36	-49.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.69 DJF1,015	$2.91 RON13.77	-48.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$8.24 DJF1,470	$2.69 RON12.72	-67.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.70 DJF303	$0.51 RON2.42	-69.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.55 DJF98	$0.67 RON3.18	+21.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.18 DJF210	$0.65 RON3.08	-44.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 DJF131	$0.89 RON4.19	+20.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 DJF129	$0.35 RON1.66	-51.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.75 DJF133	$0.36 RON1.70	-51.9%
Average			-50.4%

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pay 39.8% less for transportation

	Djibouti	Romania
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.56 DJF1,526	$6.55 RON30.98	-23.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$42.53 DJF7,584	$23.38 RON110.58	-45.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,798.22 DJF6M	$27,083.66 RON128K	-19.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$47.75 DJF8,516	$6.64 RON31.43	-86.1%
Average			-39.8%

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pay 52.4% less for housing

	Djibouti	Romania
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$58.99 DJF10,520	$8.56 RON40.50	-85.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$674.13 DJF120K	$371.73 RON1,758.50	-44.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$477.51 DJF85,158	$281.26 RON1,330.53	-41.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$398.35 DJF71,041	$107.14 RON506.84	-73.1%
Average			-52.4%

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pay 8.0% more for childcare

	Djibouti	Romania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$335.22 DJF59,783	$482.75 RON2,283.68	+44.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,794.47 DJF2M	$7,125.14 RON33,706.19	-19.0%
Average			+8.0%

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pay 41.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Djibouti	Romania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.02 DJF1,252	$2.18 RON10.31	-69.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.37 DJF601	$2.45 RON11.57	-27.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.97 DJF351	$5.71 RON27.03	+190.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$86.14 DJF15,362	$38.73 RON183.19	-55.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.64 DJF2,254	$7.13 RON33.75	-43.6%
Average			-41.4%

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pay 26.0% more for clothing

	Djibouti	Romania
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.13 DJF7,514	$62.00 RON293.30	+47.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$19.66 DJF3,507	$35.53 RON168.09	+80.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$123.59 DJF22,041	$77.18 RON365.11	-37.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$56.18 DJF10,019	$85.19 RON402.98	+51.6%
Average			+26.0%

Djibouti vs. Romania - Cost of clothing

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