Cost of living comparison

Estonia

compared to

Djibouti

Djibouti vs. Estonia Cost of Living Summary

Djibouti is 24.7% more expensive than Estonia overall.

Restaurants: pay 9.4% less in Djibouti
Groceries: pay 64.7% more in Djibouti
Transportation: pay 44.4% more in Djibouti
Housing: pay 36.7% more in Djibouti
Childcare: pay 6.6% less in Djibouti
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.3% more in Djibouti
Clothing: pay 42.9% less in Djibouti

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

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Djibouti vs. Estonia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 9.4% less for restaurants

	Estonia	Djibouti
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.56 €13.00	$9.83 DJF1,748	-32.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.34 €9.23	$15.45 DJF2,748	+49.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.57 €2.30	$1.90 DJF337	-26.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.32 €2.07	$1.69 DJF300	-27.3%
Average			-9.4%

Estonia vs. Djibouti - Cost of restaurants

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pay 64.7% more for groceries

	Estonia	Djibouti
Bread 1 loaf	$1.41 €1.25	$9.27 DJF1,649	+559.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.39 €4.81	$4.78 DJF850	-11.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.14 €3.70	$10.63 DJF1,891	+156.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.81 €2.51	$5.69 DJF1,012	+102.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.93 €3.51	$8.24 DJF1,466	+109.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.91 €0.82	$1.70 DJF302	+85.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.65 €0.58	$0.55 DJF98	-15.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.08 €0.97	$1.18 DJF210	+8.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.24 €1.11	$0.73 DJF130	-40.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 €0.33	$0.72 DJF128	+94.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.39 €0.35	$0.75 DJF133	+92.1%
Average			+64.7%

Estonia vs. Djibouti - Cost of groceries

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pay 44.4% more for transportation

	Estonia	Djibouti
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.27 €6.49	$8.56 DJF1,522	+17.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$26.37 €23.55	$42.53 DJF7,564	+61.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,988.91 €24,991.21	$33,798.22 DJF6M	+20.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.52 €11.18	$47.75 DJF8,492	+281.4%
Average			+44.4%

Estonia vs. Djibouti - Cost of transportation

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pay 36.7% more for housing

	Estonia	Djibouti
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.76 €28.36	$58.99 DJF10,491	+85.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$512.18 €457.32	$674.13 DJF120K	+31.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$387.48 €345.98	$477.51 DJF84,924	+23.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$221.29 €197.59	$398.35 DJF70,846	+80.0%
Average			+36.7%

Estonia vs. Djibouti - Cost of housing

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pay 6.6% less for childcare

	Estonia	Djibouti
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$324.72 €289.94	$335.22 DJF59,619	+3.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,400.01 €9,286.14	$8,794.47 DJF2M	-15.4%
Average			-6.6%

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pay 12.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Estonia	Djibouti
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.67 €5.06	$7.02 DJF1,249	+23.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.06 €3.63	$3.37 DJF599	-17.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.56 €5.86	$1.97 DJF350	-70.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.01 €40.18	$86.14 DJF15,320	+91.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.62 €8.59	$12.64 DJF2,248	+31.4%
Average			+12.3%

Estonia vs. Djibouti - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 42.9% less for clothing

	Estonia	Djibouti
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$97.14 €86.74	$42.13 DJF7,493	-56.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.85 €44.51	$19.66 DJF3,497	-60.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$94.67 €84.53	$123.59 DJF21,980	+30.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$118.18 €105.53	$56.18 DJF9,991	-52.5%
Average			-42.9%

Estonia vs. Djibouti - Cost of clothing

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