Cost of living comparison
Djibouti is 3.0% cheaper than Germany.
If you lived in Djibouti instead of Germany, you would:
pay 41.4% less for restaurants
|
Germany
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.84
€11.93
|
$9.33
DJF1,657
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.44
€8.77
|
$9.05
DJF1,607
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.65
€2.46
|
$0.68
DJF120
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.37
€2.20
|
$0.96
DJF170
|
|
pay 32.5% more for groceries
|
Germany
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.00
€1.85
|
$2.26
DJF402
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.74
€6.26
|
$10.09
DJF1,791
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.22
€3.92
|
$11.77
DJF2,091
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.93
€2.72
|
$3.51
DJF623
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.90
€3.63
|
$4.66
DJF828
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
€1.12
|
$1.80
DJF319
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.74
|
$0.77
DJF137
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.95
|
$1.03
DJF182
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.57
|
$0.77
DJF137
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.68
|
$0.58
DJF102
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.49
|
$0.66
DJF117
|
|
pay 70.7% more for transportation
|
Germany
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.31
€7.72
|
$5.06
DJF898
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$73.47
€68.23
|
$339.32
DJF60,255
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,050.12
€25,120.09
|
$11,876.35
DJF2,108,938
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.90
€20.34
|
$25.45
DJF4,519
|
|
pay 7.5% more for housing
|
Germany
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.93
€35.23
|
$37.50
DJF6,659
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$759.74
€705.53
|
$820.03
DJF145,617
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$577.93
€536.69
|
$580.50
DJF103,082
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$202.18
€187.75
|
$248.31
DJF44,094
|
|
pay 52.0% less for childcare
|
Germany
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$325.78
€302.54
|
$141.39
DJF25,106
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,890.74
€11,042.33
|
$6,258.65
DJF1,111,377
|
|
pay 8.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Germany
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.05
€3.77
|
$5.66
DJF1,004
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.27
€3.04
|
$1.91
DJF339
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.03
€7.46
|
$1.41
DJF251
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.77
€32.29
|
$73.52
DJF13,055
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.08
€11.22
|
$14.14
DJF2,511
|
|
pay 47.2% less for clothing
|
Germany
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.79
€75.03
|
$21.11
DJF3,749
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.60
€36.78
|
$24.51
DJF4,352
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.39
€82.09
|
$60.32
DJF10,712
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.48
€105.38
|
$62.21
DJF11,047
|
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