Cost of living comparison
Djibouti is 30.3% more expensive than Greece.
If you lived in Djibouti instead of Greece, you would:
pay 9.8% less for restaurants
Greece
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.71
€11.71
|
$9.33
DJF1,654
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.10
€7.46
|
$9.05
DJF1,604
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
€1.83
|
$0.68
DJF120
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
€0.62
|
$0.96
DJF170
|
|
pay 48.4% more for groceries
Greece
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
€1.07
|
$2.26
DJF401
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.97
€4.58
|
$10.09
DJF1,788
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.63
€5.18
|
$11.77
DJF2,087
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.81
€3.51
|
$3.51
DJF622
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.64
€3.35
|
$4.66
DJF826
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$1.80
DJF318
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$0.77
DJF136
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.62
€0.57
|
$1.03
DJF182
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.76
|
$0.77
DJF136
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.49
|
$0.58
DJF102
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
€0.44
|
$0.66
DJF117
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
Greece
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.80
€8.11
|
$5.06
DJF897
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.24
€37.06
|
$339.32
DJF60,157
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,158.38
€20,406.76
|
$11,876.35
DJF2,105,484
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.03
€12.00
|
$25.45
DJF4,512
|
|
pay 51.2% more for housing
Greece
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.83
€32.08
|
$37.50
DJF6,648
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$429.23
€395.30
|
$820.03
DJF145,379
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$358.56
€330.22
|
$580.50
DJF102,913
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$172.07
€158.46
|
$248.31
DJF44,022
|
|
pay 32.8% less for childcare
Greece
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$341.10
€314.14
|
$141.39
DJF25,065
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,725.16
€6,193.53
|
$6,258.65
DJF1,109,557
|
|
pay 9.2% more for entertainment and sports
Greece
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.08
€3.76
|
$5.66
DJF1,003
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.33
€3.07
|
$1.91
DJF338
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.12
€4.71
|
$1.41
DJF251
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.22
€41.65
|
$73.52
DJF13,034
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.85
€8.15
|
$14.14
DJF2,507
|
|
pay 41.2% less for clothing
Greece
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.36
€70.33
|
$21.11
DJF3,743
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.41
€33.54
|
$24.51
DJF4,345
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.82
€71.67
|
$60.32
DJF10,695
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.20
€91.36
|
$62.21
DJF11,029
|
|
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