Cost of living comparison
compared to
Djibouti vs. Greece Cost of Living Summary
Djibouti is 31.4% more expensive than Greece overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 36.9% more in Djibouti
- Groceries
-
pay 74.3% more in Djibouti
- Transportation
-
pay 40.8% more in Djibouti
- Housing
-
pay 90.2% more in Djibouti
- Childcare
-
pay 4.4% more in Djibouti
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 2.5% more in Djibouti
- Clothing
-
pay 29.4% less in Djibouti
The cost of housing, groceries, transportation, restaurants, childcare, and entertainment and sports in Djibouti are more expensive than in Greece. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Djibouti.
Djibouti vs. Greece Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Djibouti instead of Greece, you would:
pay 36.9% more for restaurants
|
Greece
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.20
€13.10
|
$9.82
DJF1,744
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.27
€8.86
|
$12.63
DJF2,243
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.29
€1.97
|
$1.89
DJF336
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
€0.58
|
$1.87
DJF332
|
|
Greece vs. Djibouti - Cost of restaurants
pay 74.3% more for groceries
|
Greece
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
€1.23
|
$9.26
DJF1,645
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.87
€5.93
|
$4.78
DJF849
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.44
€5.55
|
$9.56
DJF1,698
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.35
€3.75
|
$6.85
DJF1,216
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.60
€3.97
|
$8.24
DJF1,463
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.83
|
$1.70
DJF301
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.80
|
$0.55
DJF98
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
€0.55
|
$1.27
DJF226
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
€0.81
|
$0.72
DJF128
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.49
|
$0.55
DJF98
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.51
|
$0.62
DJF110
|
|
Greece vs. Djibouti - Cost of groceries
pay 40.8% more for transportation
|
Greece
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.07
€6.96
|
$6.59
DJF1,170
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$45.82
€39.51
|
$21.27
DJF3,776
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,422.52
€26,234.16
|
$33,800.12
DJF6,001,753
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.73
€12.70
|
$47.72
DJF8,473
|
|
Greece vs. Djibouti - Cost of transportation
pay 90.2% more for housing
|
Greece
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.85
€30.05
|
$58.94
DJF10,467
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$579.84
€500.01
|
$1,431.52
DJF254,189
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$446.45
€384.98
|
$477.17
DJF84,730
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$167.27
€144.24
|
$398.07
DJF70,684
|
|
Greece vs. Djibouti - Cost of housing
pay 4.4% more for childcare
|
Greece
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$440.29
€379.68
|
$335.12
DJF59,505
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,633.73
€5,720.45
|
$8,793.05
DJF1,561,346
|
|
Greece vs. Djibouti - Cost of childcare
pay 2.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Greece
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.95
€4.27
|
$5.61
DJF997
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.90
€3.37
|
$3.65
DJF648
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.49
€4.73
|
$2.71
DJF481
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.07
€44.04
|
$86.08
DJF15,285
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.59
€8.27
|
$8.42
DJF1,495
|
|
Greece vs. Djibouti - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 29.4% less for clothing
|
Greece
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.21
€77.79
|
$42.10
DJF7,476
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.42
€35.72
|
$19.65
DJF3,489
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.35
€78.77
|
$123.50
DJF21,930
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.86
€91.28
|
$56.14
DJF9,968
|
|
Greece vs. Djibouti - Cost of clothing
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