Cost of living comparison
Djibouti is 2.9% more expensive than Helsinki.
If you lived in Djibouti instead of Helsinki, you would:
pay 43.1% less for restaurants
Helsinki
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.40
€13.36
|
$9.33
DJF1,660
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.42
€9.66
|
$9.05
DJF1,610
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.71
€2.51
|
$0.68
DJF120
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
€1.75
|
$0.96
DJF171
|
|
pay 28.3% more for groceries
Helsinki
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.52
€2.34
|
$2.26
DJF402
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.03
€3.74
|
$10.09
DJF1,794
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.44
€4.12
|
$11.77
DJF2,095
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.02
€2.80
|
$3.51
DJF624
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.24
€4.87
|
$4.66
DJF829
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.12
€1.04
|
$1.80
DJF319
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.76
|
$0.77
DJF137
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.98
|
$1.03
DJF183
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.93
€1.79
|
$0.77
DJF137
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
€0.47
|
$0.58
DJF103
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.65
|
$0.66
DJF118
|
|
pay 76.6% more for transportation
Helsinki
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.73
€8.10
|
$5.06
DJF900
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$71.46
€66.30
|
$339.32
DJF60,370
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,182.39
€32,640.46
|
$11,876.35
DJF2,112,941
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.20
€16.88
|
$25.45
DJF4,528
|
|
pay 56.4% more for housing
Helsinki
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.87
€20.29
|
$37.50
DJF6,672
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,063.35
€986.52
|
$820.03
DJF145,894
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$840.88
€780.13
|
$580.50
DJF103,278
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$80.65
€74.82
|
$248.31
DJF44,178
|
|
pay 32.5% less for childcare
Helsinki
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$378.45
€351.11
|
$141.39
DJF25,154
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,404.29
€5,941.58
|
$6,258.65
DJF1,113,486
|
|
pay 19.6% less for entertainment and sports
Helsinki
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.52
€7.91
|
$5.66
DJF1,006
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.55
€4.22
|
$1.91
DJF340
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.66
€9.89
|
$1.41
DJF252
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.26
€34.57
|
$73.52
DJF13,080
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.99
€15.76
|
$14.14
DJF2,515
|
|
pay 45.6% less for clothing
Helsinki
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.71
€86.01
|
$21.11
DJF3,756
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.44
€33.81
|
$24.51
DJF4,360
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.67
€73.91
|
$60.32
DJF10,732
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.75
€111.10
|
$62.21
DJF11,068
|
|
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