Cost of living comparison
Djibouti is 3.2 times more expensive than Iran.
If you lived in Djibouti instead of Iran, you would:
pay 66.5% more for restaurants
Iran
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.56
IRR191,967
|
$9.33
DJF1,666
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.01
IRR168,911
|
$9.05
DJF1,615
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
IRR39,260
|
$0.68
DJF121
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
IRR24,685
|
$0.96
DJF171
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Iran
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
IRR28,549
|
$2.26
DJF404
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.84
IRR119,403
|
$10.09
DJF1,800
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
IRR161,925
|
$11.77
DJF2,102
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.47
IRR61,719
|
$3.51
DJF626
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.95
IRR82,173
|
$4.66
DJF832
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
IRR24,445
|
$1.80
DJF321
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.04
IRR43,844
|
$0.77
DJF137
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
IRR27,098
|
$1.03
DJF183
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
IRR16,904
|
$0.77
DJF137
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
IRR14,513
|
$0.58
DJF103
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
IRR13,728
|
$0.66
DJF118
|
|
pay 8.4 times more for transportation
Iran
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.79
IRR75,229
|
$5.06
DJF903
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.27
IRR642,437
|
$339.32
DJF60,575
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$65,156.39
IRR2,741,455,144
|
$11,876.35
DJF2,120,131
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.08
IRR129,502
|
$25.45
DJF4,543
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for housing
Iran
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.22
IRR892,926
|
$37.50
DJF6,695
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$872.38
IRR36,705,306
|
$820.03
DJF146,390
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$625.11
IRR26,301,663
|
$580.50
DJF103,629
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.37
IRR941,194
|
$248.31
DJF44,328
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for childcare
Iran
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$120.13
IRR5,054,516
|
$141.39
DJF25,240
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,125.87
IRR47,370,963
|
$6,258.65
DJF1,117,275
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Iran
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.92
IRR38,717
|
$5.66
DJF1,010
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.71
IRR72,026
|
$1.91
DJF341
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.40
IRR100,871
|
$1.41
DJF252
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.19
IRR1,186,258
|
$73.52
DJF13,125
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.75
IRR157,643
|
$14.14
DJF2,524
|
|
pay 55.0% less for clothing
Iran
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.23
IRR2,239,787
|
$21.11
DJF3,769
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.57
IRR2,296,219
|
$24.51
DJF4,375
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$195.13
IRR8,210,157
|
$60.32
DJF10,769
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.74
IRR4,070,419
|
$62.21
DJF11,105
|
|
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