Cost of living comparison
Djibouti is 14.5% cheaper than Ireland.
If you lived in Djibouti instead of Ireland, you would:
pay 38.6% less for restaurants
Ireland
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.63
€15.54
|
$9.33
DJF1,662
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.41
€8.79
|
$9.05
DJF1,612
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
€1.91
|
$0.68
DJF121
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
€1.50
|
$0.96
DJF171
|
|
pay 29.7% more for groceries
Ireland
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
€1.57
|
$2.26
DJF403
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.31
€4.03
|
$10.09
DJF1,796
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.75
€4.44
|
$11.77
DJF2,097
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.01
€2.81
|
$3.51
DJF624
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.87
€3.62
|
$4.66
DJF830
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.09
|
$1.80
DJF320
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.82
|
$0.77
DJF137
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.08
|
$1.03
DJF183
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
€1.14
|
$0.77
DJF137
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.58
DJF103
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$0.66
DJF118
|
|
pay 37.4% more for transportation
Ireland
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.64
€7.14
|
$5.06
DJF901
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$113.76
€106.27
|
$339.32
DJF60,436
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,407.58
€30,272.12
|
$11,876.35
DJF2,115,255
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.14
€16.01
|
$25.45
DJF4,533
|
|
pay 14.0% less for housing
Ireland
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.84
€49.36
|
$37.50
DJF6,679
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,291.60
€1,206.49
|
$820.03
DJF146,053
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,147.51
€1,071.90
|
$580.50
DJF103,391
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$156.48
€146.17
|
$248.31
DJF44,226
|
|
pay 56.0% less for childcare
Ireland
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$893.73
€834.84
|
$141.39
DJF25,182
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,678.25
€8,106.41
|
$6,258.65
DJF1,114,706
|
|
pay 18.0% less for entertainment and sports
Ireland
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.53
€5.17
|
$5.66
DJF1,007
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
€3.36
|
$1.91
DJF340
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.83
€14.79
|
$1.41
DJF252
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.94
€55.99
|
$73.52
DJF13,094
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.50
€10.74
|
$14.14
DJF2,518
|
|
pay 41.7% less for clothing
Ireland
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.22
€71.20
|
$21.11
DJF3,760
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.26
€34.80
|
$24.51
DJF4,365
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.01
€79.41
|
$60.32
DJF10,744
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.50
€84.54
|
$62.21
DJF11,080
|
|
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