Cost of living comparison

Turkey

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Djibouti

Djibouti vs. Istanbul Cost of Living Summary

Djibouti is 13.1% more expensive than Istanbul.

Restaurants: pay 21.5% more in Djibouti
Groceries: pay 98.3% more in Djibouti
Transportation: pay 10.2% more in Djibouti
Housing: pay 5.1% more in Djibouti
Childcare: pay 66.7% less in Djibouti
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.3% more in Djibouti
Clothing: pay 26.9% less in Djibouti

The cost of groceries, restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, and housing in Djibouti are more expensive than in Istanbul. Expenses including childcare and clothing are lower in Djibouti. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Djibouti.

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Djibouti vs. Istanbul Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Djibouti instead of Istanbul, you would:

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pay 21.5% more for restaurants

	Istanbul	Djibouti
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.19 TRY603.79	$9.83 DJF1,753	-19.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.35 TRY462.91	$15.45 DJF2,755	+65.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 TRY85.71	$1.90 DJF338	+9.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.58 TRY28.65	$1.69 DJF301	+191.2%
Average			+21.5%

Istanbul vs. Djibouti - Cost of restaurants

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pay 98.3% more for groceries

	Istanbul	Djibouti
Bread 1 loaf	$0.92 TRY45.58	$9.27 DJF1,653	+906.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.28 TRY261.28	$4.78 DJF852	-9.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.69 TRY231.97	$10.63 DJF1,896	+127.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.41 TRY119.39	$5.69 DJF1,015	+136.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.54 TRY125.71	$8.24 DJF1,470	+224.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.85 TRY42.16	$1.70 DJF303	+99.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.03 TRY50.86	$0.55 DJF98	-46.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.57 TRY28.34	$1.18 DJF210	+105.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.84 TRY41.37	$0.73 DJF131	-12.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 TRY15.36	$0.72 DJF129	+132.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.29 TRY14.17	$0.75 DJF133	+161.2%
Average			+98.3%

Istanbul vs. Djibouti - Cost of groceries

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pay 10.2% more for transportation

	Istanbul	Djibouti
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.43 TRY269.03	$8.56 DJF1,526	+57.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$67.03 TRY3,318.85	$42.53 DJF7,584	-36.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$50,810.11 TRY3M	$33,798.22 DJF6M	-33.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.40 TRY416.09	$47.75 DJF8,516	+468.2%
Average			+10.2%

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pay 5.1% more for housing

	Istanbul	Djibouti
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.15 TRY799.42	$58.99 DJF10,520	+265.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$996.85 TRY49,357.64	$674.13 DJF120K	-32.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$647.83 TRY32,076.47	$477.51 DJF85,158	-26.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.87 TRY3,410.06	$398.35 DJF71,041	+478.4%
Average			+5.1%

Istanbul vs. Djibouti - Cost of housing

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pay 66.7% less for childcare

	Istanbul	Djibouti
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,021.62 TRY50,584.39	$335.22 DJF59,783	-67.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$25,999.20 TRY1M	$8,794.47 DJF2M	-66.2%
Average			-66.7%

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pay 16.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Istanbul	Djibouti
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.78 TRY236.49	$7.02 DJF1,252	+47.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.31 TRY213.63	$3.37 DJF601	-21.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.34 TRY115.73	$1.97 DJF351	-15.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$76.22 TRY3,773.70	$86.14 DJF15,362	+13.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.13 TRY402.53	$12.64 DJF2,254	+55.5%
Average			+16.3%

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pay 26.9% less for clothing

	Istanbul	Djibouti
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.35 TRY2,641.33	$42.13 DJF7,514	-21.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.62 TRY1,961.62	$19.66 DJF3,507	-50.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.91 TRY4,947.03	$123.59 DJF22,041	+23.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.52 TRY4,729.71	$56.18 DJF10,019	-41.2%
Average			-26.9%

Istanbul vs. Djibouti - Cost of clothing

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