Cost of living comparison
Djibouti is 17.1% more expensive than Italy.
If you lived in Djibouti instead of Italy, you would:
pay 32.6% less for restaurants
Italy
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.74
€14.50
|
$9.33
DJF1,654
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.09
€8.37
|
$9.05
DJF1,604
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.45
€2.25
|
$0.68
DJF120
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
€1.07
|
$0.96
DJF170
|
|
pay 23.0% more for groceries
Italy
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.86
€1.71
|
$2.26
DJF401
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.20
€6.63
|
$10.09
DJF1,788
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.88
€4.50
|
$11.77
DJF2,087
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.14
€2.89
|
$3.51
DJF622
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.47
€4.11
|
$4.66
DJF826
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.88
|
$1.80
DJF318
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.77
|
$0.77
DJF136
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.86
|
$1.03
DJF182
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
€1.10
|
$0.77
DJF136
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.60
|
$0.58
DJF102
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.65
|
$0.66
DJF117
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
Italy
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.02
€7.38
|
$5.06
DJF897
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.40
€35.36
|
$339.32
DJF60,157
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,887.08
€23,840.71
|
$11,876.35
DJF2,105,484
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.65
€17.17
|
$25.45
DJF4,512
|
|
pay 34.9% more for housing
Italy
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.75
€28.32
|
$37.50
DJF6,648
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$608.10
€560.03
|
$820.03
DJF145,379
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$488.80
€450.16
|
$580.50
DJF102,913
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$151.72
€139.73
|
$248.31
DJF44,022
|
|
pay 52.0% less for childcare
Italy
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$459.30
€422.99
|
$141.39
DJF25,065
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,604.44
€8,845.21
|
$6,258.65
DJF1,109,557
|
|
pay 10.6% more for entertainment and sports
Italy
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.83
€4.45
|
$5.66
DJF1,003
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.60
€1.47
|
$1.91
DJF338
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.30
€5.80
|
$1.41
DJF251
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.79
€47.69
|
$73.52
DJF13,034
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.32
€8.58
|
$14.14
DJF2,507
|
|
pay 46.2% less for clothing
Italy
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.37
€74.01
|
$21.11
DJF3,743
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.54
€33.65
|
$24.51
DJF4,345
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.56
€82.48
|
$60.32
DJF10,695
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.84
€105.76
|
$62.21
DJF11,029
|
|
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