Cost of living comparison

Portugal

compared to

Djibouti

Djibouti vs. Lisbon Cost of Living Summary

Djibouti is 15.6% cheaper than Lisbon.

Restaurants: pay 13.8% less in Djibouti
Groceries: pay 33.1% more in Djibouti
Transportation: pay 13.6% more in Djibouti
Housing: pay 39.8% less in Djibouti
Childcare: pay 49.4% less in Djibouti
Entertainment and Sports: pay 30.9% more in Djibouti
Clothing: pay 43.7% less in Djibouti

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

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Djibouti vs. Lisbon Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 13.8% less for restaurants

	Lisbon	Djibouti
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.80 €14.95	$9.83 DJF1,753	-41.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.20 €9.97	$15.45 DJF2,755	+38.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.30 €2.05	$1.90 DJF338	-17.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.70 €1.51	$1.69 DJF301	-0.9%
Average			-13.8%

Lisbon vs. Djibouti - Cost of restaurants

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pay 33.1% more for groceries

	Lisbon	Djibouti
Bread 1 loaf	$1.87 €1.67	$9.27 DJF1,653	+394.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.43 €5.72	$4.78 DJF852	-25.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.34 €3.87	$10.63 DJF1,896	+144.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.94 €3.51	$5.69 DJF1,015	+44.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.60 €3.21	$8.24 DJF1,470	+128.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.01 €0.90	$1.70 DJF303	+68.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78 €0.69	$0.55 DJF98	-28.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.83 €0.74	$1.18 DJF210	+41.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.14 €1.01	$0.73 DJF131	-35.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.82 €0.73	$0.72 DJF129	-12.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.91 €0.81	$0.75 DJF133	-18.3%
Average			+33.1%

Lisbon vs. Djibouti - Cost of groceries

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pay 13.6% more for transportation

	Lisbon	Djibouti
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.43 €7.50	$8.56 DJF1,526	+1.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$44.79 €39.86	$42.53 DJF7,584	-5.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,640.22 €29,941.00	$33,798.22 DJF6M	+0.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.52 €11.14	$47.75 DJF8,516	+281.4%
Average			+13.6%

Lisbon vs. Djibouti - Cost of transportation

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pay 39.8% less for housing

	Lisbon	Djibouti
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$32.72 €29.12	$58.99 DJF10,520	+80.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,595.62 €1,420.16	$674.13 DJF120K	-57.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,189.97 €1,059.12	$477.51 DJF85,158	-59.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$126.43 €112.53	$398.35 DJF71,041	+215.1%
Average			-39.8%

Lisbon vs. Djibouti - Cost of housing

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pay 49.4% less for childcare

	Lisbon	Djibouti
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$678.84 €604.19	$335.22 DJF59,783	-50.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,935.72 €15,073.40	$8,794.47 DJF2M	-48.1%
Average			-49.4%

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pay 30.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Lisbon	Djibouti
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.36 €2.99	$7.02 DJF1,252	+109.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.03 €2.69	$3.37 DJF601	+11.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.72 €5.98	$1.97 DJF351	-70.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.25 €41.16	$86.14 DJF15,362	+86.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.66 €8.60	$12.64 DJF2,254	+30.9%
Average			+30.9%

Lisbon vs. Djibouti - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 43.7% less for clothing

	Lisbon	Djibouti
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$102.78 €91.47	$42.13 DJF7,514	-59.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.72 €40.69	$19.66 DJF3,507	-57.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.13 €88.23	$123.59 DJF22,041	+24.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$123.02 €109.49	$56.18 DJF10,019	-54.3%
Average			-43.7%

Lisbon vs. Djibouti - Cost of clothing

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