Cost of living comparison
Djibouti is 22.9% more expensive than Madrid.
If you lived in Djibouti instead of Madrid, you would:
pay 23.2% less for restaurants
|
Madrid
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€15.21
|
$9.21
DJF1,642
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€10.14
|
$10.05
DJF1,791
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.79
€2.64
|
$1.77
DJF315
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.80
€1.71
|
$1.67
DJF299
|
|
pay 81.5% more for groceries
|
Madrid
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.50
€1.42
|
$9.21
DJF1,642
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.92
€6.55
|
$4.74
DJF846
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.41
€4.17
|
$8.45
DJF1,507
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
€2.89
|
$8.04
DJF1,433
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.78
€3.58
|
$9.12
DJF1,626
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.06
|
$2.03
DJF361
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.82
|
$0.51
DJF90
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.01
€0.95
|
$1.14
DJF203
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.99
|
$0.76
DJF135
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.79
|
$0.76
DJF135
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.78
|
$0.84
DJF149
|
|
pay 28.2% more for transportation
|
Madrid
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.79
€6.42
|
$5.23
DJF932
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.87
€40.56
|
$42.20
DJF7,524
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,759.38
€33,829.41
|
$33,541.44
DJF5,979,450
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.90
€14.09
|
$36.29
DJF6,469
|
|
pay 97.1% more for housing
|
Madrid
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.85
€30.13
|
$50.24
DJF8,957
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,468.90
€1,389.62
|
$1,758.47
DJF313,483
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,074.71
€1,016.71
|
$993.31
DJF177,078
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$130.03
€123.01
|
$544.29
DJF97,030
|
|
pay 8.3% less for childcare
|
Madrid
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$567.57
€536.94
|
$340.14
DJF60,636
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,069.47
€9,526.01
|
$12,437.75
DJF2,217,284
|
|
pay 19.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Madrid
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.75
€3.55
|
$6.70
DJF1,194
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.59
€2.45
|
$2.79
DJF498
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.43
€6.08
|
$3.42
DJF610
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.11
€40.79
|
$76.29
DJF13,601
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
€10.14
|
$8.37
DJF1,493
|
|
pay 34.0% less for clothing
|
Madrid
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.50
€85.62
|
$27.91
DJF4,976
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.21
€35.20
|
$19.54
DJF3,483
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.88
€92.60
|
$122.81
DJF21,894
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.40
€114.85
|
$66.99
DJF11,942
|
|
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