Cost of living comparison
Djibouti is 12.4% cheaper than Netherlands.
If you lived in Djibouti instead of Netherlands, you would:
pay 47.5% less for restaurants
Netherlands
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.72
€16.62
|
$9.33
DJF1,658
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.84
€9.23
|
$9.05
DJF1,608
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.85
€2.67
|
$0.68
DJF120
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.32
€2.17
|
$0.96
DJF170
|
|
pay 39.6% more for groceries
Netherlands
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.95
€1.83
|
$2.26
DJF402
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.93
€5.56
|
$10.09
DJF1,792
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.34
€4.07
|
$11.77
DJF2,092
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
€2.21
|
$3.51
DJF623
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.08
€3.83
|
$4.66
DJF828
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
€1.17
|
$1.80
DJF319
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.63
|
$0.77
DJF137
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.67
|
$1.03
DJF182
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.22
|
$0.77
DJF137
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.50
|
$0.58
DJF103
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
€0.43
|
$0.66
DJF117
|
|
pay 33.1% more for transportation
Netherlands
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.49
€7.96
|
$5.06
DJF899
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$104.47
€97.98
|
$339.32
DJF60,293
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,989.41
€27,188.19
|
$11,876.35
DJF2,110,263
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.81
€22.33
|
$25.45
DJF4,522
|
|
pay 11.4% less for housing
Netherlands
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.56
€41.79
|
$37.50
DJF6,663
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,134.22
€1,063.75
|
$820.03
DJF145,709
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$969.29
€909.06
|
$580.50
DJF103,147
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$179.88
€168.70
|
$248.31
DJF44,122
|
|
pay 46.8% less for childcare
Netherlands
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,616.01
€1,515.60
|
$141.39
DJF25,122
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,406.01
€6,007.98
|
$6,258.65
DJF1,112,075
|
|
pay 2.5% less for entertainment and sports
Netherlands
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.48
€5.14
|
$5.66
DJF1,005
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.36
€3.15
|
$1.91
DJF339
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.91
€8.36
|
$1.41
DJF251
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.22
€33.97
|
$73.52
DJF13,064
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.01
€12.20
|
$14.14
DJF2,512
|
|
pay 51.2% less for clothing
Netherlands
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.46
€82.97
|
$21.11
DJF3,752
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.75
€39.15
|
$24.51
DJF4,355
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.66
€90.65
|
$60.32
DJF10,719
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.64
€115.96
|
$62.21
DJF11,054
|
|
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