Cost of living comparison
Djibouti is 18.4% more expensive than Nicosia.
If you lived in Djibouti instead of Nicosia, you would:
pay 9.7% less for restaurants
Nicosia
|
Djibouti
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.00
€11.95
|
$10.13
DJF1,794
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.58
€6.97
|
$10.13
DJF1,794
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.68
€1.55
|
$0.91
DJF162
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
€0.81
|
$0.84
DJF150
|
|
pay 77.4% more for groceries
Nicosia
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.00
€1.83
|
$5.77
DJF1,022
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.16
€5.66
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.42
€5.90
|
$13.84
DJF2,452
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.35
€3.08
|
$6.58
DJF1,166
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.88
€3.57
|
$11.20
DJF1,985
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
€1.17
|
$1.79
DJF316
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.83
|
$1.02
DJF181
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.82
|
$1.28
DJF226
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
€1.13
|
$1.08
DJF192
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.54
|
$0.72
DJF128
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.50
€0.46
|
$0.88
DJF155
|
|
pay 53.0% more for transportation
Nicosia
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
€5.24
|
$5.86
DJF1,038
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$54.15
€49.77
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,020.53
€24,835.92
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.45
€11.45
|
$25.32
DJF4,485
|
|
pay 64.8% more for housing
Nicosia
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.51
€27.13
|
$42.89
DJF7,597
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$686.76
€631.23
|
$1,369.10
DJF242,518
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$565.47
€519.76
|
$669.36
DJF118,569
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$155.79
€143.20
|
$305.63
DJF54,138
|
|
pay 65.1% less for childcare
Nicosia
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$401.79
€369.30
|
$168.79
DJF29,899
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,295.41
€6,705.58
|
$2,025.51
DJF358,794
|
|
pay 23.6% more for entertainment and sports
Nicosia
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.33
€3.98
|
$6.19
DJF1,096
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.71
€3.41
|
$2.39
DJF424
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.41
€4.98
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.52
€60.22
|
$103.15
DJF18,272
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.83
€9.95
|
$14.07
DJF2,492
|
|
pay 15.2% less for clothing
Nicosia
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.82
€72.45
|
$33.76
DJF5,980
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.68
€29.12
|
$23.91
DJF4,236
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.03
€76.32
|
$118.15
DJF20,930
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.57
€88.76
|
$75.96
DJF13,455
|
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