Cost of living comparison
Djibouti is 22.9% cheaper than Paris.
If you lived in Djibouti instead of Paris, you would:
pay 51.3% less for restaurants
Paris
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.49
€15.47
|
$9.33
DJF1,658
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.99
€10.32
|
$9.05
DJF1,607
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.30
€3.09
|
$0.68
DJF120
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.70
€2.53
|
$0.96
DJF170
|
|
pay 7.4% less for groceries
Paris
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.28
€2.14
|
$2.26
DJF402
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.69
€9.09
|
$10.09
DJF1,792
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.75
€4.46
|
$11.77
DJF2,092
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.71
€3.48
|
$3.51
DJF623
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.40
€6.01
|
$4.66
DJF828
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
€1.53
|
$1.80
DJF319
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.99
|
$0.77
DJF137
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.49
€1.40
|
$1.03
DJF182
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.87
€1.75
|
$0.77
DJF137
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.09
|
$0.58
DJF103
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.08
|
$0.66
DJF117
|
|
pay 48.6% more for transportation
Paris
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.20
€7.69
|
$5.06
DJF898
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$92.35
€86.65
|
$339.32
DJF60,279
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,187.89
€22,694.29
|
$11,876.35
DJF2,109,756
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.89
€20.54
|
$25.45
DJF4,521
|
|
pay 6.4% less for housing
Paris
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.60
€30.58
|
$37.50
DJF6,662
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,438.32
€1,349.51
|
$820.03
DJF145,674
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,037.88
€973.79
|
$580.50
DJF103,122
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$169.67
€159.19
|
$248.31
DJF44,111
|
|
pay 74.2% less for childcare
Paris
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$830.08
€778.83
|
$141.39
DJF25,116
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,062.39
€16,947.03
|
$6,258.65
DJF1,111,808
|
|
pay 14.9% less for entertainment and sports
Paris
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.69
€7.21
|
$5.66
DJF1,005
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.19
€3.93
|
$1.91
DJF339
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.54
€10.83
|
$1.41
DJF251
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.26
€36.84
|
$73.52
DJF13,060
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.38
|
$14.14
DJF2,512
|
|
pay 54.9% less for clothing
Paris
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$110.46
€103.64
|
$21.11
DJF3,751
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.99
€39.40
|
$24.51
DJF4,353
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.08
€94.84
|
$60.32
DJF10,716
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$143.22
€134.38
|
$62.21
DJF11,051
|
|
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