Cost of living comparison
Djibouti is 12.0% cheaper than Reykjavik.
If you lived in Djibouti instead of Reykjavik, you would:
pay 54.3% less for restaurants
Reykjavik
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.40
kr2,599
|
$9.33
DJF1,658
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.62
kr2,207
|
$9.05
DJF1,608
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.53
kr358
|
$0.68
DJF120
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
kr286
|
$0.96
DJF170
|
|
pay 10.6% less for groceries
Reykjavik
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.40
kr481
|
$2.26
DJF402
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.20
kr1,016
|
$10.09
DJF1,792
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.90
kr833
|
$11.77
DJF2,092
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.64
kr797
|
$3.51
DJF623
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.08
kr1,142
|
$4.66
DJF828
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.57
kr221
|
$1.80
DJF319
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
kr132
|
$0.77
DJF137
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.23
kr174
|
$1.03
DJF182
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.22
kr313
|
$0.77
DJF137
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
kr176
|
$0.58
DJF103
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
kr97
|
$0.66
DJF117
|
|
pay 73.2% more for transportation
Reykjavik
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.90
kr1,257
|
$5.06
DJF899
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.56
kr9,260
|
$339.32
DJF60,293
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,150.35
kr5,247,487
|
$11,876.35
DJF2,110,263
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.44
kr4,159
|
$25.45
DJF4,522
|
|
pay 27.4% more for housing
Reykjavik
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.04
kr9,046
|
$37.50
DJF6,663
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,613.16
kr227,859
|
$820.03
DJF145,709
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,379.70
kr194,883
|
$580.50
DJF103,147
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.31
kr9,791
|
$248.31
DJF44,122
|
|
pay 23.3% less for childcare
Reykjavik
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$282.44
kr39,894
|
$141.39
DJF25,122
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,058.18
kr855,718
|
$6,258.65
DJF1,112,075
|
|
pay 34.7% less for entertainment and sports
Reykjavik
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.47
kr1,338
|
$5.66
DJF1,005
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.53
kr640
|
$1.91
DJF339
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.66
kr1,646
|
$1.41
DJF251
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.30
kr9,507
|
$73.52
DJF13,064
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.66
kr1,929
|
$14.14
DJF2,512
|
|
pay 61.6% less for clothing
Reykjavik
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$108.17
kr15,278
|
$21.11
DJF3,752
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.41
kr6,132
|
$24.51
DJF4,355
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$137.74
kr19,456
|
$60.32
DJF10,719
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$182.49
kr25,777
|
$62.21
DJF11,054
|
|
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