Cost of living comparison
Djibouti is 8.8% more expensive than Rome.
If you lived in Djibouti instead of Rome, you would:
pay 38.0% less for restaurants
Rome
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.79
€18.57
|
$9.33
DJF1,658
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.28
|
$9.05
DJF1,607
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
€2.12
|
$0.68
DJF120
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
€1.13
|
$0.96
DJF170
|
|
pay 5.2% more for groceries
Rome
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.78
€1.67
|
$2.26
DJF402
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.48
€7.96
|
$10.09
DJF1,792
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.93
€6.50
|
$11.77
DJF2,092
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.56
€3.34
|
$3.51
DJF623
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.84
€4.54
|
$4.66
DJF828
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.09
|
$1.80
DJF319
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$0.77
DJF137
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.11
€1.04
|
$1.03
DJF182
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.32
€1.24
|
$0.77
DJF137
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.72
|
$0.58
DJF103
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.74
|
$0.66
DJF117
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
Rome
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.67
€7.20
|
$5.06
DJF898
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.48
€36.10
|
$339.32
DJF60,279
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,486.24
€25,788.97
|
$11,876.35
DJF2,109,756
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.39
€14.44
|
$25.45
DJF4,521
|
|
pay 2.9% more for housing
Rome
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.43
€28.55
|
$37.50
DJF6,662
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,171.91
€1,099.55
|
$820.03
DJF145,674
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$773.95
€726.16
|
$580.50
DJF103,122
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$173.31
€162.61
|
$248.31
DJF44,111
|
|
pay 50.9% less for childcare
Rome
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$531.12
€498.32
|
$141.39
DJF25,116
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,734.44
€8,195.09
|
$6,258.65
DJF1,111,808
|
|
pay 2.5% more for entertainment and sports
Rome
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.16
|
$5.66
DJF1,005
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
€1.57
|
$1.91
DJF339
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.60
€6.19
|
$1.41
DJF251
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.27
€52.79
|
$73.52
DJF13,060
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.90
€9.28
|
$14.14
DJF2,512
|
|
pay 48.9% less for clothing
Rome
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.59
€80.31
|
$21.11
DJF3,751
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.33
€34.09
|
$24.51
DJF4,353
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.35
€91.34
|
$60.32
DJF10,716
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.90
€116.25
|
$62.21
DJF11,051
|
|
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