Cost of living comparison
Djibouti is 2.6 times more expensive than Russia.
If you lived in Djibouti instead of Russia, you would:
pay 56.8% more for restaurants
Russia
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.74
₽713.55
|
$9.33
DJF1,666
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.69
₽432.24
|
$9.05
DJF1,615
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
₽78.10
|
$0.68
DJF121
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
₽37.76
|
$0.96
DJF171
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Russia
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
₽49.32
|
$2.26
DJF404
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.40
₽405.70
|
$10.09
DJF1,800
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.48
₽320.43
|
$11.77
DJF2,102
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.27
₽117.40
|
$3.51
DJF626
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.79
₽164.87
|
$4.66
DJF832
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
₽56.73
|
$1.80
DJF321
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
₽51.50
|
$0.77
DJF137
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
₽61.03
|
$1.03
DJF183
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
₽94.96
|
$0.77
DJF137
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
₽27.39
|
$0.58
DJF103
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
₽23.32
|
$0.66
DJF118
|
|
pay 6.9 times more for transportation
Russia
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.37
₽218.76
|
$5.06
DJF903
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.36
₽1,783.91
|
$339.32
DJF60,575
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,226.85
₽2,878,051.14
|
$11,876.35
DJF2,120,131
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.41
₽314.06
|
$25.45
DJF4,543
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for housing
Russia
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.56
₽604.78
|
$37.50
DJF6,695
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$310.33
₽28,601.67
|
$820.03
DJF146,390
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$214.38
₽19,758.17
|
$580.50
DJF103,629
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.84
₽6,437.33
|
$248.31
DJF44,328
|
|
pay 1.3% less for childcare
Russia
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$220.41
₽20,314.35
|
$141.39
DJF25,240
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,693.93
₽432,620.02
|
$6,258.65
DJF1,117,275
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Russia
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.55
₽143.16
|
$5.66
DJF1,010
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.73
₽159.65
|
$1.91
DJF341
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.23
₽205.84
|
$1.41
DJF252
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.55
₽2,908.18
|
$73.52
DJF13,125
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.06
₽374.33
|
$14.14
DJF2,524
|
|
pay 38.8% less for clothing
Russia
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.85
₽5,793.05
|
$21.11
DJF3,769
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.44
₽3,635.41
|
$24.51
DJF4,375
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.13
₽7,293.37
|
$60.32
DJF10,769
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.30
₽7,861.96
|
$62.21
DJF11,105
|
|
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