Cost of living comparison

Sweden

compared to

Djibouti

Djibouti vs. Sweden Cost of Living Summary

Djibouti is 1.7% cheaper than Sweden overall.

Restaurants: pay 7.8% less in Djibouti
Groceries: pay 6.8% more in Djibouti
Transportation: pay 2.9% more in Djibouti
Housing: pay 1.2% less in Djibouti
Childcare: pay 60.9% more in Djibouti
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.5% less in Djibouti
Clothing: pay 43.9% less in Djibouti

The cost of childcare, groceries, and transportation in Djibouti are more expensive than in Sweden. Expenses including clothing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and housing are lower in Djibouti.

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Djibouti vs. Sweden Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Djibouti instead of Sweden, you would:

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pay 7.8% less for restaurants

	Sweden	Djibouti
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.04 SEK137.94	$9.83 DJF1,748	-30.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.77 SEK105.79	$15.45 DJF2,748	+43.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.49 SEK24.47	$1.90 DJF337	-23.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.07 SEK20.32	$1.69 DJF300	-18.5%
Average			-7.8%

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pay 6.8% more for groceries

	Sweden	Djibouti
Bread 1 loaf	$2.82 SEK27.72	$9.27 DJF1,649	+228.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.72 SEK56.24	$4.78 DJF850	-16.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.07 SEK59.65	$10.63 DJF1,891	+75.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.23 SEK41.59	$5.69 DJF1,012	+34.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.25 SEK51.60	$8.24 DJF1,466	+57.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.36 SEK13.33	$1.70 DJF302	+25.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.14 SEK11.25	$0.55 DJF98	-51.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.29 SEK12.72	$1.18 DJF210	-9.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.93 SEK18.98	$0.73 DJF130	-62.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 SEK7.47	$0.72 DJF128	-5.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.73 SEK7.16	$0.75 DJF133	+2.5%
Average			+6.8%

Sweden vs. Djibouti - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.9% more for transportation

	Sweden	Djibouti
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.65 SEK65.30	$8.56 DJF1,522	+28.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$77.78 SEK764.26	$42.53 DJF7,564	-45.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,975.58 SEK314K	$33,798.22 DJF6M	+5.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$22.74 SEK223.44	$47.75 DJF8,492	+110.0%
Average			+2.9%

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pay 1.2% less for housing

	Sweden	Djibouti
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$38.16 SEK374.96	$58.99 DJF10,491	+54.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$883.11 SEK8,677.58	$674.13 DJF120K	-23.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$671.43 SEK6,597.57	$477.51 DJF84,924	-28.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$97.70 SEK959.99	$398.35 DJF70,846	+307.7%
Average			-1.2%

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pay 60.9% more for childcare

	Sweden	Djibouti
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$155.03 SEK1,523.39	$335.22 DJF59,619	+116.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,341.74 SEK72,141.45	$8,794.47 DJF2M	+19.8%
Average			+60.9%

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pay 6.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Sweden	Djibouti
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.36 SEK72.34	$7.02 DJF1,249	-4.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.45 SEK43.70	$3.37 DJF599	-24.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.55 SEK74.14	$1.97 DJF350	-73.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.12 SEK404.10	$86.14 DJF15,320	+109.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.58 SEK153.10	$12.64 DJF2,248	-18.9%
Average			-6.5%

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pay 43.9% less for clothing

	Sweden	Djibouti
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$91.37 SEK897.86	$42.13 DJF7,493	-53.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.99 SEK442.04	$19.66 DJF3,497	-56.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$95.04 SEK933.85	$123.59 DJF21,980	+30.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$148.76 SEK1,461.77	$56.18 DJF9,991	-62.2%
Average			-43.9%

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