Cost of living comparison
Djibouti is 27.4% more expensive than Tallinn.
If you lived in Djibouti instead of Tallinn, you would:
pay 32.9% less for restaurants
Tallinn
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.29
€13.27
|
$9.33
DJF1,657
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.70
€7.15
|
$9.05
DJF1,607
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
€2.07
|
$0.68
DJF120
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
€1.61
|
$0.96
DJF170
|
|
pay 56.6% more for groceries
Tallinn
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
€1.16
|
$2.26
DJF402
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.21
€4.84
|
$10.09
DJF1,791
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.24
€3.94
|
$11.77
DJF2,091
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
€2.52
|
$3.51
DJF623
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
€3.32
|
$4.66
DJF828
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.76
|
$1.80
DJF319
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
€0.59
|
$0.77
DJF137
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.91
|
$1.03
DJF182
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.17
|
$0.77
DJF137
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
€0.43
|
$0.58
DJF102
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
€0.34
|
$0.66
DJF117
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for transportation
Tallinn
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.98
€7.41
|
$5.06
DJF898
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.98
€30.63
|
$339.32
DJF60,255
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,816.68
€24,903.31
|
$11,876.35
DJF2,108,938
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.33
€9.60
|
$25.45
DJF4,519
|
|
pay 15.4% more for housing
Tallinn
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.58
€26.54
|
$37.50
DJF6,659
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$724.26
€672.59
|
$820.03
DJF145,617
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$533.62
€495.54
|
$580.50
DJF103,082
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.02
€212.68
|
$248.31
DJF44,094
|
|
pay 35.6% less for childcare
Tallinn
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$371.98
€345.44
|
$141.39
DJF25,106
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,903.44
€6,410.88
|
$6,258.65
DJF1,111,377
|
|
pay 9.3% less for entertainment and sports
Tallinn
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.11
|
$5.66
DJF1,004
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.51
€3.26
|
$1.91
DJF339
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.66
€5.26
|
$1.41
DJF251
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.35
€53.26
|
$73.52
DJF13,055
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.90
€9.19
|
$14.14
DJF2,511
|
|
pay 47.9% less for clothing
Tallinn
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.77
€83.37
|
$21.11
DJF3,749
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.27
€37.40
|
$24.51
DJF4,352
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.33
€82.96
|
$60.32
DJF10,712
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.92
€102.08
|
$62.21
DJF11,047
|
|
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