Cost of living comparison
Djibouti is 39.7% more expensive than Tirana.
If you lived in Djibouti instead of Tirana, you would:
pay 5.1% less for restaurants
Tirana
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.76
ALL1,004
|
$10.13
DJF1,802
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.91
ALL738
|
$10.13
DJF1,802
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.61
ALL150
|
$0.91
DJF163
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
ALL78
|
$0.84
DJF150
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Tirana
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.98
ALL91
|
$5.77
DJF1,026
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.08
ALL567
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.55
ALL704
|
$13.84
DJF2,463
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.58
ALL334
|
$6.58
DJF1,171
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.61
ALL337
|
$11.20
DJF1,993
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
ALL64
|
$1.79
DJF318
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
ALL104
|
$1.02
DJF182
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
ALL76
|
$1.28
DJF227
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
ALL78
|
$1.08
DJF193
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
ALL47
|
$0.72
DJF129
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
ALL52
|
$0.88
DJF156
|
|
pay 18.8% less for transportation
Tirana
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.77
ALL725
|
$5.86
DJF1,042
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.22
ALL1,606
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,292.78
ALL2,358,487
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.06
ALL2,710
|
$25.32
DJF4,505
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Tirana
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.40
ALL1,622
|
$42.89
DJF7,630
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$568.58
ALL53,019
|
$1,369.10
DJF243,578
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$380.80
ALL35,508
|
$669.36
DJF119,087
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.97
ALL7,270
|
$305.63
DJF54,375
|
|
pay 43.3% less for childcare
Tirana
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$235.39
ALL21,949
|
$168.79
DJF30,030
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,857.15
ALL452,917
|
$2,025.51
DJF360,362
|
|
pay 88.8% more for entertainment and sports
Tirana
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.69
ALL251
|
$6.19
DJF1,101
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
ALL169
|
$2.39
DJF425
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.77
ALL351
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.86
ALL4,183
|
$103.15
DJF18,352
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.61
ALL803
|
$14.07
DJF2,503
|
|
pay 28.6% less for clothing
Tirana
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.36
ALL6,002
|
$33.76
DJF6,006
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.67
ALL4,538
|
$23.91
DJF4,254
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.47
ALL8,902
|
$118.15
DJF21,021
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.92
ALL11,741
|
$75.96
DJF13,514
|
|
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