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Djibouti vs. Valletta Cost of Living Summary

Djibouti is 15.8% more expensive than Valletta.

Restaurants: pay 22.7% less in Djibouti
Groceries: pay 52.9% more in Djibouti
Transportation: pay 63.3% more in Djibouti
Housing: pay 78.0% more in Djibouti
Childcare: pay 2.4% less in Djibouti
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.7% less in Djibouti
Clothing: pay 53.9% less in Djibouti

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

Djibouti vs. Valletta Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 22.7% less for restaurants

	Valletta	Djibouti
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.52 €15.12	$9.82 DJF1,746	-43.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.68 €10.08	$12.63 DJF2,245	+8.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.92 €2.52	$1.89 DJF337	-35.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.34 €2.02	$1.87 DJF333	-19.9%
Average			-22.7%

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pay 52.9% more for groceries

	Valletta	Djibouti
Bread 1 loaf	$1.52 €1.32	$9.26 DJF1,647	+507.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.11 €4.41	$4.78 DJF850	-6.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.12 €4.42	$9.56 DJF1,700	+86.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.83 €3.30	$6.85 DJF1,218	+79.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.59 €3.96	$8.24 DJF1,465	+79.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.55 €1.34	$1.70 DJF302	+9.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.95 €0.82	$0.55 DJF98	-42.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.38 €1.19	$1.27 DJF226	-7.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.66 €1.43	$0.72 DJF128	-56.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.65 €0.56	$0.55 DJF98	-14.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.32 €1.14	$0.62 DJF110	-53.2%
Average			+52.9%

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pay 63.3% more for transportation

	Valletta	Djibouti
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.92 €5.11	$6.59 DJF1,171	+11.2%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$21.27 DJF3,780
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,401.08 €22,784.11	$33,800.12 DJF6M	+28.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.04 €16.43	$47.72 DJF8,483	+150.6%
Average			+63.3%

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pay 78.0% more for housing

	Valletta	Djibouti
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.54 €27.22	$58.94 DJF10,479	+86.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,284.79 €1,108.77	$1,431.52 DJF254K	+11.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,073.09 €926.08	$477.17 DJF84,826	-55.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$107.85 €93.07	$398.07 DJF70,764	+269.1%
Average			+78.0%

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pay 2.4% less for childcare

	Valletta	Djibouti
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$264.01 €227.84	$335.12 DJF59,573	+26.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,847.89 €11,087.71	$8,793.05 DJF2M	-31.6%
Average			-2.4%

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pay 4.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Valletta	Djibouti
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.02 €4.33	$5.61 DJF998	+11.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.92 €2.52	$3.65 DJF649	+25.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.60 €5.70	$2.71 DJF481	-59.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$59.92 €51.71	$86.08 DJF15,302	+43.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.36 €13.26	$8.42 DJF1,497	-45.2%
Average			-4.7%

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pay 53.9% less for clothing

	Valletta	Djibouti
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$103.34 €89.18	$42.10 DJF7,485	-59.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$74.39 €64.20	$19.65 DJF3,493	-73.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$146.16 €126.14	$123.50 DJF21,955	-15.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$171.21 €147.76	$56.14 DJF9,980	-67.2%
Average			-53.9%

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