Cost of living comparison
Djibouti is 5.9% more expensive than Denmark.
If you lived in Djibouti instead of Denmark, you would:
pay 40.5% less for restaurants
|
Denmark
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.56
DKK154.34
|
$9.21
DJF1,635
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.58
DKK90.03
|
$10.05
DJF1,784
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.50
DKK25.02
|
$1.77
DJF314
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.59
DKK18.56
|
$1.67
DJF297
|
|
pay 27.6% more for groceries
|
Denmark
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.91
DKK20.83
|
$9.21
DJF1,635
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.83
DKK41.75
|
$4.74
DJF842
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.22
DKK51.68
|
$8.45
DJF1,500
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.38
DKK31.35
|
$8.04
DJF1,427
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.74
DKK33.93
|
$9.12
DJF1,618
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.28
DKK9.14
|
$2.03
DJF360
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.34
DKK9.58
|
$0.51
DJF90
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.37
DKK9.80
|
$1.14
DJF202
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.88
DKK13.48
|
$0.76
DJF135
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
DKK6.45
|
$0.76
DJF135
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
DKK5.53
|
$0.84
DJF148
|
|
pay 13.1% less for transportation
|
Denmark
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.68
DKK54.95
|
$5.23
DJF928
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$82.44
DKK590.13
|
$42.20
DJF7,491
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$45,047.14
DKK322,460.97
|
$33,541.44
DJF5,953,605
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.62
DKK169.06
|
$36.29
DJF6,441
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
|
Denmark
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.71
DKK241.31
|
$50.24
DJF8,918
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$967.90
DKK6,928.53
|
$1,758.47
DJF312,128
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$743.77
DKK5,324.16
|
$993.31
DJF176,313
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$157.10
DKK1,124.56
|
$544.29
DJF96,611
|
|
pay 19.2% more for childcare
|
Denmark
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$519.88
DKK3,721.46
|
$340.14
DJF60,374
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,190.53
DKK51,472.00
|
$12,437.75
DJF2,207,700
|
|
pay 14.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Denmark
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.44
DKK53.28
|
$6.70
DJF1,189
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.51
DKK39.43
|
$2.79
DJF495
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.74
DKK62.56
|
$3.42
DJF608
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.95
DKK278.79
|
$76.29
DJF13,542
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.76
DKK119.95
|
$8.37
DJF1,486
|
|
pay 40.0% less for clothing
|
Denmark
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.72
DKK670.86
|
$27.91
DJF4,954
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.81
DKK277.79
|
$19.54
DJF3,468
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.07
DKK752.15
|
$122.81
DJF21,799
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$155.42
DKK1,112.52
|
$66.99
DJF11,891
|
|
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