Cost of living comparison
Athens is 3.3% more expensive than Djibouti.
If you lived in Athens instead of Djibouti, you would:
pay 5.0% more for restaurants
|
Djibouti
|
Athens
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.21
DJF1,634
|
$16.08
€15.41
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.05
DJF1,782
|
$9.65
€9.25
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
DJF314
|
$2.06
€1.98
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
DJF297
|
$0.55
€0.52
|
|
pay 20.7% less for groceries
|
Djibouti
|
Athens
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$9.21
DJF1,634
|
$1.27
€1.22
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.74
DJF841
|
$6.59
€6.32
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.45
DJF1,499
|
$6.29
€6.03
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$8.04
DJF1,426
|
$4.50
€4.32
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$9.12
DJF1,617
|
$4.89
€4.69
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.03
DJF359
|
$0.93
€0.89
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
DJF90
|
$0.89
€0.86
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
DJF202
|
$0.60
€0.58
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
DJF135
|
$0.93
€0.89
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
DJF135
|
$0.57
€0.55
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
DJF148
|
$0.53
€0.50
|
|
pay 14.2% less for transportation
|
Djibouti
|
Athens
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.23
DJF928
|
$7.64
€7.32
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.20
DJF7,485
|
$30.01
€28.77
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,541.44
DJF5,948,957
|
$30,384.48
€29,131.82
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$36.29
DJF6,436
|
$12.86
€12.33
|
|
pay 53.7% less for housing
|
Djibouti
|
Athens
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.24
DJF8,911
|
$32.55
€31.21
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,758.47
DJF311,884
|
$634.68
€608.52
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$993.31
DJF176,175
|
$557.32
€534.34
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$544.29
DJF96,536
|
$153.41
€147.08
|
|
pay 11.2% more for childcare
|
Djibouti
|
Athens
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$340.14
DJF60,327
|
$463.20
€444.10
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,437.75
DJF2,205,976
|
$10,722.29
€10,280.24
|
|
pay 7.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Djibouti
|
Athens
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.70
DJF1,188
|
$5.36
€5.14
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.79
DJF495
|
$3.71
€3.55
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.42
DJF607
|
$4.88
€4.68
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.29
DJF13,531
|
$49.36
€47.33
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.37
DJF1,485
|
$9.65
€9.25
|
|
pay 88.3% more for clothing
|
Djibouti
|
Athens
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.91
DJF4,951
|
$86.11
€82.56
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.54
DJF3,465
|
$38.32
€36.74
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$122.81
DJF21,782
|
$93.75
€89.89
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$66.99
DJF11,881
|
$115.38
€110.63
|
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