Cost of living comparison
Luxembourg is 51.8% more expensive than Djibouti.
If you lived in Luxembourg instead of Djibouti, you would:
pay 98.8% more for restaurants
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Djibouti
|
Luxembourg
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.21
DJF1,645
|
$21.44
€20.33
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.05
DJF1,795
|
$12.86
€12.20
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
DJF316
|
$3.89
€3.69
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
DJF299
|
$3.59
€3.40
|
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pay 10.6% more for groceries
|
Djibouti
|
Luxembourg
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$9.21
DJF1,645
|
$3.19
€3.03
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.74
DJF847
|
$8.38
€7.95
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.45
DJF1,510
|
$5.80
€5.50
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$8.04
DJF1,436
|
$4.18
€3.96
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$9.12
DJF1,629
|
$5.36
€5.08
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.03
DJF362
|
$1.21
€1.15
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
DJF90
|
$0.91
€0.86
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
DJF204
|
$1.12
€1.07
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
DJF136
|
$1.85
€1.75
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
DJF136
|
$0.95
€0.90
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
DJF149
|
$1.00
€0.94
|
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pay 5.0% less for transportation
|
Djibouti
|
Luxembourg
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.23
DJF934
|
$6.12
€5.81
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.20
DJF7,538
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,541.44
DJF5,990,734
|
$27,027.72
€25,632.06
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$36.29
DJF6,481
|
$31.72
€30.09
|
|
pay 3.0% more for housing
|
Djibouti
|
Luxembourg
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.24
DJF8,974
|
$51.67
€49.01
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,758.47
DJF314,074
|
$1,942.57
€1,842.26
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$993.31
DJF177,412
|
$1,630.61
€1,546.41
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$544.29
DJF97,214
|
$186.56
€176.93
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
|
Djibouti
|
Luxembourg
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$340.14
DJF60,751
|
$1,316.93
€1,248.93
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,437.75
DJF2,221,468
|
$17,684.09
€16,770.92
|
|
pay 36.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Djibouti
|
Luxembourg
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.70
DJF1,196
|
$7.23
€6.86
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.79
DJF499
|
$4.34
€4.12
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.42
DJF611
|
$6.16
€5.84
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.29
DJF13,627
|
$45.62
€43.26
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.37
DJF1,496
|
$15.00
€14.23
|
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pay 54.0% more for clothing
|
Djibouti
|
Luxembourg
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.91
DJF4,985
|
$64.15
€60.84
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.54
DJF3,490
|
$32.76
€31.07
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$122.81
DJF21,935
|
$82.52
€78.26
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$66.99
DJF11,965
|
$101.28
€96.05
|
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