Cost of living comparison
Monaco is 3.1 times more expensive than Djibouti.
If you lived in Monaco instead of Djibouti, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
|
Djibouti
|
Monaco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.21
DJF1,634
|
$20.90
€20.04
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.05
DJF1,782
|
$12.33
€11.82
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
DJF314
|
$4.67
€4.48
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
DJF297
|
$7.08
€6.79
|
|
pay 27.8% more for groceries
|
Djibouti
|
Monaco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$9.21
DJF1,634
|
$6.56
€6.29
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.74
DJF841
|
$8.04
€7.71
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.45
DJF1,499
|
$7.10
€6.81
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$8.04
DJF1,426
|
$3.56
€3.41
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$9.12
DJF1,617
|
$4.76
€4.56
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.03
DJF359
|
$2.07
€1.98
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
DJF90
|
$1.22
€1.17
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
DJF202
|
$1.22
€1.17
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
DJF135
|
$1.80
€1.72
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
DJF135
|
$0.95
€0.91
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
DJF148
|
$1.46
€1.40
|
|
pay 3.3% more for transportation
|
Djibouti
|
Monaco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.23
DJF928
|
$8.55
€8.19
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.20
DJF7,485
|
$23.58
€22.61
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,541.44
DJF5,948,957
|
$46,276.05
€44,368.23
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$36.29
DJF6,436
|
$20.36
€19.52
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
|
Djibouti
|
Monaco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.24
DJF8,911
|
$61.09
€58.57
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,758.47
DJF311,884
|
$8,084.96
€7,751.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$993.31
DJF176,175
|
$6,430.58
€6,165.47
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$544.29
DJF96,536
|
$235.04
€225.35
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for childcare
|
Djibouti
|
Monaco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$340.14
DJF60,327
|
$2,089.94
€2,003.78
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,437.75
DJF2,205,976
|
$42,736.55
€40,974.65
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Djibouti
|
Monaco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.70
DJF1,188
|
$8.57
€8.22
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.79
DJF495
|
$6.62
€6.35
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.42
DJF607
|
$13.40
€12.84
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.29
DJF13,531
|
$515.79
€494.52
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.37
DJF1,485
|
$12.86
€12.33
|
|
pay 5.3 times more for clothing
|
Djibouti
|
Monaco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.91
DJF4,951
|
$174.43
€167.24
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.54
DJF3,465
|
$75.29
€72.19
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$122.81
DJF21,782
|
$219.18
€210.14
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$66.99
DJF11,881
|
$625.91
€600.11
|
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