Cost of living comparison
Tallinn is 8.1% more expensive than Djibouti.
If you lived in Tallinn instead of Djibouti, you would:
pay 35.4% more for restaurants
|
Djibouti
|
Tallinn
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
|
$9.83
€9.43
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
DJF314
|
$2.57
€2.47
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
DJF297
|
$2.07
€1.98
|
|
pay 26.1% less for groceries
|
Djibouti
|
Tallinn
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$9.21
DJF1,634
|
$1.30
€1.25
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.74
DJF841
|
$5.64
€5.41
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.45
DJF1,499
|
$4.49
€4.30
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$8.04
DJF1,426
|
$2.68
€2.57
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$9.12
DJF1,617
|
$3.44
€3.30
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.03
DJF359
|
$0.90
€0.86
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
DJF90
|
$0.62
€0.59
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
DJF202
|
$1.07
€1.02
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
DJF135
|
$1.33
€1.28
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
DJF135
|
$0.50
€0.48
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
DJF148
|
$0.45
€0.43
|
|
pay 18.9% less for transportation
|
Djibouti
|
Tallinn
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.23
DJF928
|
$6.92
€6.64
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.20
DJF7,485
|
$32.15
€30.83
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,541.44
DJF5,948,957
|
$29,580.66
€28,361.14
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$36.29
DJF6,436
|
$10.07
€9.66
|
|
pay 50.3% less for housing
|
Djibouti
|
Tallinn
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.24
DJF8,911
|
$29.49
€28.28
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,758.47
DJF311,884
|
$743.73
€713.07
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$993.31
DJF176,175
|
$530.91
€509.02
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$544.29
DJF96,536
|
$240.91
€230.98
|
|
pay 6.1% more for childcare
|
Djibouti
|
Tallinn
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$340.14
DJF60,327
|
$522.95
€501.39
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,437.75
DJF2,205,976
|
$7,258.22
€6,958.98
|
|
pay 17.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Djibouti
|
Tallinn
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.70
DJF1,188
|
$5.36
€5.14
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.79
DJF495
|
$3.87
€3.71
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.42
DJF607
|
$5.89
€5.65
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.29
DJF13,531
|
$52.89
€50.71
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.37
DJF1,485
|
$10.72
€10.28
|
|
pay 92.8% more for clothing
|
Djibouti
|
Tallinn
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.91
DJF4,951
|
$92.77
€88.94
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.54
DJF3,465
|
$37.65
€36.09
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$122.81
DJF21,782
|
$90.51
€86.78
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$66.99
DJF11,881
|
$115.44
€110.68
|
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