Cost of living comparison
Denmark is 37.9% more expensive than Djibouti.
If you lived in Denmark instead of Djibouti, you would:
pay 78.0% more for restaurants
|
Djibouti
|
Denmark
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.21
DJF1,634
|
$21.56
DKK154.20
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.05
DJF1,782
|
$12.58
DKK89.94
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
DJF314
|
$3.50
DKK25.00
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
DJF297
|
$2.59
DKK18.55
|
|
pay 13.9% more for groceries
|
Djibouti
|
Denmark
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$9.21
DJF1,634
|
$2.91
DKK20.81
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.74
DJF841
|
$5.83
DKK41.71
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.45
DJF1,499
|
$7.22
DKK51.63
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$8.04
DJF1,426
|
$4.38
DKK31.32
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$9.12
DJF1,617
|
$4.74
DKK33.89
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.03
DJF359
|
$1.28
DKK9.13
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
DJF90
|
$1.34
DKK9.58
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
DJF202
|
$1.37
DKK9.79
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
DJF135
|
$1.88
DKK13.46
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
DJF135
|
$0.90
DKK6.45
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
DJF148
|
$0.77
DKK5.53
|
|
pay 35.4% more for transportation
|
Djibouti
|
Denmark
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.23
DJF928
|
$7.68
DKK54.90
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.20
DJF7,485
|
$82.44
DKK589.58
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,541.44
DJF5,948,957
|
$45,047.14
DKK322,159.15
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$36.29
DJF6,436
|
$23.62
DKK168.90
|
|
pay 43.5% less for housing
|
Djibouti
|
Denmark
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.24
DJF8,911
|
$33.71
DKK241.08
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,758.47
DJF311,884
|
$967.90
DKK6,922.04
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$993.31
DJF176,175
|
$743.77
DKK5,319.18
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$544.29
DJF96,536
|
$157.10
DKK1,123.51
|
|
pay 5.3% more for childcare
|
Djibouti
|
Denmark
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$340.14
DJF60,327
|
$519.88
DKK3,717.98
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,437.75
DJF2,205,976
|
$7,190.53
DKK51,423.82
|
|
pay 63.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Djibouti
|
Denmark
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.70
DJF1,188
|
$7.44
DKK53.23
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.79
DJF495
|
$5.51
DKK39.40
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.42
DJF607
|
$8.74
DKK62.50
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.29
DJF13,531
|
$38.95
DKK278.53
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.37
DJF1,485
|
$16.76
DKK119.84
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
|
Djibouti
|
Denmark
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.91
DJF4,951
|
$93.72
DKK670.23
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.54
DJF3,465
|
$38.81
DKK277.53
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$122.81
DJF21,782
|
$105.07
DKK751.45
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$66.99
DJF11,881
|
$155.42
DKK1,111.48
|
|
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