Cost of living comparison
Italy is 43.8% more expensive than Djibouti.
If you lived in Italy instead of Djibouti, you would:
pay 68.5% more for restaurants
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Djibouti
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.13
DJF1,801
|
$15.81
€14.54
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.13
DJF1,801
|
$10.17
€9.35
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
DJF163
|
$2.51
€2.31
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
DJF150
|
$1.21
€1.11
|
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pay 30.9% less for groceries
|
Djibouti
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$5.77
DJF1,026
|
$2.05
€1.89
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$6.81
€6.27
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.84
DJF2,462
|
$5.59
€5.14
|
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.58
DJF1,171
|
$3.41
€3.13
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$11.20
DJF1,993
|
$5.01
€4.61
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
DJF318
|
$0.96
€0.88
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
DJF182
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
DJF227
|
$1.00
€0.92
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
DJF193
|
$1.28
€1.17
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
DJF129
|
$0.76
€0.70
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
DJF156
|
$0.70
€0.64
|
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pay 1.2% more for transportation
|
Djibouti
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.86
DJF1,042
|
$7.33
€6.74
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$38.24
€35.16
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$26,985.59
€24,815.49
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.32
DJF4,503
|
$19.55
€17.98
|
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pay 38.7% less for housing
|
Djibouti
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.89
DJF7,627
|
$29.86
€27.46
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,369.10
DJF243,497
|
$660.64
€607.51
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$669.36
DJF119,048
|
$504.89
€464.29
|
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$305.63
DJF54,356
|
$158.99
€146.20
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for childcare
|
Djibouti
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$168.79
DJF30,020
|
$519.28
€477.52
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,025.51
DJF360,242
|
$9,615.09
€8,841.87
|
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pay 32.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Djibouti
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.19
DJF1,101
|
$4.97
€4.57
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.39
DJF425
|
$1.67
€1.53
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$6.16
€5.67
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$103.15
DJF18,346
|
$52.41
€48.20
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.07
DJF2,502
|
$9.51
€8.75
|
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pay 48.2% more for clothing
|
Djibouti
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.76
DJF6,004
|
$76.74
€70.57
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.91
DJF4,253
|
$34.05
€31.31
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$118.15
DJF21,014
|
$84.06
€77.30
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.96
DJF13,509
|
$115.51
€106.22
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