Cost of living comparison
Norway is 28.1% more expensive than Djibouti.
If you lived in Norway instead of Djibouti, you would:
pay 61.6% more for restaurants
|
Djibouti
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.21
DJF1,634
|
$18.52
NOK209.65
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.05
DJF1,782
|
$12.17
NOK137.73
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
DJF314
|
$2.88
NOK32.58
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
DJF297
|
$2.70
NOK30.59
|
|
pay 9.3% more for groceries
|
Djibouti
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$9.21
DJF1,634
|
$3.03
NOK34.29
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.74
DJF841
|
$5.10
NOK57.70
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.45
DJF1,499
|
$7.41
NOK83.93
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$8.04
DJF1,426
|
$3.71
NOK41.99
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$9.12
DJF1,617
|
$5.92
NOK67.07
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.03
DJF359
|
$1.32
NOK14.89
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
DJF90
|
$0.98
NOK11.13
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
DJF202
|
$1.29
NOK14.61
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
DJF135
|
$1.82
NOK20.58
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
DJF135
|
$0.96
NOK10.81
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
DJF148
|
$1.05
NOK11.92
|
|
pay 15.2% more for transportation
|
Djibouti
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.23
DJF928
|
$7.32
NOK82.89
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.20
DJF7,485
|
$67.29
NOK761.72
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,541.44
DJF5,948,957
|
$32,441.53
NOK367,241.42
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$36.29
DJF6,436
|
$23.50
NOK266.00
|
|
pay 32.0% less for housing
|
Djibouti
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.24
DJF8,911
|
$52.97
NOK599.58
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,758.47
DJF311,884
|
$1,030.17
NOK11,661.62
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$993.31
DJF176,175
|
$803.77
NOK9,098.73
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$544.29
DJF96,536
|
$148.13
NOK1,676.88
|
|
pay 35.5% less for childcare
|
Djibouti
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$340.14
DJF60,327
|
$272.16
NOK3,080.91
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,437.75
DJF2,205,976
|
$6,113.04
NOK69,200.27
|
|
pay 80.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Djibouti
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.70
DJF1,188
|
$8.83
NOK99.93
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.79
DJF495
|
$4.64
NOK52.51
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.42
DJF607
|
$13.25
NOK149.99
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.29
DJF13,531
|
$43.21
NOK489.11
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.37
DJF1,485
|
$13.55
NOK153.42
|
|
pay 97.5% more for clothing
|
Djibouti
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.91
DJF4,951
|
$87.77
NOK993.62
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.54
DJF3,465
|
$40.11
NOK454.02
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$122.81
DJF21,782
|
$100.53
NOK1,137.98
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$66.99
DJF11,881
|
$126.05
NOK1,426.92
|
|
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