Cost of living comparison
Djibouti is 62.7% more expensive than Estonia.
If you lived in Djibouti instead of Estonia, you would:
pay 7.3% less for restaurants
|
Estonia
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.54
€11.89
|
$9.21
DJF1,645
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.68
€8.23
|
$10.05
DJF1,795
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
€1.92
|
$1.77
DJF316
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
€1.68
|
$1.67
DJF299
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
|
Estonia
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.10
€1.05
|
$9.21
DJF1,645
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.07
€4.80
|
$4.74
DJF847
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.04
€3.83
|
$8.45
DJF1,510
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.47
€2.34
|
$8.04
DJF1,436
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.50
€3.32
|
$9.12
DJF1,629
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.79
|
$2.03
DJF362
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
€0.59
|
$0.51
DJF90
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.91
|
$1.14
DJF204
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
€1.17
|
$0.76
DJF136
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.41
€0.39
|
$0.76
DJF136
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
€0.44
|
$0.84
DJF149
|
|
pay 96.2% more for transportation
|
Estonia
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.86
€6.51
|
$5.23
DJF934
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.40
€21.24
|
$42.20
DJF7,538
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,622.60
€25,247.86
|
$33,541.44
DJF5,990,734
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.20
€8.73
|
$36.29
DJF6,481
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
|
Estonia
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.99
€26.54
|
$50.24
DJF8,974
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$484.69
€459.67
|
$1,758.47
DJF314,074
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$364.00
€345.20
|
$993.31
DJF177,412
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$208.88
€198.10
|
$544.29
DJF97,214
|
|
pay 56.5% more for childcare
|
Estonia
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$230.59
€218.68
|
$340.14
DJF60,751
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,509.99
€7,122.19
|
$12,437.75
DJF2,221,468
|
|
pay 13.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Estonia
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.19
€3.97
|
$6.70
DJF1,196
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.38
€3.21
|
$2.79
DJF499
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.81
€5.51
|
$3.42
DJF611
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.35
€43.01
|
$76.29
DJF13,627
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.77
€8.31
|
$8.37
DJF1,496
|
|
pay 24.1% less for clothing
|
Estonia
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$101.44
€96.20
|
$27.91
DJF4,985
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.43
€32.66
|
$19.54
DJF3,490
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.18
€76.99
|
$122.81
DJF21,935
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.56
€93.47
|
$66.99
DJF11,965
|
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