Cost of living comparison
Djibouti is 51.9% more expensive than Greece.
If you lived in Djibouti instead of Greece, you would:
pay 36.3% more for restaurants
|
Greece
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.17
€12.49
|
$9.21
DJF1,645
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.11
€8.64
|
$10.05
DJF1,795
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.07
€1.96
|
$1.77
DJF316
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
€0.57
|
$1.67
DJF299
|
|
pay 99.4% more for groceries
|
Greece
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.33
€1.26
|
$9.21
DJF1,645
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.30
€5.97
|
$4.74
DJF847
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.99
€5.68
|
$8.45
DJF1,510
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.02
€3.82
|
$8.04
DJF1,436
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.23
€4.01
|
$9.12
DJF1,629
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.84
|
$2.03
DJF362
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.81
|
$0.51
DJF90
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.55
|
$1.14
DJF204
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.83
|
$0.76
DJF136
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
€0.49
|
$0.76
DJF136
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.54
|
$0.84
DJF149
|
|
pay 38.8% more for transportation
|
Greece
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.55
€7.16
|
$5.23
DJF934
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$40.19
€38.12
|
$42.20
DJF7,538
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,316.80
€26,854.58
|
$33,541.44
DJF5,990,734
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.82
€13.10
|
$36.29
DJF6,481
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
|
Greece
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.82
€31.12
|
$50.24
DJF8,974
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$524.36
€497.29
|
$1,758.47
DJF314,074
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$392.21
€371.95
|
$993.31
DJF177,412
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$175.68
€166.60
|
$544.29
DJF97,214
|
|
pay 39.4% more for childcare
|
Greece
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$413.12
€391.79
|
$340.14
DJF60,751
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,332.60
€6,005.60
|
$12,437.75
DJF2,221,468
|
|
pay 10.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Greece
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.18
|
$6.70
DJF1,196
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
€3.31
|
$2.79
DJF499
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.94
€4.69
|
$3.42
DJF611
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.72
€46.21
|
$76.29
DJF13,627
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.82
€8.36
|
$8.37
DJF1,496
|
|
pay 23.9% less for clothing
|
Greece
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.64
€79.32
|
$27.91
DJF4,985
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.83
€35.88
|
$19.54
DJF3,490
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.15
€78.85
|
$122.81
DJF21,935
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.42
€88.60
|
$66.99
DJF11,965
|
|
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