Cost of living comparison
Djibouti is 30.3% more expensive than Italy.
If you lived in Djibouti instead of Italy, you would:
pay 9.1% less for restaurants
|
Italy
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.15
€15.48
|
$9.21
DJF1,634
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.06
€9.65
|
$10.05
DJF1,782
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.55
€2.44
|
$1.77
DJF314
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.22
€1.17
|
$1.67
DJF297
|
|
pay 58.6% more for groceries
|
Italy
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.04
€1.96
|
$9.21
DJF1,634
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.83
€6.55
|
$4.74
DJF841
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.53
€5.30
|
$8.45
DJF1,499
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
€3.27
|
$8.04
DJF1,426
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.05
€4.84
|
$9.12
DJF1,617
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.93
|
$2.03
DJF359
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.81
|
$0.51
DJF90
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
€1.00
|
$1.14
DJF202
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.26
|
$0.76
DJF135
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.73
|
$0.76
DJF135
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.68
|
$0.84
DJF148
|
|
pay 22.4% more for transportation
|
Italy
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.22
€6.93
|
$5.23
DJF928
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$38.81
€37.21
|
$42.20
DJF7,485
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,223.13
€27,059.58
|
$33,541.44
DJF5,948,957
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.13
€18.34
|
$36.29
DJF6,436
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
|
Italy
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.87
€27.68
|
$50.24
DJF8,911
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$656.19
€629.13
|
$1,758.47
DJF311,884
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$511.91
€490.81
|
$993.31
DJF176,175
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$150.39
€144.19
|
$544.29
DJF96,536
|
|
pay 0.9% less for childcare
|
Italy
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$508.72
€487.75
|
$340.14
DJF60,327
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,465.55
€9,075.31
|
$12,437.75
DJF2,205,976
|
|
pay 18.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Italy
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.01
€4.80
|
$6.70
DJF1,188
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.69
€1.62
|
$2.79
DJF495
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.20
€5.94
|
$3.42
DJF607
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.12
€49.97
|
$76.29
DJF13,531
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.39
€9.00
|
$8.37
DJF1,485
|
|
pay 26.5% less for clothing
|
Italy
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.41
€75.18
|
$27.91
DJF4,951
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.87
€32.47
|
$19.54
DJF3,465
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.07
€82.52
|
$122.81
DJF21,782
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.43
€110.67
|
$66.99
DJF11,881
|
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