Cost of living comparison
Djibouti is 33.8% more expensive than Lisbon.
If you lived in Djibouti instead of Lisbon, you would:
pay 2.6% less for restaurants
|
Lisbon
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.66
€13.10
|
$9.21
DJF1,634
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.65
€9.25
|
$10.05
DJF1,782
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.86
€1.78
|
$1.77
DJF314
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
€1.31
|
$1.67
DJF297
|
|
pay 92.3% more for groceries
|
Lisbon
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
€1.42
|
$9.21
DJF1,634
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.58
€5.35
|
$4.74
DJF841
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.87
€3.71
|
$8.45
DJF1,499
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.97
€2.85
|
$8.04
DJF1,426
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.31
€3.17
|
$9.12
DJF1,617
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.04
€0.99
|
$2.03
DJF359
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.66
|
$0.51
DJF90
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.85
|
$1.14
DJF202
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
€1.02
|
$0.76
DJF135
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.84
|
$0.76
DJF135
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.90
|
$0.84
DJF148
|
|
pay 60.8% more for transportation
|
Lisbon
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.21
€6.91
|
$5.23
DJF928
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.87
€41.10
|
$42.20
DJF7,485
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,152.89
€30,827.33
|
$33,541.44
DJF5,948,957
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.86
€9.45
|
$36.29
DJF6,436
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Lisbon
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.90
€38.25
|
$50.24
DJF8,911
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,514.21
€1,451.78
|
$1,758.47
DJF311,884
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,070.61
€1,026.48
|
$993.31
DJF176,175
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.17
€101.80
|
$544.29
DJF96,536
|
|
pay 29.8% less for childcare
|
Lisbon
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$576.40
€552.64
|
$340.14
DJF60,327
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,251.75
€14,622.97
|
$12,437.75
DJF2,205,976
|
|
pay 30.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Lisbon
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.22
€3.08
|
$6.70
DJF1,188
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.61
€2.50
|
$2.79
DJF495
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.00
€5.75
|
$3.42
DJF607
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.41
€40.66
|
$76.29
DJF13,531
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.57
€8.22
|
$8.37
DJF1,485
|
|
pay 26.3% less for clothing
|
Lisbon
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$86.58
€83.01
|
$27.91
DJF4,951
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.63
€36.08
|
$19.54
DJF3,465
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.49
€79.09
|
$122.81
DJF21,782
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.41
€103.94
|
$66.99
DJF11,881
|
|
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