Cost of living comparison
Djibouti is 22.9% more expensive than Madrid.
If you lived in Djibouti instead of Madrid, you would:
pay 23.2% less for restaurants
|
Madrid
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€15.31
|
$9.21
DJF1,637
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€10.21
|
$10.05
DJF1,786
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.79
€2.65
|
$1.77
DJF314
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.80
€1.72
|
$1.67
DJF298
|
|
pay 81.5% more for groceries
|
Madrid
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.50
€1.43
|
$9.21
DJF1,637
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.92
€6.59
|
$4.74
DJF843
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.41
€4.20
|
$8.45
DJF1,503
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
€2.91
|
$8.04
DJF1,429
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.78
€3.60
|
$9.12
DJF1,621
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.07
|
$2.03
DJF360
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.83
|
$0.51
DJF90
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.01
€0.96
|
$1.14
DJF203
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
€1.00
|
$0.76
DJF135
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.79
|
$0.76
DJF135
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.78
|
$0.84
DJF149
|
|
pay 28.2% more for transportation
|
Madrid
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.79
€6.46
|
$5.23
DJF930
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.87
€40.82
|
$42.20
DJF7,502
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,759.38
€34,050.08
|
$33,541.44
DJF5,962,284
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.90
€14.19
|
$36.29
DJF6,450
|
|
pay 97.1% more for housing
|
Madrid
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.85
€30.32
|
$50.24
DJF8,931
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,468.90
€1,398.68
|
$1,758.47
DJF312,583
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,074.71
€1,023.34
|
$993.31
DJF176,570
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$130.03
€123.82
|
$544.29
DJF96,752
|
|
pay 8.3% less for childcare
|
Madrid
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$567.57
€540.44
|
$340.14
DJF60,462
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,069.47
€9,588.15
|
$12,437.75
DJF2,210,918
|
|
pay 19.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Madrid
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.75
€3.57
|
$6.70
DJF1,191
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.59
€2.46
|
$2.79
DJF496
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.43
€6.12
|
$3.42
DJF609
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.11
€41.05
|
$76.29
DJF13,562
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
€10.21
|
$8.37
DJF1,488
|
|
pay 34.0% less for clothing
|
Madrid
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.50
€86.17
|
$27.91
DJF4,962
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.21
€35.43
|
$19.54
DJF3,473
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.88
€93.20
|
$122.81
DJF21,831
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.40
€115.59
|
$66.99
DJF11,908
|
|
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