Cost of living comparison
Djibouti is 40.1% more expensive than Nicosia.
If you lived in Djibouti instead of Nicosia, you would:
pay 39.2% more for restaurants
|
Nicosia
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.33
€11.69
|
$9.21
DJF1,645
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.50
€7.11
|
$10.05
DJF1,795
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
€1.39
|
$1.77
DJF316
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
€0.70
|
$1.67
DJF299
|
|
pay 67.5% more for groceries
|
Nicosia
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.85
€1.76
|
$9.21
DJF1,645
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.54
€6.20
|
$4.74
DJF847
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.37
€6.99
|
$8.45
DJF1,510
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.68
€3.49
|
$8.04
DJF1,436
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.97
€3.76
|
$9.12
DJF1,629
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
€1.14
|
$2.03
DJF362
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.84
|
$0.51
DJF90
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.77
|
$1.14
DJF204
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.11
|
$0.76
DJF136
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.51
|
$0.76
DJF136
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.57
|
$0.84
DJF149
|
|
pay 35.2% more for transportation
|
Nicosia
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.64
€5.35
|
$5.23
DJF934
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$53.59
€50.82
|
$42.20
DJF7,538
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,348.13
€26,884.29
|
$33,541.44
DJF5,990,734
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.47
€13.72
|
$36.29
DJF6,481
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Nicosia
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.63
€28.10
|
$50.24
DJF8,974
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$707.36
€670.84
|
$1,758.47
DJF314,074
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$588.46
€558.08
|
$993.31
DJF177,412
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$153.51
€145.58
|
$544.29
DJF97,214
|
|
pay 27.0% more for childcare
|
Nicosia
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$423.35
€401.49
|
$340.14
DJF60,751
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,161.35
€6,791.55
|
$12,437.75
DJF2,221,468
|
|
pay 1.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Nicosia
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.29
€4.07
|
$6.70
DJF1,196
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.48
€3.30
|
$2.79
DJF499
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.36
€5.08
|
$3.42
DJF611
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.50
€62.11
|
$76.29
DJF13,627
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
€10.16
|
$8.37
DJF1,496
|
|
pay 22.9% less for clothing
|
Nicosia
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.72
€77.50
|
$27.91
DJF4,985
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.90
€34.05
|
$19.54
DJF3,490
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.71
€75.60
|
$122.81
DJF21,935
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.82
€96.56
|
$66.99
DJF11,965
|
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