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
€11.82
|
$9.21
DJF1,634
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.50
€7.19
|
$10.05
DJF1,782
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
€1.41
|
$1.77
DJF314
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
€0.70
|
$1.67
DJF297
|
|
pay 67.5% more for groceries
|
Nicosia
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.85
€1.78
|
$9.21
DJF1,634
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.54
€6.27
|
$4.74
DJF841
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.37
€7.07
|
$8.45
DJF1,499
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.68
€3.53
|
$8.04
DJF1,426
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.97
€3.81
|
$9.12
DJF1,617
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
€1.15
|
$2.03
DJF359
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.85
|
$0.51
DJF90
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.78
|
$1.14
DJF202
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.12
|
$0.76
DJF135
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.52
|
$0.76
DJF135
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.57
|
$0.84
DJF148
|
|
pay 35.2% more for transportation
|
Nicosia
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.64
€5.41
|
$5.23
DJF928
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$53.59
€51.38
|
$42.20
DJF7,485
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,348.13
€27,179.43
|
$33,541.44
DJF5,948,957
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.47
€13.87
|
$36.29
DJF6,436
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Nicosia
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.63
€28.41
|
$50.24
DJF8,911
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$707.36
€678.20
|
$1,758.47
DJF311,884
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$588.46
€564.20
|
$993.31
DJF176,175
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$153.51
€147.18
|
$544.29
DJF96,536
|
|
pay 27.0% more for childcare
|
Nicosia
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$423.35
€405.89
|
$340.14
DJF60,327
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,161.35
€6,866.11
|
$12,437.75
DJF2,205,976
|
|
pay 1.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Nicosia
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.29
€4.11
|
$6.70
DJF1,188
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.48
€3.33
|
$2.79
DJF495
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.36
€5.14
|
$3.42
DJF607
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.50
€62.80
|
$76.29
DJF13,531
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
€10.28
|
$8.37
DJF1,485
|
|
pay 22.9% less for clothing
|
Nicosia
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.72
€78.35
|
$27.91
DJF4,951
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.90
€34.42
|
$19.54
DJF3,465
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.71
€76.43
|
$122.81
DJF21,782
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.82
€97.62
|
$66.99
DJF11,881
|
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