Cost of living comparison
Djibouti is 87.6% more expensive than Podgorica.
If you lived in Djibouti instead of Podgorica, you would:
pay 6.6% more for restaurants
|
Podgorica
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.57
€8.13
|
$9.21
DJF1,645
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.04
€7.62
|
$10.05
DJF1,795
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.13
€2.02
|
$1.77
DJF316
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
€1.43
|
$1.67
DJF299
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
|
Podgorica
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.93
€0.88
|
$9.21
DJF1,645
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.98
€3.77
|
$4.74
DJF847
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.94
€4.69
|
$8.45
DJF1,510
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.96
€2.81
|
$8.04
DJF1,436
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.59
€3.41
|
$9.12
DJF1,629
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.57
|
$2.03
DJF362
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.80
|
$0.51
DJF90
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.63
|
$1.14
DJF204
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
€1.01
|
$0.76
DJF136
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
€0.42
|
$0.76
DJF136
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.49
|
$0.84
DJF149
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
|
Podgorica
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.02
€5.71
|
$5.23
DJF934
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.15
€30.49
|
$42.20
DJF7,538
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,933.36
€26,490.94
|
$33,541.44
DJF5,990,734
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.64
€6.30
|
$36.29
DJF6,481
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for housing
|
Podgorica
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.29
€27.77
|
$50.24
DJF8,974
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$586.17
€555.90
|
$1,758.47
DJF314,074
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$453.87
€430.43
|
$993.31
DJF177,412
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$82.62
€78.35
|
$544.29
DJF97,214
|
|
pay 53.3% more for childcare
|
Podgorica
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$265.47
€251.76
|
$340.14
DJF60,751
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,966.46
€6,606.73
|
$12,437.75
DJF2,221,468
|
|
pay 72.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Podgorica
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.36
€2.24
|
$6.70
DJF1,196
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.95
€1.85
|
$2.79
DJF499
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
€3.66
|
$3.42
DJF611
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.72
€37.67
|
$76.29
DJF13,627
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.36
€5.08
|
$8.37
DJF1,496
|
|
pay 30.7% less for clothing
|
Podgorica
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.10
€72.17
|
$27.91
DJF4,985
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.90
€39.73
|
$19.54
DJF3,490
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.78
€88.94
|
$122.81
DJF21,935
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.69
€101.18
|
$66.99
DJF11,965
|
|
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