Cost of living comparison
Djibouti is 62.3% more expensive than Slovakia.
If you lived in Djibouti instead of Slovakia, you would:
pay 17.9% more for restaurants
|
Slovakia
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.14
€7.81
|
$9.21
DJF1,634
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.98
€7.65
|
$10.05
DJF1,782
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
€1.51
|
$1.77
DJF314
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
€1.33
|
$1.67
DJF297
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
|
Slovakia
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.35
€1.29
|
$9.21
DJF1,634
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.03
€5.79
|
$4.74
DJF841
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.89
€3.73
|
$8.45
DJF1,499
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.43
€3.29
|
$8.04
DJF1,426
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.12
€2.99
|
$9.12
DJF1,617
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.70
|
$2.03
DJF359
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.76
|
$0.51
DJF90
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.92
|
$1.14
DJF202
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.45
|
$0.76
DJF135
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.56
|
$0.76
DJF135
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.59
|
$0.84
DJF148
|
|
pay 72.4% more for transportation
|
Slovakia
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.34
€6.08
|
$5.23
DJF928
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$26.69
€25.59
|
$42.20
DJF7,485
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,429.89
€23,422.72
|
$33,541.44
DJF5,948,957
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.64
€11.16
|
$36.29
DJF6,436
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
|
Slovakia
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.60
€19.75
|
$50.24
DJF8,911
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$566.87
€543.50
|
$1,758.47
DJF311,884
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$468.12
€448.82
|
$993.31
DJF176,175
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$171.07
€164.02
|
$544.29
DJF96,536
|
|
pay 19.5% more for childcare
|
Slovakia
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$400.86
€384.33
|
$340.14
DJF60,327
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,069.66
€7,736.97
|
$12,437.75
DJF2,205,976
|
|
pay 62.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Slovakia
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.99
€1.90
|
$6.70
DJF1,188
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.35
€2.25
|
$2.79
DJF495
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.24
€5.02
|
$3.42
DJF607
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.04
€38.39
|
$76.29
DJF13,531
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.21
€7.88
|
$8.37
DJF1,485
|
|
pay 15.2% less for clothing
|
Slovakia
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.57
€60.95
|
$27.91
DJF4,951
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.21
€28.00
|
$19.54
DJF3,465
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.92
€75.67
|
$122.81
DJF21,782
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.27
€88.47
|
$66.99
DJF11,881
|
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