Cost of living comparison
Djibouti is 24.6% more expensive than Stockholm.
If you lived in Djibouti instead of Stockholm, you would:
pay 21.8% less for restaurants
|
Stockholm
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.86
SEK152.13
|
$9.21
DJF1,645
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.16
SEK111.56
|
$10.05
DJF1,795
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.56
SEK28.16
|
$1.77
DJF316
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.13
SEK23.37
|
$1.67
DJF299
|
|
pay 37.4% more for groceries
|
Stockholm
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.66
SEK29.15
|
$9.21
DJF1,645
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.29
SEK58.09
|
$4.74
DJF847
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.43
SEK59.65
|
$8.45
DJF1,510
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.82
SEK41.99
|
$8.04
DJF1,436
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.15
SEK56.49
|
$9.12
DJF1,629
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.38
SEK15.20
|
$2.03
DJF362
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.10
SEK12.05
|
$0.51
DJF90
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.36
SEK14.96
|
$1.14
DJF204
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.78
SEK19.56
|
$0.76
DJF136
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
SEK7.78
|
$0.76
DJF136
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
SEK8.66
|
$0.84
DJF149
|
|
pay 7.0% less for transportation
|
Stockholm
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.67
SEK73.25
|
$5.23
DJF934
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$94.22
SEK1,034.45
|
$42.20
DJF7,538
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,544.48
SEK313,378.44
|
$33,541.44
DJF5,990,734
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$27.62
SEK303.24
|
$36.29
DJF6,481
|
|
pay 89.2% more for housing
|
Stockholm
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.49
SEK367.68
|
$50.24
DJF8,974
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,542.54
SEK16,934.98
|
$1,758.47
DJF314,074
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$965.24
SEK10,596.96
|
$993.31
DJF177,412
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$139.65
SEK1,533.14
|
$544.29
DJF97,214
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
|
Stockholm
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$144.54
SEK1,586.86
|
$340.14
DJF60,751
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,727.37
SEK62,878.52
|
$12,437.75
DJF2,221,468
|
|
pay 9.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Stockholm
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.30
SEK80.12
|
$6.70
DJF1,196
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.27
SEK46.89
|
$2.79
DJF499
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.56
SEK72.01
|
$3.42
DJF611
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.99
SEK438.99
|
$76.29
DJF13,627
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.61
SEK171.39
|
$8.37
DJF1,496
|
|
pay 42.5% less for clothing
|
Stockholm
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.26
SEK990.98
|
$27.91
DJF4,985
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.14
SEK473.62
|
$19.54
DJF3,490
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.21
SEK1,166.03
|
$122.81
DJF21,935
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$174.28
SEK1,913.40
|
$66.99
DJF11,965
|
|
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