Cost of living comparison
Djibouti is 35.5% more expensive than Tallinn.
If you lived in Djibouti instead of Tallinn, you would:
pay 22.7% less for restaurants
|
Tallinn
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€15.25
|
$9.21
DJF1,645
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.83
€9.33
|
$10.05
DJF1,795
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.57
€2.44
|
$1.77
DJF316
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.07
€1.96
|
$1.67
DJF299
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
|
Tallinn
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
€1.23
|
$9.21
DJF1,645
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.64
€5.35
|
$4.74
DJF847
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.49
€4.25
|
$8.45
DJF1,510
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.68
€2.54
|
$8.04
DJF1,436
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.44
€3.26
|
$9.12
DJF1,629
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.85
|
$2.03
DJF362
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
€0.59
|
$0.51
DJF90
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€1.01
|
$1.14
DJF204
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
€1.26
|
$0.76
DJF136
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
€0.48
|
$0.76
DJF136
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
€0.43
|
$0.84
DJF149
|
|
pay 70.1% more for transportation
|
Tallinn
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.92
€6.57
|
$5.23
DJF934
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.15
€30.49
|
$42.20
DJF7,538
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,580.66
€28,053.18
|
$33,541.44
DJF5,990,734
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.07
€9.55
|
$36.29
DJF6,481
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
|
Tallinn
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.49
€27.97
|
$50.24
DJF8,974
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$743.73
€705.32
|
$1,758.47
DJF314,074
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$530.91
€503.49
|
$993.31
DJF177,412
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$240.91
€228.47
|
$544.29
DJF97,214
|
|
pay 18.2% more for childcare
|
Tallinn
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$522.95
€495.94
|
$340.14
DJF60,751
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,258.22
€6,883.42
|
$12,437.75
DJF2,221,468
|
|
pay 4.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Tallinn
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.36
€5.08
|
$6.70
DJF1,196
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.87
€3.67
|
$2.79
DJF499
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.89
€5.59
|
$3.42
DJF611
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.89
€50.16
|
$76.29
DJF13,627
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
€10.16
|
$8.37
DJF1,496
|
|
pay 31.1% less for clothing
|
Tallinn
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.77
€87.98
|
$27.91
DJF4,985
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.65
€35.70
|
$19.54
DJF3,490
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.51
€85.83
|
$122.81
DJF21,935
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.44
€109.48
|
$66.99
DJF11,965
|
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