Cost of living comparison
Djibouti is 37.9% more expensive than Valletta.
If you lived in Djibouti instead of Valletta, you would:
pay 23.1% less for restaurants
|
Valletta
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€15.25
|
$9.21
DJF1,645
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€10.16
|
$10.05
DJF1,795
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.56
€2.43
|
$1.77
DJF316
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.91
€1.82
|
$1.67
DJF299
|
|
pay 80.7% more for groceries
|
Valletta
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.39
€1.32
|
$9.21
DJF1,645
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.82
€4.57
|
$4.74
DJF847
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.62
€4.38
|
$8.45
DJF1,510
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.16
€3.00
|
$8.04
DJF1,436
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.68
€3.49
|
$9.12
DJF1,629
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.41
€1.34
|
$2.03
DJF362
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.79
|
$0.51
DJF90
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.09
|
$1.14
DJF204
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.58
€1.50
|
$0.76
DJF136
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.80
|
$0.76
DJF136
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.77
|
$0.84
DJF149
|
|
pay 21.6% more for transportation
|
Valletta
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.44
€5.16
|
$5.23
DJF934
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$42.20
DJF7,538
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,186.43
€23,885.86
|
$33,541.44
DJF5,990,734
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.79
€25.41
|
$36.29
DJF6,481
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
|
Valletta
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.37
€28.80
|
$50.24
DJF8,974
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,093.20
€1,036.75
|
$1,758.47
DJF314,074
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$955.66
€906.31
|
$993.31
DJF177,412
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.53
€64.04
|
$544.29
DJF97,214
|
|
pay 1.7% less for childcare
|
Valletta
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$660.21
€626.11
|
$340.14
DJF60,751
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,574.10
€8,131.36
|
$12,437.75
DJF2,221,468
|
|
pay 7.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Valletta
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.29
€4.07
|
$6.70
DJF1,196
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.50
€2.37
|
$2.79
DJF499
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.95
€5.64
|
$3.42
DJF611
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.16
€44.72
|
$76.29
DJF13,627
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.08
€15.25
|
$8.37
DJF1,496
|
|
pay 29.5% less for clothing
|
Valletta
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$91.77
€87.03
|
$27.91
DJF4,985
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.73
€33.88
|
$19.54
DJF3,490
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.78
€88.94
|
$122.81
DJF21,935
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.82
€96.56
|
$66.99
DJF11,965
|
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