Cost of living comparison
Hong Kong is 2.2 times more expensive than Djibouti.
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Djibouti, you would:
pay 5.8% more for restaurants
Djibouti
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.13
DJF1,802
|
$8.84
HK$69.10
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.13
DJF1,802
|
$5.77
HK$45.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
DJF163
|
$1.33
HK$10.42
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
DJF150
|
$1.13
HK$8.79
|
|
pay 1.3% more for groceries
Djibouti
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$5.77
DJF1,026
|
$2.29
HK$17.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$14.28
HK$111.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.84
DJF2,463
|
$12.15
HK$94.92
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.58
DJF1,171
|
$4.01
HK$31.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$11.20
DJF1,993
|
$4.49
HK$35.07
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
DJF318
|
$1.68
HK$13.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
DJF182
|
$1.16
HK$9.05
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
DJF227
|
$1.75
HK$13.70
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
DJF193
|
$1.47
HK$11.48
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
DJF129
|
$1.21
HK$9.47
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
DJF156
|
$1.20
HK$9.36
|
|
pay 26.6% more for transportation
Djibouti
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.86
DJF1,042
|
$11.66
HK$91.11
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$64.07
HK$500.72
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$33,292.33
HK$260,174.57
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.32
DJF4,505
|
$13.71
HK$107.15
|
|
pay 31.7% more for housing
Djibouti
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.89
DJF7,630
|
$22.03
HK$172.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,369.10
DJF243,578
|
$2,324.35
HK$18,164.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$669.36
DJF119,087
|
$1,616.39
HK$12,631.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$305.63
DJF54,375
|
$196.11
HK$1,532.60
|
|
pay 8.1 times more for childcare
Djibouti
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$168.79
DJF30,030
|
$929.71
HK$7,265.53
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,025.51
DJF360,362
|
$21,637.45
HK$169,093.44
|
|
pay 30.3% more for entertainment and sports
Djibouti
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.19
DJF1,101
|
$7.69
HK$60.09
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.39
DJF425
|
$5.31
HK$41.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$12.81
HK$100.14
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$103.15
DJF18,352
|
$86.33
HK$674.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.07
DJF2,503
|
$12.81
HK$100.14
|
|
pay 63.3% more for clothing
Djibouti
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.76
DJF6,006
|
$76.24
HK$595.82
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.91
DJF4,254
|
$41.17
HK$321.77
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$118.15
DJF21,021
|
$91.44
HK$714.61
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.96
DJF13,514
|
$135.10
HK$1,055.82
|
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