Cost of living comparison
Japan is 15.4% more expensive than Djibouti.
If you lived in Japan instead of Djibouti, you would:
pay 20.4% less for restaurants
Djibouti
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.13
DJF1,794
|
$6.59
¥1,026
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.13
DJF1,794
|
$4.91
¥765
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
DJF162
|
$1.01
¥158
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
DJF150
|
$0.80
¥124
|
|
pay 10.8% less for groceries
Djibouti
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$5.77
DJF1,022
|
$1.40
¥219
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$5.54
¥863
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.84
DJF2,452
|
$5.14
¥800
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.58
DJF1,166
|
$1.99
¥309
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$11.20
DJF1,985
|
$2.58
¥402
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
DJF316
|
$1.93
¥300
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
DJF181
|
$1.11
¥172
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
DJF226
|
$1.76
¥275
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
DJF192
|
$1.80
¥281
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
DJF128
|
$1.11
¥173
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
DJF155
|
$0.90
¥140
|
|
pay 16.1% less for transportation
Djibouti
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.86
DJF1,038
|
$4.17
¥650
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$60.62
¥9,438
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$21,439.97
¥3,337,667
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.32
DJF4,485
|
$24.44
¥3,804
|
|
pay 51.0% less for housing
Djibouti
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.89
DJF7,597
|
$33.46
¥5,209
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,369.10
DJF242,518
|
$480.50
¥74,802
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$669.36
DJF118,569
|
$321.68
¥50,077
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$305.63
DJF54,138
|
$107.01
¥16,658
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for childcare
Djibouti
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$168.79
DJF29,899
|
$240.59
¥37,454
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,025.51
DJF358,794
|
$10,805.94
¥1,682,214
|
|
pay 26.9% less for entertainment and sports
Djibouti
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.19
DJF1,096
|
$2.60
¥405
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.39
DJF424
|
$2.74
¥427
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$3.86
¥602
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$103.15
DJF18,272
|
$55.52
¥8,644
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.07
DJF2,492
|
$11.57
¥1,801
|
|
pay 4.9% less for clothing
Djibouti
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.76
DJF5,980
|
$38.65
¥6,017
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.91
DJF4,236
|
$25.96
¥4,041
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$118.15
DJF20,930
|
$52.99
¥8,249
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.96
DJF13,455
|
$85.48
¥13,307
|
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