Cost of living comparison
Kyrgyzstan is 34.1% cheaper than Djibouti.
If you lived in Kyrgyzstan instead of Djibouti, you would:
pay 44.0% less for restaurants
Djibouti
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.13
DJF1,794
|
$5.66
KGS499.61
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.13
DJF1,794
|
$4.75
KGS419.67
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
DJF162
|
$0.70
KGS61.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
DJF150
|
$0.37
KGS33.08
|
|
pay 63.1% less for groceries
Djibouti
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$5.77
DJF1,022
|
$0.44
KGS38.74
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.30
KGS379.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.84
DJF2,452
|
$3.42
KGS301.95
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.58
DJF1,166
|
$1.62
KGS142.94
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$11.20
DJF1,985
|
$2.21
KGS194.67
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
DJF316
|
$0.44
KGS38.51
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
DJF181
|
$0.74
KGS65.71
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
DJF226
|
$0.89
KGS78.23
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
DJF192
|
$0.79
KGS69.43
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
DJF128
|
$0.21
KGS18.93
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
DJF155
|
$0.21
KGS18.38
|
|
pay 70.2% less for transportation
Djibouti
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.86
DJF1,038
|
$2.89
KGS255.24
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$6.20
KGS547.05
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$33,875.45
KGS2,989,918.39
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.32
DJF4,485
|
$2.57
KGS226.57
|
|
pay 73.8% less for housing
Djibouti
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.89
DJF7,597
|
$11.68
KGS1,031.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,369.10
DJF242,518
|
$414.20
KGS36,558.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$669.36
DJF118,569
|
$259.81
KGS22,930.97
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$305.63
DJF54,138
|
$25.66
KGS2,264.43
|
|
pay 75.8% more for childcare
Djibouti
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$168.79
DJF29,899
|
$218.65
KGS19,298.27
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,025.51
DJF358,794
|
$4,498.84
KGS397,076.83
|
|
pay 64.6% less for entertainment and sports
Djibouti
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.19
DJF1,096
|
$1.02
KGS89.93
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.39
DJF424
|
$1.64
KGS145.15
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$1.61
KGS142.14
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$103.15
DJF18,272
|
$35.43
KGS3,126.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.07
DJF2,492
|
$3.11
KGS274.78
|
|
pay 1.5% more for clothing
Djibouti
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.76
DJF5,980
|
$31.37
KGS2,768.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.91
DJF4,236
|
$38.21
KGS3,372.40
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$118.15
DJF20,930
|
$75.90
KGS6,699.28
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.96
DJF13,455
|
$67.64
KGS5,970.29
|
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