Cost of living comparison
Pakistan is 69.0% cheaper than Djibouti.
If you lived in Pakistan instead of Djibouti, you would:
pay 73.0% less for restaurants
Djibouti
|
Pakistan
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.13
DJF1,794
|
$1.57
PKR436.42
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.13
DJF1,794
|
$3.50
PKR969.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
DJF162
|
$0.30
PKR84.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
DJF150
|
$0.21
PKR57.55
|
|
pay 80.5% less for groceries
Djibouti
|
Pakistan
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$5.77
DJF1,022
|
$0.56
PKR154.76
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$2.35
PKR651.19
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.84
DJF2,452
|
$2.66
PKR737.01
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.58
DJF1,166
|
$1.10
PKR303.68
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$11.20
DJF1,985
|
$1.23
PKR340.79
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
DJF316
|
$0.43
PKR118.87
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
DJF181
|
$0.28
PKR76.63
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
DJF226
|
$0.31
PKR87.08
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
DJF192
|
$0.20
PKR55.50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
DJF128
|
$0.16
PKR43.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
DJF155
|
$0.20
PKR54.68
|
|
pay 60.1% less for transportation
Djibouti
|
Pakistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.86
DJF1,038
|
$3.75
PKR1,038.18
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$6.78
PKR1,877.80
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$16,737.54
PKR4,637,796.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.32
DJF4,485
|
$3.96
PKR1,098.29
|
|
pay 83.8% less for housing
Djibouti
|
Pakistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.89
DJF7,597
|
$14.27
PKR3,954.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,369.10
DJF242,518
|
$81.52
PKR22,589.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$669.36
DJF118,569
|
$50.88
PKR14,097.90
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$305.63
DJF54,138
|
$54.49
PKR15,098.15
|
|
pay 66.2% less for childcare
Djibouti
|
Pakistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$168.79
DJF29,899
|
$29.66
PKR8,217.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,025.51
DJF358,794
|
$1,010.43
PKR279,979.62
|
|
pay 67.9% less for entertainment and sports
Djibouti
|
Pakistan
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.19
DJF1,096
|
$1.84
PKR509.78
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.39
DJF424
|
$1.52
PKR420.27
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$1.63
PKR452.73
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$103.15
DJF18,272
|
$10.78
PKR2,987.55
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.07
DJF2,492
|
$3.47
PKR961.40
|
|
pay 51.2% less for clothing
Djibouti
|
Pakistan
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.76
DJF5,980
|
$13.74
PKR3,806.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.91
DJF4,236
|
$18.92
PKR5,242.02
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$118.15
DJF20,930
|
$48.54
PKR13,448.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.96
DJF13,455
|
$26.13
PKR7,239.71
|
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