Cost of living comparison
Philippines is 30.4% cheaper than Djibouti.
If you lived in Philippines instead of Djibouti, you would:
pay 49.3% less for restaurants
Djibouti
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.13
DJF1,794
|
$3.66
₱211.21
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.13
DJF1,794
|
$3.20
₱184.65
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
DJF162
|
$0.77
₱44.39
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
DJF150
|
$0.43
₱24.87
|
|
pay 36.6% less for groceries
Djibouti
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$5.77
DJF1,022
|
$1.15
₱66.59
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.76
₱217.08
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.84
DJF2,452
|
$6.56
₱378.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.58
DJF1,166
|
$1.97
₱113.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$11.20
DJF1,985
|
$1.81
₱104.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
DJF316
|
$1.23
₱70.75
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
DJF181
|
$0.65
₱37.30
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
DJF226
|
$1.08
₱62.49
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
DJF192
|
$0.63
₱36.64
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
DJF128
|
$0.87
₱49.97
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
DJF155
|
$1.10
₱63.66
|
|
pay 57.0% less for transportation
Djibouti
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.86
DJF1,038
|
$4.42
₱255.10
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$12.06
₱696.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$29,092.26
₱1,679,074.62
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.32
DJF4,485
|
$2.70
₱155.62
|
|
pay 65.2% less for housing
Djibouti
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.89
DJF7,597
|
$29.30
₱1,690.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,369.10
DJF242,518
|
$265.23
₱15,308.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$669.36
DJF118,569
|
$157.68
₱9,100.61
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$305.63
DJF54,138
|
$84.84
₱4,896.86
|
|
pay 66.7% more for childcare
Djibouti
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$168.79
DJF29,899
|
$168.61
₱9,731.45
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,025.51
DJF358,794
|
$4,730.41
₱273,017.72
|
|
pay 53.5% less for entertainment and sports
Djibouti
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.19
DJF1,096
|
$1.35
₱77.83
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.39
DJF424
|
$2.27
₱130.99
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$2.49
₱143.63
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$103.15
DJF18,272
|
$34.04
₱1,964.47
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.07
DJF2,492
|
$5.09
₱293.76
|
|
pay 17.8% less for clothing
Djibouti
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.76
DJF5,980
|
$36.74
₱2,120.60
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.91
DJF4,236
|
$21.36
₱1,232.59
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$118.15
DJF20,930
|
$64.86
₱3,743.29
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.96
DJF13,455
|
$57.49
₱3,318.11
|
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