Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 10.2% cheaper than Djibouti.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Djibouti, you would:
pay 59.6% less for restaurants
Djibouti
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.13
DJF1,794
|
$1.84
₫46,730
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.13
DJF1,794
|
$4.33
₫110,218
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
DJF162
|
$0.55
₫13,951
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
DJF150
|
$0.34
₫8,775
|
|
pay 58.3% less for groceries
Djibouti
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$5.77
DJF1,022
|
$0.88
₫22,483
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$6.02
₫153,101
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.84
DJF2,452
|
$5.38
₫136,997
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.58
DJF1,166
|
$1.49
₫37,937
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$11.20
DJF1,985
|
$1.52
₫38,607
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
DJF316
|
$1.26
₫32,184
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
DJF181
|
$0.44
₫11,194
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
DJF226
|
$0.63
₫16,138
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
DJF192
|
$0.42
₫10,614
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
DJF128
|
$0.49
₫12,564
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
DJF155
|
$0.49
₫12,521
|
|
pay 59.0% less for transportation
Djibouti
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.86
DJF1,038
|
$3.48
₫88,533
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$6.87
₫174,729
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$34,303.88
₫872,983,372
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.32
DJF4,485
|
$5.70
₫145,005
|
|
pay 77.8% less for housing
Djibouti
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.89
DJF7,597
|
$8.95
₫227,890
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,369.10
DJF242,518
|
$304.25
₫7,742,624
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$669.36
DJF118,569
|
$210.52
₫5,357,494
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$305.63
DJF54,138
|
$43.00
₫1,094,377
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for childcare
Djibouti
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$168.79
DJF29,899
|
$212.34
₫5,403,663
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,025.51
DJF358,794
|
$11,971.85
₫304,665,921
|
|
pay 68.1% less for entertainment and sports
Djibouti
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.19
DJF1,096
|
$0.89
₫22,685
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.39
DJF424
|
$1.56
₫39,791
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$1.19
₫30,171
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$103.15
DJF18,272
|
$22.79
₫580,032
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.07
DJF2,492
|
$3.60
₫91,568
|
|
pay 7.2% less for clothing
Djibouti
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.76
DJF5,980
|
$28.72
₫731,005
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.91
DJF4,236
|
$23.06
₫586,900
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$118.15
DJF20,930
|
$81.55
₫2,075,298
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.96
DJF13,455
|
$91.83
₫2,337,046
|
|
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