Cost of living comparison
Djibouti is 62.8% more expensive than Bangkok.
If you lived in Djibouti instead of Bangkok, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Bangkok
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.95
฿107.25
|
$9.33
DJF1,658
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.91
฿214.50
|
$9.05
DJF1,607
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
฿20.70
|
$0.68
DJF120
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
฿11.71
|
$0.96
DJF170
|
|
pay 42.4% more for groceries
Bangkok
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.86
฿67.61
|
$2.26
DJF402
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.67
฿314.93
|
$10.09
DJF1,792
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
฿239.55
|
$11.77
DJF2,092
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
฿73.28
|
$3.51
DJF623
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.46
฿52.91
|
$4.66
DJF828
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
฿49.44
|
$1.80
DJF319
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
฿23.03
|
$0.77
DJF137
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
฿32.76
|
$1.03
DJF182
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
฿26.64
|
$0.77
DJF137
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
฿26.46
|
$0.58
DJF103
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.63
฿22.77
|
$0.66
DJF117
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for transportation
Bangkok
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
฿162.03
|
$5.06
DJF898
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.39
฿1,394.27
|
$339.32
DJF60,279
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,069.18
฿2,145,032.91
|
$11,876.35
DJF2,109,756
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.60
฿385.03
|
$25.45
DJF4,521
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Bangkok
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.74
฿571.68
|
$37.50
DJF6,662
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$659.48
฿23,948.16
|
$820.03
DJF145,674
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$314.02
฿11,403.37
|
$580.50
DJF103,122
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.89
฿2,211.12
|
$248.31
DJF44,111
|
|
pay 64.2% less for childcare
Bangkok
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$562.72
฿20,434.64
|
$141.39
DJF25,116
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,500.26
฿490,247.27
|
$6,258.65
DJF1,111,808
|
|
pay 32.2% more for entertainment and sports
Bangkok
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.36
฿85.80
|
$5.66
DJF1,005
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.30
฿83.63
|
$1.91
DJF339
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.43
฿160.88
|
$1.41
DJF251
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.73
฿2,059.93
|
$73.52
DJF13,060
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.97
฿289.58
|
$14.14
DJF2,512
|
|
pay 45.3% less for clothing
Bangkok
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.87
฿2,174.23
|
$21.11
DJF3,751
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.54
฿1,472.13
|
$24.51
DJF4,353
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.44
฿3,538.33
|
$60.32
DJF10,716
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.02
฿3,704.61
|
$62.21
DJF11,051
|
|
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