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Djibouti vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Djibouti is 2.4 times more expensive than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 3.7 times more in Djibouti
Groceries: pay 2.3 times more in Djibouti
Transportation: pay 3.6 times more in Djibouti
Housing: pay 4.3 times more in Djibouti
Childcare: pay 57.5% less in Djibouti
Entertainment and Sports: pay 87.9% more in Djibouti
Clothing: pay 18.5% less in Djibouti

The cost of housing, restaurants, transportation, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Djibouti are more expensive than in Beijing. Expenses including childcare and clothing are lower in Djibouti. Notably, housing, restaurants, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Djibouti.

Djibouti vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Djibouti instead of Beijing, you would:

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pay 3.7 times more for restaurants

	Beijing	Djibouti
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.21 CN¥29.61	$9.82 DJF1,750	+133.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.91 CN¥34.55	$12.63 DJF2,249	+157.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 CN¥3.38	$1.89 DJF337	+294.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.16	$1.87 DJF333	+509.6%
Average			+273.9%

Beijing vs. Djibouti - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.3 times more for groceries

	Beijing	Djibouti
Bread 1 loaf	$1.71 CN¥12.02	$9.26 DJF1,650	+442.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.47 CN¥52.59	$4.78 DJF851	-36.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.64 CN¥46.76	$9.56 DJF1,703	+44.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 CN¥12.51	$6.85 DJF1,220	+285.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥10.78	$8.24 DJF1,467	+438.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 CN¥6.92	$1.70 DJF302	+72.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.42	$0.55 DJF98	-28.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 CN¥5.64	$1.27 DJF227	+59.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 CN¥4.24	$0.72 DJF128	+19.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 CN¥2.45	$0.55 DJF98	+58.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 CN¥2.90	$0.62 DJF110	+50.2%
Average			+127.8%

Beijing vs. Djibouti - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.6 times more for transportation

	Beijing	Djibouti
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.21 CN¥29.65	$6.59 DJF1,173	+56.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.54 CN¥222.11	$21.27 DJF3,787	-32.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,225.66 CN¥128,328.71	$33,800.12 DJF6,019,398	+85.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.63 CN¥32.58	$47.72 DJF8,498	+931.4%
Average			+260.2%

Beijing vs. Djibouti - Cost of transportation

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pay 4.3 times more for housing

	Beijing	Djibouti
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.93 CN¥91.05	$58.94 DJF10,497	+355.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$935.23 CN¥6,585.07	$1,431.52 DJF254,937	+53.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$504.41 CN¥3,551.57	$477.17 DJF84,979	-5.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.27 CN¥276.47	$398.07 DJF70,891	+913.8%
Average			+329.3%

Beijing vs. Djibouti - Cost of housing

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pay 57.5% less for childcare

	Beijing	Djibouti
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$710.76 CN¥5,004.56	$335.12 DJF59,680	-52.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,242.73 CN¥163,654.36	$8,793.05 DJF1,565,936	-62.2%
Average			-57.5%

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pay 87.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Djibouti
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 CN¥7.90	$5.61 DJF1,000	+400.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.90 CN¥20.43	$3.65 DJF650	+25.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.21 CN¥29.61	$2.71 DJF482	-35.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.84 CN¥407.23	$86.08 DJF15,330	+48.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.41 CN¥59.23	$8.42 DJF1,500	+0.1%
Average			+87.9%

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pay 18.5% less for clothing

	Beijing	Djibouti
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.30 CN¥438.66	$42.10 DJF7,498	-32.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.37 CN¥256.10	$19.65 DJF3,499	-46.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.74 CN¥575.54	$123.50 DJF21,995	+51.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.53 CN¥743.05	$56.14 DJF9,998	-46.8%
Average			-18.5%

Beijing vs. Djibouti - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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