Cost of living comparison

Burma

compared to

Djibouti

Djibouti vs. Burma Cost of Living Summary

Djibouti is 99.1% more expensive than Burma overall.

Restaurants: pay 4.0 times more in Djibouti
Groceries: pay 63.2% more in Djibouti
Transportation: pay 3.5% more in Djibouti
Housing: pay 3.1 times more in Djibouti
Childcare: pay 16.7% less in Djibouti
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.0 times more in Djibouti
Clothing: pay 47.4% less in Djibouti

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

Djibouti vs. Burma Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 4.0 times more for restaurants

	Burma	Djibouti
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.28 MMK4,788	$9.83 DJF1,753	+331.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.00 MMK6,300	$15.45 DJF2,755	+415.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 MMK1,668	$1.90 DJF338	+138.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.81 MMK1,708	$1.69 DJF301	+107.2%
Average			+301.9%

Burma vs. Djibouti - Cost of restaurants

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pay 63.2% more for groceries

	Burma	Djibouti
Bread 1 loaf	$1.08 MMK2,263	$9.27 DJF1,653	+760.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.15 MMK8,716	$4.78 DJF852	+15.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.14 MMK10,784	$10.63 DJF1,896	+107.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.41 MMK2,964	$5.69 DJF1,015	+303.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.41 MMK5,064	$8.24 DJF1,470	+241.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.99 MMK4,177	$1.70 DJF303	-14.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.48 MMK1,001	$0.55 DJF98	+15.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.23 MMK2,588	$1.18 DJF210	-4.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.86 MMK1,810	$0.73 DJF131	-15.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 MMK1,830	$0.72 DJF129	-17.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.64 MMK1,353	$0.75 DJF133	+16.0%
Average			+63.2%

Burma vs. Djibouti - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.5% more for transportation

	Burma	Djibouti
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$34.52 MMK72,482	$8.56 DJF1,526	-75.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.83 MMK24,840	$42.53 DJF7,584	+259.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,000.00 MMK63M	$33,798.22 DJF6M	+12.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.00 MMK18,900	$47.75 DJF8,516	+430.6%
Average			+3.5%

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pay 3.1 times more for housing

	Burma	Djibouti
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$18.72 MMK39,315	$58.99 DJF10,520	+215.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$281.90 MMK592K	$674.13 DJF120K	+139.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$196.13 MMK412K	$477.51 DJF85,158	+143.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.83 MMK79,431	$398.35 DJF71,041	+953.1%
Average			+205.0%

Burma vs. Djibouti - Cost of housing

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pay 16.7% less for childcare

	Burma	Djibouti
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$369.96 MMK777K	$335.22 DJF59,783	-9.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,486.84 MMK24M	$8,794.47 DJF2M	-23.4%
Average			-16.7%

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pay 4.0 times more for entertainment and sports

	Burma	Djibouti
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.00 MMK2,100	$7.02 DJF1,252	+602.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.49 MMK3,123	$3.37 DJF601	+126.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.32 MMK2,771	$1.97 DJF351	+49.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$18.76 MMK39,398	$86.14 DJF15,362	+359.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.50 MMK5,250	$12.64 DJF2,254	+405.6%
Average			+297.3%

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pay 47.4% less for clothing

	Burma	Djibouti
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$89.36 MMK188K	$42.13 DJF7,514	-52.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$64.37 MMK135K	$19.66 DJF3,507	-69.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$100.83 MMK212K	$123.59 DJF22,041	+22.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$129.71 MMK272K	$56.18 DJF10,019	-56.7%
Average			-47.4%

Burma vs. Djibouti - Cost of clothing

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