Cost of living comparison

Djibouti

compared to

Thailand

Bangkok vs. Djibouti Cost of Living Summary

Bangkok is 29.3% cheaper than Djibouti.

Restaurants: pay 66.0% less in Bangkok
Groceries: pay 26.5% less in Bangkok
Transportation: pay 32.3% less in Bangkok
Housing: pay 34.6% less in Bangkok
Childcare: pay 78.3% more in Bangkok
Entertainment and Sports: pay 31.0% less in Bangkok
Clothing: pay 54.1% more in Bangkok

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

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Bangkok vs. Djibouti Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 66.0% less for restaurants

	Djibouti	Bangkok
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.83 DJF1,753	$2.97 THB98.83	-69.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$15.45 DJF2,755	$6.98 THB232.24	-54.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.90 DJF338	$0.65 THB21.64	-65.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.69 DJF301	$0.35 THB11.72	-79.1%
Average			-66.0%

Djibouti vs. Bangkok - Cost of restaurants

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pay 26.5% less for groceries

	Djibouti	Bangkok
Bread 1 loaf	$9.27 DJF1,653	$1.48 THB49.16	-84.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.78 DJF852	$8.63 THB287.02	+80.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.63 DJF1,896	$7.27 THB241.89	-31.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.69 DJF1,015	$2.56 THB85.32	-54.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$8.24 DJF1,470	$1.63 THB54.28	-80.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.70 DJF303	$1.77 THB58.85	+4.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.55 DJF98	$0.81 THB26.83	+46.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.18 DJF210	$1.24 THB41.35	+5.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 DJF131	$0.87 THB29.09	+19.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 DJF129	$0.78 THB26.00	+8.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.75 DJF133	$0.69 THB23.01	-7.5%
Average			-26.5%

Djibouti vs. Bangkok - Cost of groceries

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pay 32.3% less for transportation

	Djibouti	Bangkok
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.56 DJF1,526	$5.32 THB176.90	-37.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$42.53 DJF7,584	$34.98 THB1,163.67	-17.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,798.22 DJF6M	$31,193.83 THB1M	-7.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$47.75 DJF8,516	$10.55 THB350.83	-77.9%
Average			-32.3%

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pay 34.6% less for housing

	Djibouti	Bangkok
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$58.99 DJF10,520	$17.88 THB594.63	-69.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$674.13 DJF120K	$675.80 THB22,480.48	+0.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$477.51 DJF85,158	$346.10 THB11,513.16	-27.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$398.35 DJF71,041	$82.03 THB2,728.64	-79.4%
Average			-34.6%

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pay 78.3% more for childcare

	Djibouti	Bangkok
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$335.22 DJF59,783	$568.31 THB18,904.94	+69.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,794.47 DJF2M	$16,500.59 THB549K	+87.6%
Average			+78.3%

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pay 31.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Djibouti	Bangkok
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.02 DJF1,252	$2.67 THB88.94	-61.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.37 DJF601	$2.79 THB92.95	-17.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.97 DJF351	$4.60 THB153.18	+134.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$86.14 DJF15,362	$58.43 THB1,943.57	-32.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.64 DJF2,254	$7.58 THB252.00	-40.1%
Average			-31.0%

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pay 54.1% more for clothing

	Djibouti	Bangkok
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.13 DJF7,514	$70.75 THB2,353.53	+67.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$19.66 DJF3,507	$42.94 THB1,428.36	+118.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$123.59 DJF22,041	$97.05 THB3,228.30	-21.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$56.18 DJF10,019	$109.92 THB3,656.54	+95.7%
Average			+54.1%

Djibouti vs. Bangkok - Cost of clothing

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