Cost of living comparison
Bangkok is 37.9% more expensive than Djibouti.
If you lived in Bangkok instead of Djibouti, you would:
pay 46.3% less for restaurants
Djibouti
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.33
DJF1,654
|
$2.95
฿106.80
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.05
DJF1,604
|
$5.91
฿213.60
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
DJF120
|
$0.57
฿20.61
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
DJF170
|
$0.32
฿11.66
|
|
pay 20.4% less for groceries
Djibouti
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.26
DJF401
|
$1.86
฿67.32
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.09
DJF1,788
|
$8.67
฿313.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.77
DJF2,087
|
$6.60
฿238.54
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.51
DJF622
|
$2.02
฿72.97
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.66
DJF826
|
$1.46
฿52.68
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.80
DJF318
|
$1.36
฿49.23
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
DJF136
|
$0.63
฿22.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
DJF182
|
$0.90
฿32.62
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
DJF136
|
$0.73
฿26.53
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
DJF102
|
$0.73
฿26.35
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
DJF117
|
$0.63
฿22.67
|
|
pay 59.6% more for transportation
Djibouti
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.06
DJF897
|
$4.46
฿161.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$339.32
DJF60,157
|
$38.39
฿1,388.40
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,876.35
DJF2,105,484
|
$59,069.18
฿2,135,994.21
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.45
DJF4,512
|
$10.60
฿383.41
|
|
pay 49.8% less for housing
Djibouti
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.50
DJF6,648
|
$15.74
฿569.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$820.03
DJF145,379
|
$659.48
฿23,847.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$580.50
DJF102,913
|
$314.02
฿11,355.32
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$248.31
DJF44,022
|
$60.89
฿2,201.81
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
Djibouti
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$141.39
DJF25,065
|
$562.72
฿20,348.53
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,258.65
DJF1,109,557
|
$13,500.26
฿488,181.48
|
|
pay 21.9% more for entertainment and sports
Djibouti
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.66
DJF1,003
|
$2.36
฿85.44
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.91
DJF338
|
$2.30
฿83.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.41
DJF251
|
$4.43
฿160.20
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$73.52
DJF13,034
|
$56.73
฿2,051.25
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.14
DJF2,507
|
$7.97
฿288.36
|
|
pay 93.6% more for clothing
Djibouti
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.11
DJF3,743
|
$59.87
฿2,165.07
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.51
DJF4,345
|
$40.54
฿1,465.92
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$60.32
DJF10,695
|
$97.44
฿3,523.42
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.21
DJF11,029
|
$102.02
฿3,689.00
|
|
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