Cost of living comparison
Beijing is 82.5% more expensive than Djibouti.
If you lived in Beijing instead of Djibouti, you would:
pay 53.1% less for restaurants
Djibouti
|
Beijing
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.13
DJF1,811
|
$4.15
CN¥29.29
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.13
DJF1,811
|
$5.54
CN¥39.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
DJF163
|
$0.50
CN¥3.55
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
DJF151
|
$0.31
CN¥2.19
|
|
pay 52.2% less for groceries
Djibouti
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$5.77
DJF1,031
|
$1.43
CN¥10.09
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$6.83
CN¥48.14
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.84
DJF2,475
|
$7.46
CN¥52.62
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.58
DJF1,177
|
$1.75
CN¥12.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$11.20
DJF2,003
|
$1.44
CN¥10.18
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
DJF319
|
$0.96
CN¥6.76
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
DJF183
|
$0.79
CN¥5.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
DJF228
|
$0.87
CN¥6.15
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
DJF194
|
$0.58
CN¥4.07
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
DJF129
|
$0.37
CN¥2.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
DJF157
|
$0.49
CN¥3.43
|
|
pay 53.6% less for transportation
Djibouti
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.86
DJF1,047
|
$4.35
CN¥30.69
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$34.62
CN¥244.08
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$20,773.90
CN¥146,447.66
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.32
DJF4,527
|
$4.68
CN¥33.00
|
|
pay 50.0% less for housing
Djibouti
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.89
DJF7,668
|
$13.59
CN¥95.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,369.10
DJF244,798
|
$969.73
CN¥6,836.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$669.36
DJF119,684
|
$561.86
CN¥3,960.87
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$305.63
DJF54,647
|
$42.17
CN¥297.28
|
|
pay 8.7 times more for childcare
Djibouti
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$168.79
DJF30,181
|
$836.50
CN¥5,896.97
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,025.51
DJF362,167
|
$25,256.69
CN¥178,049.53
|
|
pay 25.5% less for entertainment and sports
Djibouti
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.19
DJF1,107
|
$1.38
CN¥9.76
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.39
DJF428
|
$3.73
CN¥26.31
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$3.46
CN¥24.41
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$103.15
DJF18,444
|
$62.16
CN¥438.20
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.07
DJF2,515
|
$8.31
CN¥58.58
|
|
pay 40.5% more for clothing
Djibouti
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.76
DJF6,036
|
$65.57
CN¥462.24
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.91
DJF4,276
|
$35.21
CN¥248.22
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$118.15
DJF21,126
|
$85.31
CN¥601.37
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.96
DJF13,581
|
$112.58
CN¥793.66
|
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