Cost of living comparison
Singapore is 66.4% more expensive than Djibouti.
If you lived in Singapore instead of Djibouti, you would:
pay 15.5% less for restaurants
Djibouti
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.21
DJF1,642
|
$10.16
SGD13.63
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.05
DJF1,791
|
$7.52
SGD10.10
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
DJF315
|
$1.52
SGD2.04
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
DJF299
|
$1.12
SGD1.50
|
|
pay 23.1% more for groceries
Djibouti
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$9.21
DJF1,642
|
$2.11
SGD2.83
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.74
DJF846
|
$8.41
SGD11.29
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.45
DJF1,507
|
$10.38
SGD13.93
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$8.04
DJF1,433
|
$3.30
SGD4.43
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$9.12
DJF1,626
|
$4.50
SGD6.03
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.03
DJF361
|
$1.80
SGD2.42
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
DJF90
|
$1.36
SGD1.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
DJF203
|
$1.80
SGD2.41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
DJF135
|
$1.27
SGD1.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
DJF135
|
$1.02
SGD1.37
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
DJF149
|
$1.04
SGD1.39
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Djibouti
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.23
DJF932
|
$8.18
SGD10.98
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$42.20
DJF7,524
|
$90.29
SGD121.16
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,541.44
DJF5,979,450
|
$135,434.68
SGD181,739.79
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$36.29
DJF6,469
|
$9.48
SGD12.72
|
|
pay 12.7% more for housing
Djibouti
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.24
DJF8,957
|
$36.16
SGD48.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,758.47
DJF313,483
|
$2,745.11
SGD3,683.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$993.31
DJF177,078
|
$1,988.78
SGD2,668.74
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$544.29
DJF97,030
|
$121.43
SGD162.95
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
Djibouti
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$340.14
DJF60,636
|
$1,189.74
SGD1,596.52
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,437.75
DJF2,217,284
|
$27,370.99
SGD36,729.14
|
|
pay 82.2% more for entertainment and sports
Djibouti
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.70
DJF1,194
|
$6.73
SGD9.04
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.79
DJF498
|
$4.71
SGD6.32
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.42
DJF610
|
$12.64
SGD16.96
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.29
DJF13,601
|
$105.20
SGD141.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.37
DJF1,493
|
$11.29
SGD15.14
|
|
pay 77.5% more for clothing
Djibouti
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.91
DJF4,976
|
$66.32
SGD88.99
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.54
DJF3,483
|
$44.36
SGD59.53
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$122.81
DJF21,894
|
$96.71
SGD129.77
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$66.99
DJF11,942
|
$111.62
SGD149.79
|
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