Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 1.7% cheaper than Djibouti.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Djibouti, you would:
pay 44.9% less for restaurants
Djibouti
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.33
DJF1,654
|
$2.08
฿75.27
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.05
DJF1,604
|
$5.66
฿204.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
DJF120
|
$0.67
฿24.14
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
DJF170
|
$0.35
฿12.79
|
|
pay 33.1% less for groceries
Djibouti
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.26
DJF401
|
$1.48
฿53.64
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.09
DJF1,788
|
$7.99
฿288.99
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.77
DJF2,087
|
$6.46
฿233.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.51
DJF622
|
$1.75
฿63.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.66
DJF826
|
$1.07
฿38.72
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.80
DJF318
|
$1.20
฿43.56
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
DJF136
|
$0.50
฿18.23
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
DJF182
|
$0.79
฿28.63
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
DJF136
|
$0.59
฿21.33
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
DJF102
|
$0.62
฿22.33
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
DJF117
|
$0.46
฿16.62
|
|
pay 0.3% less for transportation
Djibouti
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.06
DJF897
|
$4.57
฿165.21
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$339.32
DJF60,157
|
$24.32
฿879.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,876.35
DJF2,105,484
|
$31,287.73
฿1,131,392.23
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.45
DJF4,512
|
$9.68
฿350.10
|
|
pay 65.8% less for housing
Djibouti
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.50
DJF6,648
|
$17.10
฿618.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$820.03
DJF145,379
|
$290.79
฿10,515.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$580.50
DJF102,913
|
$207.49
฿7,502.89
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$248.31
DJF44,022
|
$49.43
฿1,787.42
|
|
pay 97.4% more for childcare
Djibouti
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$141.39
DJF25,065
|
$334.45
฿12,094.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,258.65
DJF1,109,557
|
$9,908.05
฿358,283.94
|
|
pay 1.0% less for entertainment and sports
Djibouti
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.66
DJF1,003
|
$1.90
฿68.65
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.91
DJF338
|
$1.94
฿70.31
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.41
DJF251
|
$3.61
฿130.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$73.52
DJF13,034
|
$47.07
฿1,701.96
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.14
DJF2,507
|
$5.63
฿203.67
|
|
pay 35.6% more for clothing
Djibouti
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.11
DJF3,743
|
$40.39
฿1,460.58
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.51
DJF4,345
|
$27.03
฿977.42
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$60.32
DJF10,695
|
$82.02
฿2,965.94
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.21
DJF11,029
|
$65.30
฿2,361.17
|
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