Cost of living comparison
China is 30.1% more expensive than Djibouti.
If you lived in China instead of Djibouti, you would:
pay 57.5% less for restaurants
Djibouti
|
China
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.13
DJF1,801
|
$3.04
CN¥22.11
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.13
DJF1,801
|
$5.19
CN¥37.74
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
DJF163
|
$0.49
CN¥3.54
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
DJF150
|
$0.30
CN¥2.16
|
|
pay 58.9% less for groceries
Djibouti
|
China
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$5.77
DJF1,026
|
$1.65
CN¥11.95
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$5.98
CN¥43.47
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.84
DJF2,462
|
$7.16
CN¥52.04
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.58
DJF1,171
|
$1.65
CN¥11.99
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$11.20
DJF1,992
|
$1.58
CN¥11.45
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
DJF318
|
$0.76
CN¥5.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
DJF182
|
$0.58
CN¥4.18
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
DJF227
|
$0.66
CN¥4.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
DJF193
|
$0.53
CN¥3.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
DJF129
|
$0.33
CN¥2.39
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
DJF156
|
$0.41
CN¥2.97
|
|
pay 54.3% less for transportation
Djibouti
|
China
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.86
DJF1,042
|
$4.45
CN¥32.32
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$22.24
CN¥161.64
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$19,593.81
CN¥142,394.11
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.32
DJF4,502
|
$3.91
CN¥28.41
|
|
pay 75.8% less for housing
Djibouti
|
China
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.89
DJF7,626
|
$12.06
CN¥87.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,369.10
DJF243,464
|
$335.80
CN¥2,440.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$669.36
DJF119,031
|
$208.96
CN¥1,518.60
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$305.63
DJF54,349
|
$39.78
CN¥289.08
|
|
pay 5.9 times more for childcare
Djibouti
|
China
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$168.79
DJF30,016
|
$483.22
CN¥3,511.70
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,025.51
DJF360,193
|
$18,043.44
CN¥131,127.06
|
|
pay 41.3% less for entertainment and sports
Djibouti
|
China
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.19
DJF1,101
|
$1.08
CN¥7.84
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.39
DJF425
|
$3.20
CN¥23.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$3.22
CN¥23.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$103.15
DJF18,343
|
$42.07
CN¥305.72
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.07
DJF2,501
|
$6.01
CN¥43.66
|
|
pay 9.7% more for clothing
Djibouti
|
China
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.76
DJF6,003
|
$48.74
CN¥354.24
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.91
DJF4,252
|
$31.37
CN¥227.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$118.15
DJF21,011
|
$73.58
CN¥534.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.96
DJF13,507
|
$76.83
CN¥558.32
|
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