Cost of living comparison
Malaysia is 20.9% cheaper than Djibouti.
If you lived in Malaysia instead of Djibouti, you would:
pay 51.4% less for restaurants
Djibouti
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.33
DJF1,662
|
$2.36
MYR11.23
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.05
DJF1,612
|
$3.63
MYR17.30
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
DJF121
|
$0.63
MYR3.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
DJF171
|
$0.34
MYR1.63
|
|
pay 40.2% less for groceries
Djibouti
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.26
DJF403
|
$0.85
MYR4.03
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.09
DJF1,796
|
$6.41
MYR30.55
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.77
DJF2,097
|
$5.71
MYR27.21
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.51
DJF624
|
$1.40
MYR6.69
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.66
DJF830
|
$1.88
MYR8.96
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.80
DJF320
|
$0.99
MYR4.70
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
DJF137
|
$0.52
MYR2.47
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
DJF183
|
$1.04
MYR4.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
DJF137
|
$0.55
MYR2.61
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
DJF103
|
$0.35
MYR1.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
DJF118
|
$0.48
MYR2.31
|
|
pay 12.8% less for transportation
Djibouti
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.06
DJF901
|
$1.79
MYR8.53
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$339.32
DJF60,436
|
$18.01
MYR85.86
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,876.35
DJF2,115,255
|
$34,228.03
MYR163,182.13
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.45
DJF4,533
|
$5.07
MYR24.17
|
|
pay 59.4% less for housing
Djibouti
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.50
DJF6,679
|
$26.77
MYR127.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$820.03
DJF146,053
|
$326.71
MYR1,557.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$580.50
DJF103,391
|
$217.05
MYR1,034.79
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$248.31
DJF44,226
|
$34.40
MYR164.02
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Djibouti
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$141.39
DJF25,182
|
$144.81
MYR690.38
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,258.65
DJF1,114,706
|
$6,108.87
MYR29,124.02
|
pay 9.3% more for entertainment and sports
Djibouti
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.66
DJF1,007
|
$3.43
MYR16.33
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.91
DJF340
|
$2.46
MYR11.74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.41
DJF252
|
$4.06
MYR19.34
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$73.52
DJF13,094
|
$32.59
MYR155.38
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.14
DJF2,518
|
$3.62
MYR17.27
|
|
pay 28.9% more for clothing
Djibouti
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.11
DJF3,760
|
$47.09
MYR224.49
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.51
DJF4,365
|
$24.30
MYR115.85
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$60.32
DJF10,744
|
$62.25
MYR296.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.21
DJF11,080
|
$56.25
MYR268.15
|
|
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