Cost of living comparison
Pakistan is 73.3% cheaper than Djibouti.
If you lived in Pakistan instead of Djibouti, you would:
pay 80.3% less for restaurants
Djibouti
|
Pakistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.33
DJF1,666
|
$0.98
Rs274
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.05
DJF1,615
|
$2.67
Rs744
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
DJF121
|
$0.17
Rs48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
DJF171
|
$0.13
Rs36
|
|
pay 80.6% less for groceries
Djibouti
|
Pakistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.26
DJF404
|
$0.33
Rs91
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.09
DJF1,800
|
$2.14
Rs596
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.77
DJF2,102
|
$1.71
Rs476
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.51
DJF626
|
$0.81
Rs225
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.66
DJF832
|
$0.74
Rs205
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.80
DJF321
|
$0.32
Rs89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
DJF137
|
$0.18
Rs50
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
DJF183
|
$0.25
Rs70
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
DJF137
|
$0.18
Rs49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
DJF103
|
$0.09
Rs26
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
DJF118
|
$0.12
Rs35
|
|
pay 63.6% less for transportation
Djibouti
|
Pakistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.06
DJF903
|
$2.55
Rs709
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$339.32
DJF60,575
|
$5.51
Rs1,534
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,876.35
DJF2,120,131
|
$10,243.87
Rs2,850,307
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.45
DJF4,543
|
$1.80
Rs502
|
|
pay 81.7% less for housing
Djibouti
|
Pakistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.50
DJF6,695
|
$17.57
Rs4,889
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$820.03
DJF146,390
|
$57.96
Rs16,128
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$580.50
DJF103,629
|
$36.22
Rs10,079
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$248.31
DJF44,328
|
$32.70
Rs9,100
|
|
pay 88.3% less for childcare
Djibouti
|
Pakistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$141.39
DJF25,240
|
$19.40
Rs5,399
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,258.65
DJF1,117,275
|
$607.98
Rs169,166
|
|
pay 66.7% less for entertainment and sports
Djibouti
|
Pakistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.66
DJF1,010
|
$1.69
Rs470
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.91
DJF341
|
$0.92
Rs255
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.41
DJF252
|
$0.85
Rs237
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$73.52
DJF13,125
|
$7.61
Rs2,117
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.14
DJF2,524
|
$2.54
Rs705
|
|
pay 52.1% less for clothing
Djibouti
|
Pakistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.11
DJF3,769
|
$10.53
Rs2,930
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.51
DJF4,375
|
$13.64
Rs3,795
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$60.32
DJF10,769
|
$30.17
Rs8,393
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.21
DJF11,105
|
$22.47
Rs6,253
|
|
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