Cost of living comparison
Philippines is 17.8% cheaper than Djibouti.
If you lived in Philippines instead of Djibouti, you would:
pay 45.3% less for restaurants
Djibouti
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.33
DJF1,658
|
$3.36
₱193.21
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.05
DJF1,608
|
$3.06
₱176.45
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
DJF120
|
$0.71
₱41.15
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
DJF170
|
$0.41
₱23.83
|
|
pay 20.7% less for groceries
Djibouti
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.26
DJF402
|
$1.23
₱70.61
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.09
DJF1,792
|
$3.26
₱187.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.77
DJF2,092
|
$6.76
₱389.17
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.51
DJF623
|
$1.82
₱104.81
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.66
DJF828
|
$1.91
₱110.10
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.80
DJF319
|
$1.17
₱67.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
DJF137
|
$0.68
₱38.99
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
DJF182
|
$1.06
₱61.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
DJF137
|
$0.65
₱37.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
DJF103
|
$0.81
₱46.45
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
DJF117
|
$1.02
₱58.94
|
|
pay 18.0% less for transportation
Djibouti
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.06
DJF899
|
$4.92
₱283.12
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$339.32
DJF60,293
|
$12.10
₱696.42
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,876.35
DJF2,110,263
|
$25,173.37
₱1,449,306.18
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.45
DJF4,522
|
$3.86
₱222.14
|
|
pay 50.6% less for housing
Djibouti
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.50
DJF6,663
|
$38.43
₱2,212.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$820.03
DJF145,709
|
$288.35
₱16,601.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$580.50
DJF103,147
|
$172.40
₱9,925.72
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$248.31
DJF44,122
|
$74.91
₱4,312.92
|
|
pay 8.4% more for childcare
Djibouti
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$141.39
DJF25,122
|
$170.74
₱9,830.26
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,258.65
DJF1,112,075
|
$6,005.00
₱345,725.84
|
|
pay 18.6% less for entertainment and sports
Djibouti
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.66
DJF1,005
|
$1.30
₱74.86
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.91
DJF339
|
$2.36
₱135.63
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.41
DJF251
|
$2.45
₱141.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$73.52
DJF13,064
|
$37.83
₱2,177.86
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.14
DJF2,512
|
$5.08
₱292.19
|
|
pay 20.3% more for clothing
Djibouti
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.11
DJF3,752
|
$37.79
₱2,175.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.51
DJF4,355
|
$22.95
₱1,321.11
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$60.32
DJF10,719
|
$67.45
₱3,883.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.21
DJF11,054
|
$60.35
₱3,474.56
|
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