Cost of living comparison
Taiwan is 28.3% more expensive than Djibouti.
If you lived in Taiwan instead of Djibouti, you would:
pay 24.6% less for restaurants
Djibouti
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.33
DJF1,662
|
$3.59
NT$116.78
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.05
DJF1,612
|
$4.92
NT$160.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
DJF121
|
$0.95
NT$31.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
DJF171
|
$0.65
NT$21.13
|
|
pay 21.0% more for groceries
Djibouti
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.26
DJF403
|
$2.04
NT$66.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.09
DJF1,796
|
$7.52
NT$244.98
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.77
DJF2,097
|
$11.74
NT$382.20
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.51
DJF624
|
$2.75
NT$89.61
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.66
DJF830
|
$3.63
NT$118.15
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.80
DJF320
|
$2.03
NT$66.00
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
DJF137
|
$0.91
NT$29.69
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
DJF183
|
$1.30
NT$42.37
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
DJF137
|
$1.46
NT$47.59
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
DJF103
|
$1.15
NT$37.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
DJF118
|
$1.07
NT$34.75
|
|
pay 0.7% more for transportation
Djibouti
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.06
DJF901
|
$3.88
NT$126.32
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$339.32
DJF60,436
|
$35.38
NT$1,152.08
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,876.35
DJF2,115,255
|
$32,990.11
NT$1,074,355.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.45
DJF4,533
|
$9.61
NT$312.81
|
|
pay 56.2% less for housing
Djibouti
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.50
DJF6,679
|
$23.53
NT$766.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$820.03
DJF146,053
|
$354.11
NT$11,531.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$580.50
DJF103,391
|
$268.52
NT$8,744.67
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$248.31
DJF44,226
|
$56.71
NT$1,846.67
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
Djibouti
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$141.39
DJF25,182
|
$460.31
NT$14,990.40
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,258.65
DJF1,114,706
|
$11,465.74
NT$373,393.16
|
|
pay 13.6% more for entertainment and sports
Djibouti
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.66
DJF1,007
|
$1.86
NT$60.41
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.91
DJF340
|
$2.74
NT$89.18
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.41
DJF252
|
$3.84
NT$125.08
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$73.52
DJF13,094
|
$38.91
NT$1,267.01
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.14
DJF2,518
|
$9.51
NT$309.76
|
|
pay 89.0% more for clothing
Djibouti
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.11
DJF3,760
|
$66.92
NT$2,179.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.51
DJF4,365
|
$31.08
NT$1,012.28
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$60.32
DJF10,744
|
$79.12
NT$2,576.74
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.21
DJF11,080
|
$112.81
NT$3,673.61
|
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