Cost of living comparison
Djibouti is 8.8% cheaper than Hong Kong.
If you lived in Djibouti instead of Hong Kong, you would:
pay 8.4% more for restaurants
|
Hong Kong
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.84
HK$69.10
|
$10.13
DJF1,802
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.77
HK$45.06
|
$10.13
DJF1,802
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
HK$10.42
|
$0.91
DJF163
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
HK$8.79
|
$0.84
DJF150
|
|
pay 25.3% more for groceries
|
Hong Kong
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
HK$17.93
|
$5.77
DJF1,026
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.28
HK$111.56
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.15
HK$94.92
|
$13.84
DJF2,463
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.01
HK$31.32
|
$6.58
DJF1,171
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.49
HK$35.07
|
$11.20
DJF1,993
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.68
HK$13.17
|
$1.79
DJF318
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.16
HK$9.05
|
$1.02
DJF182
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.75
HK$13.70
|
$1.28
DJF227
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
HK$11.48
|
$1.08
DJF193
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
HK$9.47
|
$0.72
DJF129
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.20
HK$9.36
|
$0.88
DJF156
|
|
pay 17.5% more for transportation
|
Hong Kong
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$11.66
HK$91.11
|
$5.86
DJF1,042
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$64.07
HK$500.72
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,292.33
HK$260,174.57
|
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| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.71
HK$107.15
|
$25.32
DJF4,505
|
|
pay 12.7% more for housing
|
Hong Kong
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.03
HK$172.20
|
$42.89
DJF7,630
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,324.35
HK$18,164.45
|
$1,369.10
DJF243,578
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,616.39
HK$12,631.82
|
$669.36
DJF119,087
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$196.11
HK$1,532.60
|
$305.63
DJF54,375
|
|
pay 86.2% less for childcare
|
Hong Kong
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$929.71
HK$7,265.53
|
$168.79
DJF30,030
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,637.45
HK$169,093.44
|
$2,025.51
DJF360,362
|
|
pay 11.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Hong Kong
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.69
HK$60.09
|
$6.19
DJF1,101
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.31
HK$41.50
|
$2.39
DJF425
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.81
HK$100.14
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$86.33
HK$674.62
|
$103.15
DJF18,352
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.81
HK$100.14
|
$14.07
DJF2,503
|
|
pay 28.1% less for clothing
|
Hong Kong
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.24
HK$595.82
|
$33.76
DJF6,006
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.17
HK$321.77
|
$23.91
DJF4,254
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.44
HK$714.61
|
$118.15
DJF21,021
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$135.10
HK$1,055.82
|
$75.96
DJF13,514
|
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