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Djibouti vs. Hong Kong Cost of Living Summary

Djibouti is 3.0% more expensive than Hong Kong overall.

Restaurants: pay 56.4% more in Djibouti
Groceries: pay 18.7% more in Djibouti
Transportation: pay 25.8% more in Djibouti
Housing: pay 44.8% more in Djibouti
Childcare: pay 64.1% less in Djibouti
Entertainment and Sports: pay 29.8% less in Djibouti
Clothing: pay 30.8% less in Djibouti

The cost of restaurants, housing, transportation, and groceries in Djibouti are more expensive than in Hong Kong. Expenses including childcare, clothing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Djibouti.

Djibouti vs. Hong Kong Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Djibouti instead of Hong Kong, you would:

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pay 56.4% more for restaurants

	Hong Kong	Djibouti
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.91 HK$61.55	$9.82 DJF1,744	+24.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.43 HK$50.04	$12.63 DJF2,243	+96.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.39 HK$10.81	$1.89 DJF336	+36.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.11 HK$8.66	$1.87 DJF332	+68.2%
Average			+56.4%

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pay 18.7% more for groceries

	Hong Kong	Djibouti
Bread 1 loaf	$2.19 HK$17.06	$9.26 DJF1,645	+322.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.44 HK$96.86	$4.78 DJF849	-61.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.75 HK$91.46	$9.56 DJF1,698	-18.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.52 HK$27.37	$6.85 DJF1,216	+94.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.85 HK$37.76	$8.24 DJF1,463	+69.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.57 HK$12.19	$1.70 DJF301	+8.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 HK$8.46	$0.55 DJF98	-49.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.62 HK$12.63	$1.27 DJF226	-21.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.39 HK$10.79	$0.72 DJF128	-47.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 HK$8.56	$0.55 DJF98	-49.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.06 HK$8.25	$0.62 DJF110	-41.5%
Average			+18.7%

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pay 25.8% more for transportation

	Hong Kong	Djibouti
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$11.90 HK$92.63	$6.59 DJF1,170	-44.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$67.49 HK$525.40	$21.27 DJF3,776	-68.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,564.70 HK$300,226.22	$33,800.12 DJF6,001,753	-12.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.53 HK$113.09	$47.72 DJF8,473	+228.5%
Average			+25.8%

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pay 44.8% more for housing

	Hong Kong	Djibouti
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.19 HK$172.75	$58.94 DJF10,467	+165.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,349.29 HK$18,289.20	$1,431.52 DJF254,189	-39.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,688.04 HK$13,141.37	$477.17 DJF84,730	-71.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$177.52 HK$1,382.03	$398.07 DJF70,684	+124.2%
Average			+44.8%

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pay 64.1% less for childcare

	Hong Kong	Djibouti
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,038.61 HK$8,085.57	$335.12 DJF59,505	-67.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,248.89 HK$173,207.58	$8,793.05 DJF1,561,346	-60.5%
Average			-64.1%

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pay 29.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Hong Kong	Djibouti
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.48 HK$50.47	$5.61 DJF997	-13.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.23 HK$40.72	$3.65 DJF648	-30.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.11 HK$102.08	$2.71 DJF481	-79.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$79.18 HK$616.38	$86.08 DJF15,285	+8.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.85 HK$100.08	$8.42 DJF1,495	-34.5%
Average			-29.8%

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pay 30.8% less for clothing

	Hong Kong	Djibouti
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$74.06 HK$576.58	$42.10 DJF7,476	-43.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.18 HK$328.34	$19.65 DJF3,489	-53.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.97 HK$716.02	$123.50 DJF21,930	+34.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$142.80 HK$1,111.66	$56.14 DJF9,968	-60.7%
Average			-30.8%

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