Cost of living comparison
Djibouti is 10.0% cheaper than Hong Kong.
If you lived in Djibouti instead of Hong Kong, you would:
pay 5.4% more for restaurants
Hong Kong
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.64
HK$59.84
|
$9.33
DJF1,666
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.73
HK$44.88
|
$9.05
DJF1,615
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
HK$9.62
|
$0.68
DJF121
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
HK$8.66
|
$0.96
DJF171
|
|
pay 21.7% less for groceries
Hong Kong
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
HK$17.90
|
$2.26
DJF404
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$12.63
HK$98.87
|
$10.09
DJF1,800
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.66
HK$91.27
|
$11.77
DJF2,102
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.47
HK$27.14
|
$3.51
DJF626
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.48
HK$35.07
|
$4.66
DJF832
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.03
HK$15.90
|
$1.80
DJF321
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
HK$8.86
|
$0.77
DJF137
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.75
HK$13.72
|
$1.03
DJF183
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.35
HK$10.55
|
$0.77
DJF137
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
HK$9.46
|
$0.58
DJF103
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.18
HK$9.21
|
$0.66
DJF118
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Hong Kong
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.64
HK$83.32
|
$5.06
DJF903
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.70
HK$498.64
|
$339.32
DJF60,575
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,122.07
HK$259,291.19
|
$11,876.35
DJF2,120,131
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.12
HK$102.72
|
$25.45
DJF4,543
|
|
pay 2.5% less for housing
Hong Kong
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.34
HK$182.70
|
$37.50
DJF6,695
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,288.41
HK$17,914.44
|
$820.03
DJF146,390
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,628.63
HK$12,749.46
|
$580.50
DJF103,629
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$157.03
HK$1,229.32
|
$248.31
DJF44,328
|
|
pay 74.2% less for childcare
Hong Kong
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$771.50
HK$6,039.59
|
$141.39
DJF25,240
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,861.18
HK$147,651.93
|
$6,258.65
DJF1,117,275
|
|
pay 30.5% less for entertainment and sports
Hong Kong
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.37
HK$49.86
|
$5.66
DJF1,010
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.02
HK$39.31
|
$1.91
DJF341
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.28
HK$64.82
|
$1.41
DJF252
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$79.37
HK$621.30
|
$73.52
DJF13,125
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.74
HK$99.73
|
$14.14
DJF2,524
|
|
pay 49.0% less for clothing
Hong Kong
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.90
HK$633.33
|
$21.11
DJF3,769
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.86
HK$312.07
|
$24.51
DJF4,375
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.35
HK$691.62
|
$60.32
DJF10,769
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$129.40
HK$1,012.99
|
$62.21
DJF11,105
|
|
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