Cost of living comparison
Djibouti is 8.7% more expensive than Japan.
If you lived in Djibouti instead of Japan, you would:
pay 19.0% more for restaurants
Japan
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.87
¥1,077
|
$9.33
DJF1,662
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.20
¥814
|
$9.05
DJF1,612
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
¥178
|
$0.68
DJF121
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
¥141
|
$0.96
DJF171
|
|
pay 6.0% more for groceries
Japan
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
¥248
|
$2.26
DJF403
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.69
¥1,049
|
$10.09
DJF1,796
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.53
¥866
|
$11.77
DJF2,097
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
¥293
|
$3.51
DJF624
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.14
¥492
|
$4.66
DJF830
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.55
¥399
|
$1.80
DJF320
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.34
¥211
|
$0.77
DJF137
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.07
¥324
|
$1.03
DJF183
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.14
¥336
|
$0.77
DJF137
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.37
¥215
|
$0.58
DJF103
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
¥153
|
$0.66
DJF118
|
|
pay 74.6% more for transportation
Japan
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
¥751
|
$5.06
DJF901
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$77.51
¥12,149
|
$339.32
DJF60,436
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,322.73
¥3,185,404
|
$11,876.35
DJF2,115,255
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.34
¥4,128
|
$25.45
DJF4,533
|
|
pay 40.6% more for housing
Japan
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.05
¥5,650
|
$37.50
DJF6,679
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$586.71
¥91,961
|
$820.03
DJF146,053
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$401.57
¥62,942
|
$580.50
DJF103,391
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$142.79
¥22,381
|
$248.31
DJF44,226
|
|
pay 54.1% less for childcare
Japan
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$343.45
¥53,833
|
$141.39
DJF25,182
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,362.75
¥1,937,749
|
$6,258.65
DJF1,114,706
|
|
pay 1.4% more for entertainment and sports
Japan
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.03
¥475
|
$5.66
DJF1,007
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.16
¥496
|
$1.91
DJF340
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.29
¥673
|
$1.41
DJF252
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.62
¥9,659
|
$73.52
DJF13,094
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.07
¥2,049
|
$14.14
DJF2,518
|
|
pay 26.3% less for clothing
Japan
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.55
¥6,826
|
$21.11
DJF3,760
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.13
¥5,035
|
$24.51
DJF4,365
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$59.61
¥9,344
|
$60.32
DJF10,744
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.53
¥14,190
|
$62.21
DJF11,080
|
|
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