Cost of living comparison
Djibouti is 3.5 times more expensive than Laos.
If you lived in Djibouti instead of Laos, you would:
pay 98.1% more for restaurants
Laos
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.73
₭58,041
|
$9.33
DJF1,658
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
₭106,383
|
$9.05
DJF1,608
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
₭17,489
|
$0.68
DJF120
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
₭10,907
|
$0.96
DJF170
|
|
pay 15.0% more for groceries
Laos
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
₭32,258
|
$2.26
DJF402
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.94
₭126,486
|
$10.09
DJF1,792
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.92
₭210,988
|
$11.77
DJF2,092
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.96
₭41,762
|
$3.51
DJF623
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
₭41,246
|
$4.66
DJF828
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.15
₭45,642
|
$1.80
DJF319
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
₭18,071
|
$0.77
DJF137
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.38
₭29,291
|
$1.03
DJF182
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
₭39,369
|
$0.77
DJF137
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
₭23,434
|
$0.58
DJF103
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
₭21,540
|
$0.66
DJF117
|
|
pay 15.1 times more for transportation
Laos
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
₭94,825
|
$5.06
DJF899
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$5.94
₭126,486
|
$339.32
DJF60,293
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,448.31
₭1,264,860,967
|
$11,876.35
DJF2,110,263
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.89
₭295,526
|
$25.45
DJF4,522
|
|
pay 69.3% more for housing
Laos
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$168.24
₭3,579,547
|
$37.50
DJF6,663
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$553.97
₭11,786,652
|
$820.03
DJF145,709
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$228.82
₭4,868,594
|
$580.50
DJF103,147
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.98
₭2,084,642
|
$248.31
DJF44,122
|
|
pay 39.4% more for childcare
Laos
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$141.39
DJF25,122
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,490.81
₭95,549,296
|
$6,258.65
DJF1,112,075
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Laos
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
₭26,111
|
$5.66
DJF1,005
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.02
₭42,884
|
$1.91
DJF339
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.84
₭39,240
|
$1.41
DJF251
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.22
₭728,028
|
$73.52
DJF13,064
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
₭106,383
|
$14.14
DJF2,512
|
|
pay 35.4% less for clothing
Laos
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.14
₭1,981,612
|
$21.11
DJF3,752
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.63
₭1,077,239
|
$24.51
DJF4,355
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.25
₭2,643,557
|
$60.32
DJF10,719
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.78
₭952,861
|
$62.21
DJF11,054
|
|
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