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Djibouti vs. Malaysia Cost of Living Summary

Djibouti is 2.6 times more expensive than Malaysia overall.

Restaurants: pay 3.3 times more in Djibouti
Groceries: pay 2.3 times more in Djibouti
Transportation: pay 3.3 times more in Djibouti
Housing: pay 4.9 times more in Djibouti
Childcare: pay 68.8% more in Djibouti
Entertainment and Sports: pay 54.7% more in Djibouti
Clothing: pay 2.6% more in Djibouti

The cost of housing, restaurants, transportation, groceries, childcare, and entertainment and sports in Djibouti are more expensive than in Malaysia. Notably, housing, restaurants, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Djibouti.

Djibouti vs. Malaysia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Djibouti instead of Malaysia, you would:

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pay 3.3 times more for restaurants

	Malaysia	Djibouti
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.22 MYR12.69	$9.82 DJF1,746	+205.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.41 MYR17.38	$12.63 DJF2,245	+186.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.73 MYR2.87	$1.89 DJF337	+160.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.39 MYR1.55	$1.87 DJF333	+375.9%
Average			+231.8%

Malaysia vs. Djibouti - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.3 times more for groceries

	Malaysia	Djibouti
Bread 1 loaf	$1.02 MYR4.01	$9.26 DJF1,647	+809.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.79 MYR30.68	$4.78 DJF850	-38.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.67 MYR26.26	$9.56 DJF1,700	+43.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.99 MYR7.83	$6.85 DJF1,218	+244.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.93 MYR7.62	$8.24 DJF1,465	+325.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.28 MYR5.04	$1.70 DJF302	+32.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67 MYR2.62	$0.55 DJF98	-17.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.29 MYR5.09	$1.27 DJF226	-1.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 MYR2.89	$0.72 DJF128	-1.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 MYR2.10	$0.55 DJF98	+3.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.59 MYR2.31	$0.62 DJF110	+5.9%
Average			+127.9%

Malaysia vs. Djibouti - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.3 times more for transportation

	Malaysia	Djibouti
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.86 MYR7.31	$6.59 DJF1,171	+255.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$15.26 MYR60.13	$21.27 DJF3,780	+39.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,849.31 MYR141K	$33,800.12 DJF6M	-5.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.52 MYR25.67	$47.72 DJF8,483	+632.2%
Average			+230.2%

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pay 4.9 times more for housing

	Malaysia	Djibouti
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.18 MYR107.08	$58.94 DJF10,479	+116.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$349.73 MYR1,377.77	$1,431.52 DJF254K	+309.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$247.40 MYR974.65	$477.17 DJF84,826	+92.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$34.37 MYR135.42	$398.07 DJF70,764	+1058.1%
Average			+394.3%

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pay 68.8% more for childcare

	Malaysia	Djibouti
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$170.62 MYR672.16	$335.12 DJF59,573	+96.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,229.51 MYR24,541.14	$8,793.05 DJF2M	+41.2%
Average			+68.8%

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pay 54.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Malaysia	Djibouti
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.72 MYR14.66	$5.61 DJF998	+50.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.63 MYR10.34	$3.65 DJF649	+39.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.18 MYR16.46	$2.71 DJF481	-35.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.40 MYR143.40	$86.08 DJF15,302	+136.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.62 MYR18.18	$8.42 DJF1,497	+82.4%
Average			+54.7%

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pay 2.6% more for clothing

	Malaysia	Djibouti
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$59.37 MYR233.90	$42.10 DJF7,485	-29.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.69 MYR116.95	$19.65 DJF3,493	-33.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$70.68 MYR278.43	$123.50 DJF21,955	+74.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$56.86 MYR224.00	$56.14 DJF9,980	-1.3%
Average			+2.6%

Malaysia vs. Djibouti - Cost of clothing

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