Cost of living comparison
Djibouti is 8.1 times more expensive than Pakistan.
If you lived in Djibouti instead of Pakistan, you would:
pay 6.1 times more for restaurants
Pakistan
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.98
Rs274
|
$9.33
DJF1,666
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.67
Rs744
|
$9.05
DJF1,615
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
Rs48
|
$0.68
DJF121
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.13
Rs36
|
$0.96
DJF171
|
|
pay 5.4 times more for groceries
Pakistan
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.33
Rs91
|
$2.26
DJF404
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.14
Rs596
|
$10.09
DJF1,800
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$1.71
Rs476
|
$11.77
DJF2,102
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.81
Rs225
|
$3.51
DJF626
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$0.74
Rs205
|
$4.66
DJF832
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.32
Rs89
|
$1.80
DJF321
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.18
Rs50
|
$0.77
DJF137
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.25
Rs70
|
$1.03
DJF183
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.18
Rs49
|
$0.77
DJF137
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.09
Rs26
|
$0.58
DJF103
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.12
Rs35
|
$0.66
DJF118
|
|
pay 19.7 times more for transportation
Pakistan
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.55
Rs709
|
$5.06
DJF903
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$5.51
Rs1,534
|
$339.32
DJF60,575
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,243.87
Rs2,850,307
|
$11,876.35
DJF2,120,131
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.80
Rs502
|
$25.45
DJF4,543
|
|
pay 10.0 times more for housing
Pakistan
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.57
Rs4,889
|
$37.50
DJF6,695
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$57.96
Rs16,128
|
$820.03
DJF146,390
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$36.22
Rs10,079
|
$580.50
DJF103,629
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.70
Rs9,100
|
$248.31
DJF44,328
|
|
pay 8.8 times more for childcare
Pakistan
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$19.40
Rs5,399
|
$141.39
DJF25,240
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$607.98
Rs169,166
|
$6,258.65
DJF1,117,275
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Pakistan
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.69
Rs470
|
$5.66
DJF1,010
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.92
Rs255
|
$1.91
DJF341
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.85
Rs237
|
$1.41
DJF252
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$7.61
Rs2,117
|
$73.52
DJF13,125
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.54
Rs705
|
$14.14
DJF2,524
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Pakistan
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.53
Rs2,930
|
$21.11
DJF3,769
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$13.64
Rs3,795
|
$24.51
DJF4,375
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$30.17
Rs8,393
|
$60.32
DJF10,769
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$22.47
Rs6,253
|
$62.21
DJF11,105
|
|
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