Cost of living comparison

South Korea

compared to

Djibouti

Djibouti vs. Seoul Cost of Living Summary

Djibouti is 36.2% more expensive than Seoul.

Restaurants: pay 67.9% more in Djibouti
Groceries: pay 3.3% more in Djibouti
Transportation: pay 96.0% more in Djibouti
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in Djibouti
Childcare: pay 33.2% less in Djibouti
Entertainment and Sports: pay 14.9% more in Djibouti
Clothing: pay 11.0% less in Djibouti

The cost of housing, transportation, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Djibouti are more expensive than in Seoul. Expenses including childcare and clothing are lower in Djibouti. Notably, housing and transportation are significantly more expensive in Djibouti.

Djibouti vs. Seoul Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 67.9% more for restaurants

	Seoul	Djibouti
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.49 ₩12,974	$9.82 DJF1,748	+15.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.30 ₩9,622	$12.63 DJF2,247	+100.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.64 ₩2,504	$1.89 DJF337	+15.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.78 ₩1,193	$1.87 DJF333	+139.7%
Average			+67.9%

Seoul vs. Djibouti - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.3% more for groceries

	Seoul	Djibouti
Bread 1 loaf	$3.24 ₩4,947	$9.26 DJF1,648	+186.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.79 ₩10,379	$4.78 DJF850	-29.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.85 ₩11,991	$9.56 DJF1,701	+21.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.93 ₩4,480	$6.85 DJF1,219	+133.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.67 ₩7,133	$8.24 DJF1,466	+76.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.45 ₩5,265	$1.70 DJF302	-50.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.52 ₩2,329	$0.55 DJF98	-63.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.35 ₩3,593	$1.27 DJF227	-45.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.77 ₩4,236	$0.72 DJF128	-74.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.62 ₩2,474	$0.55 DJF98	-65.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.30 ₩1,982	$0.62 DJF110	-52.2%
Average			+3.3%

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pay 96.0% more for transportation

	Seoul	Djibouti
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.43 ₩6,770	$6.59 DJF1,172	+48.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$45.99 ₩70,275	$21.27 DJF3,783	-53.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,072.36 ₩38M	$33,800.12 DJF6M	+34.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.50 ₩16,044	$47.72 DJF8,490	+354.4%
Average			+96.0%

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	Seoul	Djibouti
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$20.56 ₩31,410	$58.94 DJF10,488	+186.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$925.55 ₩1M	$1,431.52 DJF255K	+54.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$559.33 ₩855K	$477.17 DJF84,899	-14.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$118.88 ₩182K	$398.07 DJF70,825	+234.8%
Average			+115.4%

Seoul vs. Djibouti - Cost of housing

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pay 33.2% less for childcare

	Seoul	Djibouti
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$360.15 ₩550K	$335.12 DJF59,624	-7.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$21,667.04 ₩33M	$8,793.05 DJF2M	-59.4%
Average			-33.2%

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pay 14.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Seoul	Djibouti
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.54 ₩5,406	$5.61 DJF999	+58.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.70 ₩5,651	$3.65 DJF649	-1.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.18 ₩4,865	$2.71 DJF482	-15.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$56.34 ₩86,082	$86.08 DJF15,315	+52.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.61 ₩16,217	$8.42 DJF1,498	-20.7%
Average			+14.9%

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pay 11.0% less for clothing

	Seoul	Djibouti
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.77 ₩76,041	$42.10 DJF7,491	-15.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.49 ₩60,342	$19.65 DJF3,496	-50.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.94 ₩115K	$123.50 DJF21,974	+64.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$99.06 ₩151K	$56.14 DJF9,988	-43.3%
Average			-11.0%

Seoul vs. Djibouti - Cost of clothing

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