Cost of living comparison
Djibouti is 1.6% cheaper than Singapore.
If you lived in Djibouti instead of Singapore, you would:
pay 9.9% less for restaurants
Singapore
|
Djibouti
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.17
SGD15.13
|
$10.13
DJF1,802
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.45
SGD10.09
|
$10.13
DJF1,802
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
SGD2.06
|
$0.91
DJF163
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.14
SGD1.55
|
$0.84
DJF150
|
|
pay 31.8% more for groceries
Singapore
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.08
SGD2.82
|
$5.77
DJF1,026
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.16
SGD12.42
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.85
SGD14.70
|
$13.84
DJF2,463
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.33
SGD4.51
|
$6.58
DJF1,171
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.67
SGD6.32
|
$11.20
DJF1,993
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.91
SGD2.59
|
$1.79
DJF318
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.44
SGD1.96
|
$1.02
DJF182
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.76
SGD2.38
|
$1.28
DJF227
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
SGD1.74
|
$1.08
DJF193
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
SGD1.43
|
$0.72
DJF129
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
SGD1.40
|
$0.88
DJF156
|
|
pay 73.6% more for transportation
Singapore
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.01
SGD10.85
|
$5.86
DJF1,042
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$95.32
SGD129.15
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$134,045.26
SGD181,617.93
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.23
SGD12.51
|
$25.32
DJF4,505
|
|
pay 16.5% more for housing
Singapore
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.83
SGD48.55
|
$42.89
DJF7,630
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,750.06
SGD3,726.06
|
$1,369.10
DJF243,578
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,019.11
SGD2,735.69
|
$669.36
DJF119,087
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$116.07
SGD157.27
|
$305.63
DJF54,375
|
|
pay 88.8% less for childcare
Singapore
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,111.44
SGD1,505.90
|
$168.79
DJF30,030
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,905.57
SGD37,809.26
|
$2,025.51
DJF360,362
|
|
pay 10.4% less for entertainment and sports
Singapore
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.45
SGD10.09
|
$6.19
DJF1,101
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.79
SGD6.49
|
$2.39
DJF425
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.29
SGD16.65
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$103.58
SGD140.33
|
$103.15
DJF18,352
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.17
SGD15.13
|
$14.07
DJF2,503
|
|
pay 24.3% less for clothing
Singapore
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.87
SGD91.95
|
$33.76
DJF6,006
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.81
SGD59.36
|
$23.91
DJF4,254
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.40
SGD126.54
|
$118.15
DJF21,021
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.69
SGD143.20
|
$75.96
DJF13,514
|
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