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Djibouti vs. Singapore Cost of Living Summary

Djibouti is 1.1% more expensive than Singapore.

Restaurants: pay 37.8% more in Djibouti
Groceries: pay 14.7% more in Djibouti
Transportation: pay 54.1% more in Djibouti
Housing: pay 44.3% more in Djibouti
Childcare: pay 71.5% less in Djibouti
Entertainment and Sports: pay 36.4% less in Djibouti
Clothing: pay 35.4% less in Djibouti

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

Djibouti vs. Singapore Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 37.8% more for restaurants

	Singapore	Djibouti
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.28 SGD11.81	$9.82 DJF1,744	+5.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.73 SGD9.84	$12.63 DJF2,243	+63.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.58 SGD2.01	$1.89 DJF336	+20.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.16 SGD1.47	$1.87 DJF332	+61.7%
Average			+37.8%

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pay 14.7% more for groceries

	Singapore	Djibouti
Bread 1 loaf	$2.36 SGD3.01	$9.26 DJF1,645	+291.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.89 SGD11.31	$4.78 DJF849	-46.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.53 SGD14.68	$9.56 DJF1,698	-17.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.24 SGD4.12	$6.85 DJF1,216	+111.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.05 SGD6.43	$8.24 DJF1,463	+63.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.95 SGD2.49	$1.70 DJF301	-13.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.36 SGD1.73	$0.55 DJF98	-59.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.22 SGD2.83	$1.27 DJF226	-42.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.19 SGD1.51	$0.72 DJF128	-39.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.12 SGD1.43	$0.55 DJF98	-50.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.98 SGD1.24	$0.62 DJF110	-36.5%
Average			+14.7%

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pay 54.1% more for transportation

	Singapore	Djibouti
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.27 SGD10.52	$6.59 DJF1,170	-20.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$92.79 SGD118.12	$21.27 DJF3,776	-77.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$139K SGD177K	$33,800.12 DJF6M	-75.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.74 SGD12.40	$47.72 DJF8,472	+389.7%
Average			+54.1%

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pay 44.3% more for housing

	Singapore	Djibouti
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$35.10 SGD44.68	$58.94 DJF10,466	+67.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$3,116.78 SGD3,967.35	$1,431.52 DJF254K	-54.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,276.91 SGD2,898.27	$477.17 DJF84,725	-79.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$116.26 SGD147.98	$398.07 DJF70,679	+242.4%
Average			+44.3%

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pay 71.5% less for childcare

	Singapore	Djibouti
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,253.76 SGD1,595.91	$335.12 DJF59,502	-73.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$29,085.74 SGD37,023.24	$8,793.05 DJF2M	-69.8%
Average			-71.5%

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pay 36.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Singapore	Djibouti
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.73 SGD9.84	$5.61 DJF997	-27.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.68 SGD5.95	$3.65 DJF648	-22.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.76 SGD16.24	$2.71 DJF481	-78.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$117.15 SGD149.12	$86.08 DJF15,284	-26.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.60 SGD14.76	$8.42 DJF1,495	-27.4%
Average			-36.4%

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pay 35.4% less for clothing

	Singapore	Djibouti
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$84.93 SGD108.11	$42.10 DJF7,476	-50.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.58 SGD54.20	$19.65 DJF3,489	-53.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.51 SGD133.04	$123.50 DJF21,929	+18.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$126.20 SGD160.64	$56.14 DJF9,968	-55.5%
Average			-35.4%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: February 2026

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