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Djibouti vs. South Korea Cost of Living Summary

Djibouti is 50.6% more expensive than South Korea overall.

Restaurants: pay 83.0% more in Djibouti
Groceries: pay 15.5% more in Djibouti
Transportation: pay 2.2 times more in Djibouti
Housing: pay 2.5 times more in Djibouti
Childcare: pay 26.6% less in Djibouti
Entertainment and Sports: pay 24.6% more in Djibouti
Clothing: pay 18.4% less in Djibouti

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

Djibouti vs. South Korea Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Djibouti instead of South Korea, you would:

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pay 83.0% more for restaurants

	South Korea	Djibouti
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.72 ₩9,865	$9.82 DJF1,744	+46.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.50 ₩8,068	$12.63 DJF2,243	+129.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.47 ₩2,152	$1.89 DJF336	+29.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.82 ₩1,211	$1.87 DJF332	+126.9%
Average			+83.0%

South Korea vs. Djibouti - Cost of restaurants

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pay 15.5% more for groceries

	South Korea	Djibouti
Bread 1 loaf	$2.87 ₩4,217	$9.26 DJF1,645	+222.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.63 ₩8,255	$4.78 DJF849	-15.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.67 ₩11,264	$9.56 DJF1,698	+24.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.84 ₩4,162	$6.85 DJF1,216	+141.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.34 ₩4,896	$8.24 DJF1,463	+147.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.24 ₩4,748	$1.70 DJF301	-47.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.39 ₩2,037	$0.55 DJF98	-60.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.80 ₩4,104	$1.27 DJF226	-54.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.40 ₩3,528	$0.72 DJF128	-70.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.78 ₩2,616	$0.55 DJF98	-69.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.20 ₩1,767	$0.62 DJF110	-48.5%
Average			+15.5%

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pay 2.2 times more for transportation

	South Korea	Djibouti
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.40 ₩6,458	$6.59 DJF1,170	+49.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$47.17 ₩69,233	$21.27 DJF3,776	-54.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,440.41 ₩38,804,738	$33,800.12 DJF6,001,753	+27.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.33 ₩12,228	$47.72 DJF8,473	+472.7%
Average			+123.8%

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pay 2.5 times more for housing

	South Korea	Djibouti
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.68 ₩31,824	$58.94 DJF10,467	+171.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$473.91 ₩695,518	$1,431.52 DJF254,189	+202.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$357.19 ₩524,216	$477.17 DJF84,730	+33.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$132.53 ₩194,509	$398.07 DJF70,684	+200.4%
Average			+152.0%

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pay 26.6% less for childcare

	South Korea	Djibouti
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$378.52 ₩555,533	$335.12 DJF59,505	-11.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,055.40 ₩22,095,763	$8,793.05 DJF1,561,346	-41.6%
Average			-26.6%

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pay 24.6% more for entertainment and sports

	South Korea	Djibouti
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.12 ₩4,576	$5.61 DJF997	+80.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.57 ₩5,236	$3.65 DJF648	+2.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.18 ₩4,673	$2.71 DJF481	-15.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.86 ₩73,176	$86.08 DJF15,285	+72.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.12 ₩14,850	$8.42 DJF1,495	-16.8%
Average			+24.6%

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pay 18.4% less for clothing

	South Korea	Djibouti
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$66.46 ₩97,538	$42.10 DJF7,476	-36.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.68 ₩74,384	$19.65 DJF3,489	-61.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$72.74 ₩106,755	$123.50 DJF21,930	+69.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$103.23 ₩151,509	$56.14 DJF9,968	-45.6%
Average			-18.4%

South Korea vs. Djibouti - Cost of clothing

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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: December 2025

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