Cost of living comparison

Taiwan

compared to

Djibouti

Djibouti vs. Taipei Cost of Living Summary

Djibouti is 16.6% more expensive than Taipei.

Restaurants: pay 2.3 times more in Djibouti
Groceries: pay 10.8% less in Djibouti
Transportation: pay 60.3% more in Djibouti
Housing: pay 15.1% more in Djibouti
Childcare: pay 48.3% less in Djibouti
Entertainment and Sports: pay 43.3% more in Djibouti
Clothing: pay 28.9% less in Djibouti

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

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Djibouti vs. Taipei Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.3 times more for restaurants

	Taipei	Djibouti
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.71 NT$150.49	$9.83 DJF1,751	+108.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.65 NT$180.59	$15.45 DJF2,751	+173.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.92 NT$29.35	$1.90 DJF338	+106.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 NT$20.86	$1.69 DJF300	+158.3%
Average			+134.1%

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pay 10.8% less for groceries

	Taipei	Djibouti
Bread 1 loaf	$2.02 NT$64.65	$9.27 DJF1,651	+358.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.85 NT$314.68	$4.78 DJF851	-51.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.54 NT$368.90	$10.63 DJF1,894	-7.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.72 NT$87.00	$5.69 DJF1,014	+109.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.45 NT$142.21	$8.24 DJF1,468	+85.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.23 NT$71.26	$1.70 DJF303	-23.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.51 NT$48.15	$0.55 DJF98	-63.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.38 NT$44.23	$1.18 DJF210	-14.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.02 NT$64.54	$0.73 DJF130	-63.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.25 NT$39.84	$0.72 DJF129	-42.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.04 NT$33.27	$0.75 DJF133	-28.2%
Average			-10.8%

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pay 60.3% more for transportation

	Taipei	Djibouti
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.94 NT$126.01	$8.56 DJF1,524	+117.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.67 NT$1,203.90	$42.53 DJF7,574	+12.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,523.97 NT$1M	$33,798.22 DJF6M	+0.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.95 NT$285.93	$47.75 DJF8,504	+433.8%
Average			+60.3%

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pay 15.1% more for housing

	Taipei	Djibouti
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.40 NT$875.71	$58.99 DJF10,505	+115.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,012.31 NT$32,354.87	$674.13 DJF120K	-33.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$482.92 NT$15,434.64	$477.51 DJF85,038	-1.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$66.27 NT$2,118.10	$398.35 DJF70,940	+501.1%
Average			+15.1%

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pay 48.3% less for childcare

	Taipei	Djibouti
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$662.67 NT$21,179.76	$335.22 DJF59,698	-49.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,675.66 NT$533K	$8,794.47 DJF2M	-47.3%
Average			-48.3%

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pay 43.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Taipei	Djibouti
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.83 NT$90.29	$7.02 DJF1,251	+148.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.42 NT$109.45	$3.37 DJF600	-1.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.92 NT$125.41	$1.97 DJF350	-49.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.15 NT$1,315.12	$86.14 DJF15,340	+109.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.73 NT$311.01	$12.64 DJF2,251	+29.9%
Average			+43.3%

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pay 28.9% less for clothing

	Taipei	Djibouti
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$63.18 NT$2,019.38	$42.13 DJF7,503	-33.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.99 NT$1,277.99	$19.66 DJF3,502	-50.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$84.98 NT$2,715.95	$123.59 DJF22,010	+45.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.09 NT$3,358.66	$56.18 DJF10,004	-46.5%
Average			-28.9%

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