Cost of living comparison
Djibouti is 60.0% more expensive than Taiwan.
If you lived in Djibouti instead of Taiwan, you would:
pay 65.7% more for restaurants
Taiwan
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.59
NT$115.79
|
$9.33
DJF1,657
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.92
NT$158.80
|
$9.05
DJF1,607
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
NT$30.83
|
$0.68
DJF120
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
NT$20.96
|
$0.96
DJF170
|
|
pay 7.5% less for groceries
Taiwan
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.04
NT$65.97
|
$2.26
DJF402
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.52
NT$242.92
|
$10.09
DJF1,791
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.74
NT$378.98
|
$11.77
DJF2,091
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.75
NT$88.86
|
$3.51
DJF623
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.63
NT$117.16
|
$4.66
DJF828
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.03
NT$65.45
|
$1.80
DJF319
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
NT$29.44
|
$0.77
DJF137
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
NT$42.02
|
$1.03
DJF182
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
NT$47.19
|
$0.77
DJF137
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
NT$37.27
|
$0.58
DJF102
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.07
NT$34.46
|
$0.66
DJF117
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for transportation
Taiwan
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
NT$125.26
|
$5.06
DJF898
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.38
NT$1,142.38
|
$339.32
DJF60,255
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,990.11
NT$1,065,313.36
|
$11,876.35
DJF2,108,938
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.61
NT$310.18
|
$25.45
DJF4,519
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Taiwan
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.53
NT$759.82
|
$37.50
DJF6,659
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$354.11
NT$11,434.83
|
$820.03
DJF145,617
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$268.52
NT$8,671.07
|
$580.50
DJF103,082
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.71
NT$1,831.13
|
$248.31
DJF44,094
|
|
pay 57.3% less for childcare
Taiwan
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$460.31
NT$14,864.24
|
$141.39
DJF25,106
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,465.74
NT$370,250.43
|
$6,258.65
DJF1,111,377
|
|
pay 49.8% more for entertainment and sports
Taiwan
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.86
NT$59.90
|
$5.66
DJF1,004
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.74
NT$88.43
|
$1.91
DJF339
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.84
NT$124.03
|
$1.41
DJF251
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.91
NT$1,256.34
|
$73.52
DJF13,055
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.51
NT$307.15
|
$14.14
DJF2,511
|
|
pay 39.6% less for clothing
Taiwan
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.92
NT$2,160.89
|
$21.11
DJF3,749
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.08
NT$1,003.76
|
$24.51
DJF4,352
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.12
NT$2,555.05
|
$60.32
DJF10,712
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.81
NT$3,642.69
|
$62.21
DJF11,047
|
|
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