Cost of living comparison

Taiwan

compared to

Djibouti

Djibouti vs. Taiwan Cost of Living Summary

Djibouti is 79.8% more expensive than Taiwan overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.3 times more in Djibouti
Groceries: pay 40.3% more in Djibouti
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in Djibouti
Housing: pay 3.8 times more in Djibouti
Childcare: pay 41.4% less in Djibouti
Entertainment and Sports: pay 55.9% more in Djibouti
Clothing: pay 14.7% less in Djibouti

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

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Djibouti vs. Taiwan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.3 times more for restaurants

	Taiwan	Djibouti
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.82 NT$152.41	$9.82 DJF1,759	+103.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.16 NT$163.27	$12.63 DJF2,262	+144.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.98 NT$30.94	$1.89 DJF339	+93.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.67 NT$21.19	$1.87 DJF335	+179.4%
Average			+130.5%

Taiwan vs. Djibouti - Cost of restaurants

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pay 40.3% more for groceries

	Taiwan	Djibouti
Bread 1 loaf	$1.77 NT$55.90	$9.26 DJF1,659	+424.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.29 NT$293.89	$4.78 DJF856	-48.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.90 NT$376.35	$9.56 DJF1,712	-19.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 NT$82.70	$6.85 DJF1,226	+162.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.56 NT$112.58	$8.24 DJF1,475	+131.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.03 NT$64.13	$1.70 DJF304	-16.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.00 NT$31.58	$0.55 DJF99	-44.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.25 NT$39.47	$1.27 DJF228	+2.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.55 NT$48.99	$0.72 DJF129	-53.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.20 NT$38.12	$0.55 DJF99	-54.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.03 NT$32.49	$0.62 DJF111	-39.7%
Average			+40.3%

Taiwan vs. Djibouti - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Taiwan	Djibouti
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.78 NT$119.71	$6.59 DJF1,180	+74.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.06 NT$1,077.74	$21.27 DJF3,808	-37.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,728.87 NT$1M	$33,800.12 DJF6M	-5.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.18 NT$290.45	$47.72 DJF8,544	+419.8%
Average			+112.7%

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pay 3.8 times more for housing

	Taiwan	Djibouti
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.10 NT$667.63	$58.94 DJF10,554	+179.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$429.29 NT$13,582.17	$1,431.52 DJF256K	+233.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$295.73 NT$9,356.43	$477.17 DJF85,438	+61.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$54.85 NT$1,735.39	$398.07 DJF71,275	+625.7%
Average			+275.0%

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pay 41.4% less for childcare

	Taiwan	Djibouti
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$519.45 NT$16,434.82	$335.12 DJF60,003	-35.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,665.76 NT$527K	$8,793.05 DJF2M	-47.2%
Average			-41.4%

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pay 55.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Taiwan	Djibouti
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.97 NT$62.28	$5.61 DJF1,005	+185.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.00 NT$94.99	$3.65 DJF653	+21.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.54 NT$143.77	$2.71 DJF485	-40.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.49 NT$1,185.98	$86.08 DJF15,412	+129.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.04 NT$317.79	$8.42 DJF1,508	-16.2%
Average			+55.9%

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pay 14.7% less for clothing

	Taiwan	Djibouti
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$65.08 NT$2,059.19	$42.10 DJF7,539	-35.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$31.24 NT$988.40	$19.65 DJF3,518	-37.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$79.60 NT$2,518.34	$123.50 DJF22,113	+55.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$96.29 NT$3,046.64	$56.14 DJF10,052	-41.7%
Average			-14.7%

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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: August 2026

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