Cost of living comparison
Djibouti is 21.9% more expensive than Tokyo.
If you lived in Djibouti instead of Tokyo, you would:
pay 35.3% more for restaurants
Tokyo
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.59
¥1,025
|
$10.13
DJF1,794
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.14
¥800
|
$10.13
DJF1,794
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
¥178
|
$0.91
DJF162
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
¥119
|
$0.84
DJF150
|
|
pay 62.0% more for groceries
Tokyo
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.73
¥269
|
$5.77
DJF1,022
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.97
¥1,241
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.76
¥897
|
$13.84
DJF2,452
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.15
¥334
|
$6.58
DJF1,166
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.23
¥503
|
$11.20
DJF1,985
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.37
¥369
|
$1.79
DJF316
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
¥176
|
$1.02
DJF181
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.58
¥402
|
$1.28
DJF226
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.19
¥342
|
$1.08
DJF192
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
¥197
|
$0.72
DJF128
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.23
¥192
|
$0.88
DJF155
|
|
pay 36.6% more for transportation
Tokyo
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.29
¥668
|
$5.86
DJF1,038
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.63
¥7,881
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,471.04
¥3,342,505
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.31
¥3,941
|
$25.32
DJF4,485
|
|
pay 54.3% more for housing
Tokyo
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.29
¥4,871
|
$42.89
DJF7,597
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,013.09
¥157,713
|
$1,369.10
DJF242,518
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$584.76
¥91,032
|
$669.36
DJF118,569
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.60
¥20,643
|
$305.63
DJF54,138
|
|
pay 75.7% less for childcare
Tokyo
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$486.02
¥75,661
|
$168.79
DJF29,899
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,566.86
¥2,267,695
|
$2,025.51
DJF358,794
|
|
pay 36.8% more for entertainment and sports
Tokyo
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.21
¥500
|
$6.19
DJF1,096
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
¥513
|
$2.39
DJF424
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.85
¥600
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.83
¥9,626
|
$103.15
DJF18,272
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.21
¥1,900
|
$14.07
DJF2,492
|
|
pay 3.9% more for clothing
Tokyo
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.04
¥8,413
|
$33.76
DJF5,980
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.17
¥5,631
|
$23.91
DJF4,236
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.61
¥9,591
|
$118.15
DJF20,930
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.69
¥12,406
|
$75.96
DJF13,455
|
|
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