Cost of living comparison

Djibouti, Djibouti

compared to

Bangkok, Thailand

Bangkok vs. Djibouti Cost of Living Summary

Bangkok is 11.5% cheaper than Djibouti.

Restaurants: pay 64.5% less in Bangkok
Groceries: pay 11.4% less in Bangkok
Transportation: pay 7.0% less in Bangkok
Housing: pay 73.5% less in Bangkok
Childcare: pay 46.0% more in Bangkok
Entertainment and Sports: pay 18.3% less in Bangkok
Clothing: pay 48.2% more in Bangkok

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

Bangkok vs. Djibouti Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 64.5% less for restaurants

	Djibouti	Bangkok
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.21 DJF1,638	$2.91 THB95.30	-68.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.05 DJF1,787	$5.83 THB190.60	-42.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.77 DJF314	$0.62 THB20.14	-65.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.67 DJF298	$0.29 THB9.54	-82.6%
Average			-64.5%

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pay 11.4% less for groceries

	Djibouti	Bangkok
Bread 1 loaf	$9.21 DJF1,638	$1.52 THB49.80	-83.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.74 DJF844	$11.74 THB384.07	+147.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.45 DJF1,503	$7.32 THB239.43	-13.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$8.04 DJF1,430	$2.27 THB74.34	-71.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$9.12 DJF1,621	$1.31 THB43.01	-85.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.03 DJF360	$1.47 THB48.14	-27.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51 DJF90	$0.73 THB23.77	+43.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.14 DJF203	$1.04 THB33.87	-9.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 DJF135	$0.80 THB26.32	+5.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 DJF135	$0.71 THB23.31	-6.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.84 DJF149	$0.62 THB20.36	-25.5%
Average			-11.4%

Djibouti vs. Bangkok - Cost of groceries

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pay 7.0% less for transportation

	Djibouti	Bangkok
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.23 DJF930	$4.47 THB146.08	-14.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$42.20 DJF7,505	$39.32 THB1,286.53	-6.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,541.44 DJF5,964,606	$55,345.18 THB1,810,671.72	+65.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$36.29 DJF6,453	$10.34 THB338.31	-71.5%
Average			-7.0%

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pay 73.5% less for housing

	Djibouti	Bangkok
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$50.24 DJF8,934	$15.36 THB502.52	-69.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,758.47 DJF312,705	$571.31 THB18,690.80	-67.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$993.31 DJF176,638	$301.88 THB9,876.39	-69.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$544.29 DJF96,790	$67.33 THB2,202.79	-87.6%
Average			-73.5%

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pay 46.0% more for childcare

	Djibouti	Bangkok
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$340.14 DJF60,486	$632.63 THB20,697.22	+86.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,437.75 DJF2,211,779	$13,191.37 THB431,568.47	+6.1%
Average			+46.0%

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pay 18.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Djibouti	Bangkok
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.70 DJF1,191	$2.33 THB76.24	-65.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.79 DJF496	$2.58 THB84.53	-7.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.42 DJF609	$4.20 THB137.47	+22.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$76.29 DJF13,567	$54.58 THB1,785.58	-28.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.37 DJF1,489	$7.28 THB238.25	-13.0%
Average			-18.3%

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pay 48.2% more for clothing

	Djibouti	Bangkok
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$27.91 DJF4,964	$55.27 THB1,808.16	+98.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$19.54 DJF3,474	$34.84 THB1,139.79	+78.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.81 DJF21,840	$97.10 THB3,176.59	-20.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$66.99 DJF11,913	$92.12 THB3,013.82	+37.5%
Average			+48.2%

Djibouti vs. Bangkok - Cost of clothing

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