Hong Kong vs. Djibouti Cost of Living Summary

Hong Kong is 48.5% more expensive than Djibouti overall.

Restaurants
pay 28.0% less in Hong Kong
Groceries
pay 35.7% more in Hong Kong
Transportation
pay 28.1% more in Hong Kong
Housing
pay 10.7% less in Hong Kong
Childcare
pay 2.4 times more in Hong Kong
Entertainment and Sports
pay 90.8% more in Hong Kong
Clothing
pay 88.9% more in Hong Kong

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

Hong Kong vs. Djibouti Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Djibouti, you would:

pay 28.0% less for restaurants

 
Djibouti
Hong Kong
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $9.21
DJF1,642
$7.72
HK$59.96
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.05
DJF1,791
$6.33
HK$49.22
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.77
DJF315
$1.35
HK$10.46

Improve prices ·

pay 35.7% more for groceries

 
Djibouti
Hong Kong
Bread
1 loaf
$9.21
DJF1,642
$2.40
HK$18.66
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.74
DJF846
$13.58
HK$105.52
Milk (1 gallon) $8.45
DJF1,507
$12.17
HK$94.57

Improve prices ·

pay 28.1% more for transportation

 
Djibouti
Hong Kong
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.23
DJF932
$11.42
HK$88.77
Monthly public transit pass $42.20
DJF7,524
$64.30
HK$499.68
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $33,541.44
DJF5,979,983
$34,067.68
HK$264,731.40

Improve prices ·

pay 10.7% less for housing

 
Djibouti
Hong Kong
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$50.24
DJF8,957
$21.69
HK$168.58
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,758.47
DJF313,511
$2,183.24
HK$16,965.39
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $993.31
DJF177,094
$1,543.27
HK$11,992.36

Improve prices ·

pay 2.4 times more for childcare

 
Djibouti
Hong Kong
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $340.14
DJF60,642
$1,002.59
HK$7,790.87
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $12,437.75
DJF2,217,481
$21,790.97
HK$169,332.16

Improve prices ·

pay 90.8% more for entertainment and sports

 
Djibouti
Hong Kong
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $6.70
DJF1,194
$7.72
HK$59.96
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.79
DJF498
$5.30
HK$41.21
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$3.42
DJF610
$13.12
HK$101.94

Improve prices ·

pay 88.9% more for clothing

 
Djibouti
Hong Kong
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$27.91
DJF4,976
$72.66
HK$564.61
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$19.54
DJF3,483
$40.59
HK$315.40
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$122.81
DJF21,896
$92.45
HK$718.44

Improve prices ·
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: March 2025
Share this

Compare by city

For example, try comparing the cost of living in Djibouti vs. Hong Kong

Help us improve these prices

MyLifeElsewhere is a collaborative project. Please enter price information for your location to help assist us in making these comparisons more accurate. Learn more

ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY

Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Hong Kong or Djibouti. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.