Cost of living comparison
Kyrgyzstan is 38.9% cheaper than Djibouti.
If you lived in Kyrgyzstan instead of Djibouti, you would:
pay 55.6% less for restaurants
|
Djibouti
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.21
DJF1,634
|
$5.80
KGS504.64
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.05
DJF1,782
|
$5.68
KGS494.55
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
DJF314
|
$0.68
KGS58.84
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
DJF297
|
$0.33
KGS28.83
|
|
pay 40.7% less for groceries
|
Djibouti
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$9.21
DJF1,634
|
$0.48
KGS41.56
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.74
DJF841
|
$5.14
KGS447.11
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.45
DJF1,499
|
$3.25
KGS282.37
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$8.04
DJF1,426
|
$1.76
KGS152.88
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$9.12
DJF1,617
|
$2.41
KGS210.08
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.03
DJF359
|
$0.47
KGS41.01
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
DJF90
|
$0.85
KGS74.00
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
DJF202
|
$0.94
KGS82.10
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
DJF135
|
$0.90
KGS78.51
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
DJF135
|
$0.23
KGS19.78
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
DJF148
|
$0.24
KGS20.89
|
|
pay 49.4% less for transportation
|
Djibouti
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.23
DJF928
|
$2.90
KGS252.70
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.20
DJF7,485
|
$7.54
KGS656.03
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,541.44
DJF5,948,957
|
$39,443.16
KGS3,431,554.52
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$36.29
DJF6,436
|
$4.18
KGS363.34
|
|
pay 77.3% less for housing
|
Djibouti
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.24
DJF8,911
|
$12.05
KGS1,048.06
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,758.47
DJF311,884
|
$474.69
KGS41,297.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$993.31
DJF176,175
|
$353.07
KGS30,716.80
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$544.29
DJF96,536
|
$23.19
KGS2,017.48
|
|
pay 41.3% less for childcare
|
Djibouti
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$340.14
DJF60,327
|
$230.15
KGS20,023.01
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,437.75
DJF2,205,976
|
$6,168.50
KGS536,659.80
|
|
pay 51.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Djibouti
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.70
DJF1,188
|
$1.16
KGS100.93
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.79
DJF495
|
$2.06
KGS178.87
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.42
DJF607
|
$1.56
KGS135.75
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.29
DJF13,531
|
$43.01
KGS3,741.48
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.37
DJF1,485
|
$4.35
KGS378.48
|
|
pay 43.3% more for clothing
|
Djibouti
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.91
DJF4,951
|
$40.60
KGS3,532.48
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.54
DJF3,465
|
$38.86
KGS3,381.09
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$122.81
DJF21,782
|
$103.88
KGS9,037.65
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$66.99
DJF11,881
|
$96.67
KGS8,410.67
|
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