Cost of living comparison

Djibouti

compared to

Malaysia

Malaysia vs. Djibouti Cost of Living Summary

Malaysia is 40.0% cheaper than Djibouti overall.

Restaurants: pay 66.1% less in Malaysia
Groceries: pay 30.1% less in Malaysia
Transportation: pay 51.9% less in Malaysia
Housing: pay 75.4% less in Malaysia
Childcare: pay 49.3% less in Malaysia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 28.1% less in Malaysia
Clothing: pay 21.1% more in Malaysia

Expenses including housing, restaurants, transportation, childcare, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Malaysia.

Malaysia vs. Djibouti Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 66.1% less for restaurants

	Djibouti	Malaysia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.21 DJF1,635	$2.98 MYR13.17	-67.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.05 DJF1,784	$4.23 MYR18.70	-57.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.77 DJF314	$0.68 MYR3.00	-61.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.67 DJF297	$0.38 MYR1.69	-77.2%
Average			-66.1%

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pay 30.1% less for groceries

	Djibouti	Malaysia
Bread 1 loaf	$9.21 DJF1,635	$0.91 MYR4.04	-90.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.74 DJF842	$7.65 MYR33.83	+61.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.45 DJF1,501	$6.39 MYR28.25	-24.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$8.04 DJF1,427	$1.97 MYR8.72	-75.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$9.12 DJF1,619	$1.83 MYR8.10	-79.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.03 DJF360	$1.17 MYR5.19	-42.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51 DJF90	$0.57 MYR2.52	+12.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.14 DJF202	$1.21 MYR5.37	+6.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 DJF135	$0.63 MYR2.79	-16.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 DJF135	$0.43 MYR1.91	-43.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.84 DJF148	$0.51 MYR2.25	-39.1%
Average			-30.1%

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pay 51.9% less for transportation

	Djibouti	Malaysia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.23 DJF928	$1.77 MYR7.83	-66.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$42.20 DJF7,492	$15.69 MYR69.38	-62.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,541.44 DJF5,954,524	$34,330.57 MYR151,826.97	+2.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$36.29 DJF6,442	$6.94 MYR30.68	-80.9%
Average			-51.9%

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pay 75.4% less for housing

	Djibouti	Malaysia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$50.24 DJF8,919	$26.31 MYR116.38	-47.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,758.47 DJF312,176	$322.80 MYR1,427.59	-81.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$993.31 DJF176,340	$212.35 MYR939.12	-78.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$544.29 DJF96,626	$33.00 MYR145.94	-93.9%
Average			-75.4%

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pay 49.3% less for childcare

	Djibouti	Malaysia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$340.14 DJF60,384	$163.68 MYR723.87	-51.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,437.75 DJF2,208,041	$6,626.64 MYR29,306.32	-46.7%
Average			-49.3%

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pay 28.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Djibouti	Malaysia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.70 DJF1,189	$3.66 MYR16.18	-45.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.79 DJF496	$2.54 MYR11.23	-9.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.42 DJF608	$4.07 MYR17.98	+18.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$76.29 DJF13,544	$36.32 MYR160.63	-52.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.37 DJF1,487	$4.00 MYR17.68	-52.3%
Average			-28.1%

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pay 21.1% more for clothing

	Djibouti	Malaysia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$27.91 DJF4,955	$53.15 MYR235.05	+90.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$19.54 DJF3,469	$30.13 MYR133.24	+54.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.81 DJF21,803	$65.18 MYR288.24	-46.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$66.99 DJF11,892	$57.93 MYR256.22	-13.5%
Average			+21.1%

Djibouti vs. Malaysia - Cost of clothing

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