Cost of living comparison
Djibouti is 3.0% more expensive than Hong Kong.
If you lived in Djibouti instead of Hong Kong, you would:
pay 40.7% more for restaurants
|
Hong Kong
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.72
HK$60.00
|
$9.21
DJF1,637
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.33
HK$49.25
|
$10.05
DJF1,786
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.35
HK$10.47
|
$1.77
DJF314
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
HK$8.48
|
$1.67
DJF298
|
|
pay 22.8% more for groceries
|
Hong Kong
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.40
HK$18.67
|
$9.21
DJF1,637
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.58
HK$105.58
|
$4.74
DJF843
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.17
HK$94.62
|
$8.45
DJF1,503
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.59
HK$27.94
|
$8.04
DJF1,429
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.30
HK$33.43
|
$9.12
DJF1,621
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.62
HK$12.57
|
$2.03
DJF360
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.19
HK$9.22
|
$0.51
DJF90
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.61
HK$12.51
|
$1.14
DJF203
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
HK$11.73
|
$0.76
DJF135
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
HK$9.04
|
$0.76
DJF135
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.14
HK$8.89
|
$0.84
DJF149
|
|
pay 14.9% more for transportation
|
Hong Kong
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$11.42
HK$88.82
|
$5.23
DJF930
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$64.30
HK$499.96
|
$42.20
DJF7,502
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,067.68
HK$264,881.30
|
$33,541.44
DJF5,962,284
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.53
HK$112.94
|
$36.29
DJF6,450
|
|
pay 66.8% more for housing
|
Hong Kong
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.69
HK$168.67
|
$50.24
DJF8,931
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,183.24
HK$16,974.99
|
$1,758.47
DJF312,583
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,543.27
HK$11,999.15
|
$993.31
DJF176,570
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$187.23
HK$1,455.78
|
$544.29
DJF96,752
|
|
pay 54.5% less for childcare
|
Hong Kong
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,002.59
HK$7,795.28
|
$340.14
DJF60,462
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,790.97
HK$169,428.04
|
$12,437.75
DJF2,210,918
|
|
pay 36.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Hong Kong
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.72
HK$60.00
|
$6.70
DJF1,191
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.30
HK$41.23
|
$2.79
DJF496
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.12
HK$101.99
|
$3.42
DJF609
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$85.27
HK$663.01
|
$76.29
DJF13,562
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.86
HK$99.99
|
$8.37
DJF1,488
|
|
pay 33.4% less for clothing
|
Hong Kong
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.66
HK$564.93
|
$27.91
DJF4,962
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.59
HK$315.58
|
$19.54
DJF3,473
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.45
HK$718.85
|
$122.81
DJF21,831
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$142.24
HK$1,105.92
|
$66.99
DJF11,908
|
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