Cost of living comparison

Hong Kong, Hong Kong

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Djibouti, Djibouti

Djibouti vs. Hong Kong Cost of Living Summary

Djibouti is 3.0% more expensive than Hong Kong.

Restaurants: pay 40.7% more in Djibouti
Groceries: pay 22.8% more in Djibouti
Transportation: pay 14.9% more in Djibouti
Housing: pay 66.8% more in Djibouti
Childcare: pay 54.5% less in Djibouti
Entertainment and Sports: pay 36.0% less in Djibouti
Clothing: pay 33.4% less in Djibouti

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

Djibouti vs. Hong Kong Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 40.7% more for restaurants

	Hong Kong	Djibouti
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.72 HK$60.57	$9.21 DJF1,638	+19.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.33 HK$49.72	$10.05 DJF1,787	+58.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.35 HK$10.57	$1.77 DJF314	+31.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.09 HK$8.56	$1.67 DJF298	+53.5%
Average			+40.7%

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pay 22.8% more for groceries

	Hong Kong	Djibouti
Bread 1 loaf	$2.40 HK$18.85	$9.21 DJF1,638	+283.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$13.58 HK$106.59	$4.74 DJF844	-65.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$12.17 HK$95.53	$8.45 DJF1,503	-30.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.59 HK$28.20	$8.04 DJF1,430	+123.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.30 HK$33.75	$9.12 DJF1,621	+112.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.62 HK$12.69	$2.03 DJF360	+25.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.19 HK$9.31	$0.51 DJF90	-57.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.61 HK$12.63	$1.14 DJF203	-29.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.51 HK$11.85	$0.76 DJF135	-49.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.16 HK$9.13	$0.76 DJF135	-34.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.14 HK$8.97	$0.84 DJF149	-26.9%
Average			+22.8%

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pay 14.9% more for transportation

	Hong Kong	Djibouti
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$11.42 HK$89.67	$5.23 DJF930	-54.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$64.30 HK$504.75	$42.20 DJF7,505	-34.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$34,067.68 HK$267,415.93	$33,541.44 DJF5,964,606	-1.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.53 HK$114.02	$36.29 DJF6,453	+149.8%
Average			+14.9%

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pay 66.8% more for housing

	Hong Kong	Djibouti
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.69 HK$170.29	$50.24 DJF8,934	+131.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,183.24 HK$17,137.42	$1,758.47 DJF312,705	-19.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,543.27 HK$12,113.97	$993.31 DJF176,638	-35.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$187.23 HK$1,469.71	$544.29 DJF96,790	+190.7%
Average			+66.8%

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pay 54.5% less for childcare

	Hong Kong	Djibouti
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,002.59 HK$7,869.88	$340.14 DJF60,486	-66.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$21,790.97 HK$171,049.28	$12,437.75 DJF2,211,779	-42.9%
Average			-54.5%

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pay 36.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Hong Kong	Djibouti
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.72 HK$60.57	$6.70 DJF1,191	-13.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.30 HK$41.62	$2.79 DJF496	-47.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.12 HK$102.97	$3.42 DJF609	-73.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$85.27 HK$669.36	$76.29 DJF13,567	-10.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.86 HK$100.95	$8.37 DJF1,489	-34.9%
Average			-36.0%

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pay 33.4% less for clothing

	Hong Kong	Djibouti
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$72.66 HK$570.33	$27.91 DJF4,964	-61.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.59 HK$318.60	$19.54 DJF3,474	-51.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$92.45 HK$725.72	$122.81 DJF21,840	+32.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$142.24 HK$1,116.50	$66.99 DJF11,913	-52.9%
Average			-33.4%

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