Cost of living comparison
Djibouti is 67.2% more expensive than Japan.
If you lived in Djibouti instead of Japan, you would:
pay 89.3% more for restaurants
|
Japan
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.44
¥994
|
$9.21
DJF1,645
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.94
¥763
|
$10.05
DJF1,795
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
¥150
|
$1.77
DJF316
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
¥113
|
$1.67
DJF299
|
|
pay 78.4% more for groceries
|
Japan
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
¥235
|
$9.21
DJF1,645
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.72
¥883
|
$4.74
DJF847
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
¥842
|
$8.45
DJF1,510
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
¥311
|
$8.04
DJF1,436
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
¥421
|
$9.12
DJF1,629
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.17
¥336
|
$2.03
DJF362
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
¥158
|
$0.51
DJF90
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.64
¥253
|
$1.14
DJF204
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.04
¥314
|
$0.76
DJF136
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
¥195
|
$0.76
DJF136
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
¥167
|
$0.84
DJF149
|
|
pay 22.9% more for transportation
|
Japan
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.22
¥652
|
$5.23
DJF934
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$57.82
¥8,923
|
$42.20
DJF7,538
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,042.19
¥3,401,882
|
$33,541.44
DJF5,990,734
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.42
¥3,924
|
$36.29
DJF6,481
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
|
Japan
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.09
¥4,798
|
$50.24
DJF8,974
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$500.38
¥77,226
|
$1,758.47
DJF314,074
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$325.42
¥50,223
|
$993.31
DJF177,412
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.04
¥17,446
|
$544.29
DJF97,214
|
|
pay 15.1% more for childcare
|
Japan
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$288.10
¥44,464
|
$340.14
DJF60,751
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,095.30
¥1,712,394
|
$12,437.75
DJF2,221,468
|
|
pay 27.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Japan
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.71
¥418
|
$6.70
DJF1,196
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.78
¥429
|
$2.79
DJF499
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.98
¥615
|
$3.42
DJF611
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.72
¥8,908
|
$76.29
DJF13,627
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.97
¥1,848
|
$8.37
DJF1,496
|
|
pay 12.7% more for clothing
|
Japan
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.54
¥6,257
|
$27.91
DJF4,985
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.82
¥4,139
|
$19.54
DJF3,490
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$54.08
¥8,346
|
$122.81
DJF21,935
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.66
¥12,604
|
$66.99
DJF11,965
|
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