Cost of living comparison
Djibouti is 4.3 times more expensive than Kathmandu.
If you lived in Djibouti instead of Kathmandu, you would:
pay 5.5 times more for restaurants
|
Kathmandu
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.47
NPR198.59
|
$9.21
DJF1,645
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.36
NPR991.95
|
$10.05
DJF1,795
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
NPR61.49
|
$1.77
DJF316
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.16
NPR21.80
|
$1.67
DJF299
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for groceries
|
Kathmandu
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.57
NPR76.29
|
$9.21
DJF1,645
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.70
NPR633.06
|
$4.74
DJF847
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.17
NPR427.74
|
$8.45
DJF1,510
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
NPR219.01
|
$8.04
DJF1,436
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.48
NPR199.29
|
$9.12
DJF1,629
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.09
NPR146.60
|
$2.03
DJF362
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
NPR63.45
|
$0.51
DJF90
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.52
NPR70.42
|
$1.14
DJF204
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
NPR44.15
|
$0.76
DJF136
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
NPR29.31
|
$0.76
DJF136
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
NPR39.48
|
$0.84
DJF149
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
|
Kathmandu
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.85
NPR654.29
|
$5.23
DJF934
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$9.94
NPR1,340.47
|
$42.20
DJF7,538
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,138.99
NPR4,468,225.54
|
$33,541.44
DJF5,990,734
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.05
NPR1,489.41
|
$36.29
DJF6,481
|
|
pay 11.1 times more for housing
|
Kathmandu
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.42
NPR1,405.39
|
$50.24
DJF8,974
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$191.60
NPR25,834.62
|
$1,758.47
DJF314,074
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$102.03
NPR13,756.34
|
$993.31
DJF177,412
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$26.40
NPR3,559.25
|
$544.29
DJF97,214
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for childcare
|
Kathmandu
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$91.89
NPR12,389.17
|
$340.14
DJF60,751
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,479.59
NPR469,163.68
|
$12,437.75
DJF2,221,468
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Kathmandu
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.58
NPR347.53
|
$6.70
DJF1,196
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.66
NPR223.79
|
$2.79
DJF499
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.95
NPR397.18
|
$3.42
DJF611
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.71
NPR3,061.56
|
$76.29
DJF13,627
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.31
NPR446.82
|
$8.37
DJF1,496
|
|
pay 46.7% more for clothing
|
Kathmandu
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.02
NPR3,238.51
|
$27.91
DJF4,985
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.19
NPR4,205.39
|
$19.54
DJF3,490
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.29
NPR7,185.74
|
$122.81
DJF21,935
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$37.76
NPR5,091.07
|
$66.99
DJF11,965
|
|
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