Cost of living comparison

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

compared to

Djibouti, Djibouti

Djibouti vs. Kuala Lumpur Cost of Living Summary

Djibouti is 2.3 times more expensive than Kuala Lumpur.

Restaurants: pay 2.4 times more in Djibouti
Groceries: pay 2.5 times more in Djibouti
Transportation: pay 2.8 times more in Djibouti
Housing: pay 4.7 times more in Djibouti
Childcare: pay 37.5% more in Djibouti
Entertainment and Sports: pay 37.8% more in Djibouti
Clothing: pay 11.1% less in Djibouti

The cost of housing, transportation, groceries, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and childcare in Djibouti are more expensive than in Kuala Lumpur. Notably, housing, transportation, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Djibouti.

Djibouti vs. Kuala Lumpur Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Djibouti instead of Kuala Lumpur, you would:

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pay 2.4 times more for restaurants

	Kuala Lumpur	Djibouti
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.54 MYR19.29	$9.21 DJF1,635	+102.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.54 MYR19.29	$10.05 DJF1,784	+121.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 MYR3.58	$1.77 DJF314	+109.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.53 MYR2.27	$1.67 DJF297	+213.6%
Average			+136.8%

Kuala Lumpur vs. Djibouti - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.5 times more for groceries

	Kuala Lumpur	Djibouti
Bread 1 loaf	$0.95 MYR4.02	$9.21 DJF1,635	+872.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.58 MYR32.17	$4.74 DJF842	-37.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.22 MYR30.65	$8.45 DJF1,500	+17.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.36 MYR10.01	$8.04 DJF1,427	+241.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.94 MYR8.22	$9.12 DJF1,618	+371.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.24 MYR5.26	$2.03 DJF360	+63.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.69 MYR2.93	$0.51 DJF90	-26.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.25 MYR5.31	$1.14 DJF202	-8.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.63 MYR2.66	$0.76 DJF135	+21.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.47 MYR1.98	$0.76 DJF135	+62.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 MYR2.18	$0.84 DJF148	+63.1%
Average			+149.1%

Kuala Lumpur vs. Djibouti - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.8 times more for transportation

	Kuala Lumpur	Djibouti
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.77 MYR7.53	$5.23 DJF928	+195.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.36 MYR48.22	$42.20 DJF7,491	+271.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,478.71 MYR159,134.58	$33,541.44 DJF5,953,605	-10.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.22 MYR43.40	$36.29 DJF6,441	+255.0%
Average			+177.8%

Kuala Lumpur vs. Djibouti - Cost of transportation

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pay 4.7 times more for housing

	Kuala Lumpur	Djibouti
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$25.27 MYR107.28	$50.24 DJF8,918	+98.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$536.30 MYR2,277.11	$1,758.47 DJF312,128	+227.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$371.69 MYR1,578.19	$993.31 DJF176,313	+167.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$50.02 MYR212.40	$544.29 DJF96,611	+988.1%
Average			+370.5%

Kuala Lumpur vs. Djibouti - Cost of housing

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pay 37.5% more for childcare

	Kuala Lumpur	Djibouti
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$250.80 MYR1,064.92	$340.14 DJF60,374	+35.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,920.55 MYR37,876.66	$12,437.75 DJF2,207,700	+39.4%
Average			+37.5%

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pay 37.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Kuala Lumpur	Djibouti
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.09 MYR17.36	$6.70 DJF1,189	+63.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.92 MYR12.39	$2.79 DJF495	-4.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.09 MYR17.36	$3.42 DJF608	-16.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.75 MYR190.00	$76.29 DJF13,542	+70.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.77 MYR20.25	$8.37 DJF1,486	+75.5%
Average			+37.8%

Kuala Lumpur vs. Djibouti - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 11.1% less for clothing

	Kuala Lumpur	Djibouti
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.74 MYR245.16	$27.91 DJF4,954	-51.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.00 MYR148.61	$19.54 DJF3,468	-44.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$76.75 MYR325.89	$122.81 DJF21,799	+60.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$73.25 MYR311.04	$66.99 DJF11,891	-8.6%
Average			-11.1%

Kuala Lumpur vs. Djibouti - Cost of clothing

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