Cost of living comparison

North Korea

compared to

Djibouti

Djibouti vs. North Korea Cost of Living Summary

Djibouti is 5.5 times more expensive than North Korea overall.

Restaurants: pay 19.4% more in Djibouti
Groceries: pay 3.3 times more in Djibouti
Housing: pay 16.0 times more in Djibouti
Entertainment and Sports: pay 56.2% more in Djibouti

The cost of housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, and restaurants in Djibouti are more expensive than in North Korea. Notably, housing and groceries are significantly more expensive in Djibouti.

Djibouti vs. North Korea Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Djibouti instead of North Korea, you would:

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pay 19.4% more for restaurants

	North Korea	Djibouti
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	??	$9.21 DJF1,636
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	??	$10.05 DJF1,785
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.14 KPW1,929	$1.77 DJF314	-17.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.07 KPW965	$1.67 DJF298	+56.3%
Average			+19.4%

North Korea vs. Djibouti - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.3 times more for groceries

	North Korea	Djibouti
Bread 1 loaf	$2.20 KPW1,983	$9.21 DJF1,636	+318.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$4.74 DJF843
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.40 KPW3,058	$8.45 DJF1,502	+148.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.52 KPW2,267	$8.04 DJF1,428	+219.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	??	$9.12 DJF1,620
Apples (1 lb)	??	$2.03 DJF360
Bananas (1 lb)	??	$0.51 DJF90
Oranges (1 lb)	??	$1.14 DJF202
Tomatoes (1 lb)	??	$0.76 DJF135
Potatoes (1 lb)	??	$0.76 DJF135
Onions (1 lb)	??	$0.84 DJF148
Average			+228.7%

North Korea vs. Djibouti - Cost of groceries

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

	North Korea	Djibouti
Gasoline (1 gallon)	??	$5.23 DJF929
Monthly public transit pass	??	$42.20 DJF7,497
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$33,541.44 DJF5,958,366
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$36.29 DJF6,446

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pay 16.0 times more for housing

	North Korea	Djibouti
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	??	$50.24 DJF8,925
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$85.74 KPW77,167	$1,758.47 DJF312,377	+1950.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$85.74 KPW77,167	$993.31 DJF176,454	+1058.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$544.29 DJF96,688
Average			+1504.7%

North Korea vs. Djibouti - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	North Korea	Djibouti
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$340.14 DJF60,423
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$12,437.75 DJF2,209,465

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pay 56.2% more for entertainment and sports

	North Korea	Djibouti
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$12.86 KPW11,575	$6.70 DJF1,190	-47.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.07 KPW965	$2.79 DJF496	+160.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$3.42 DJF608
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$76.29 DJF13,553
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$8.37 DJF1,488
Average			+56.2%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	North Korea	Djibouti
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$27.91 DJF4,958
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$19.54 DJF3,471
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$122.81 DJF21,817
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$66.99 DJF11,900

North Korea vs. Djibouti - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2025

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