Cost of living comparison
Djibouti is 39.4% more expensive than Seoul.
If you lived in Djibouti instead of Seoul, you would:
pay 48.1% more for restaurants
|
Seoul
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.88
₩11,065
|
$9.21
DJF1,635
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.09
₩8,550
|
$10.05
DJF1,784
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
₩2,228
|
$1.77
DJF314
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
₩1,181
|
$1.67
DJF297
|
|
pay 9.4% more for groceries
|
Seoul
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.10
₩4,347
|
$9.21
DJF1,635
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.52
₩9,163
|
$4.74
DJF842
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.06
₩11,318
|
$8.45
DJF1,500
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.06
₩4,295
|
$8.04
DJF1,427
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.74
₩6,652
|
$9.12
DJF1,618
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
₩4,632
|
$2.03
DJF360
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.55
₩2,176
|
$0.51
DJF90
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.44
₩3,428
|
$1.14
DJF202
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.68
₩3,771
|
$0.76
DJF135
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.73
₩2,431
|
$0.76
DJF135
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.39
₩1,948
|
$0.84
DJF148
|
|
pay 96.4% more for transportation
|
Seoul
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.59
₩6,444
|
$5.23
DJF928
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$44.40
₩62,367
|
$42.20
DJF7,491
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,023.07
₩37,954,166
|
$33,541.44
DJF5,953,605
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.02
₩11,266
|
$36.29
DJF6,441
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
|
Seoul
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.27
₩31,284
|
$50.24
DJF8,918
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$883.18
₩1,240,434
|
$1,758.47
DJF312,128
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$490.54
₩688,967
|
$993.31
DJF176,313
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$133.35
₩187,295
|
$544.29
DJF96,611
|
|
pay 26.0% less for childcare
|
Seoul
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$385.48
₩541,411
|
$340.14
DJF60,374
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$20,782.92
₩29,189,815
|
$12,437.75
DJF2,207,700
|
|
pay 18.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Seoul
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.58
₩5,030
|
$6.70
DJF1,189
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
₩5,059
|
$2.79
DJF495
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.22
₩4,527
|
$3.42
DJF608
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.73
₩75,463
|
$76.29
DJF13,542
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.74
₩15,089
|
$8.37
DJF1,486
|
|
pay 28.9% less for clothing
|
Seoul
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.13
₩83,045
|
$27.91
DJF4,954
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.64
₩65,513
|
$19.54
DJF3,468
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.69
₩121,761
|
$122.81
DJF21,799
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.89
₩175,410
|
$66.99
DJF11,891
|
|
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