Cost of living comparison
Djibouti is 37.6% more expensive than Tokyo.
If you lived in Djibouti instead of Tokyo, you would:
pay 79.3% more for restaurants
|
Tokyo
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.51
¥1,005
|
$9.21
DJF1,645
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.21
¥804
|
$10.05
DJF1,795
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
¥172
|
$1.77
DJF316
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
¥115
|
$1.67
DJF299
|
|
pay 61.1% more for groceries
|
Tokyo
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.63
¥252
|
$9.21
DJF1,645
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.01
¥1,082
|
$4.74
DJF847
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.89
¥909
|
$8.45
DJF1,510
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
¥322
|
$8.04
DJF1,436
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
¥504
|
$9.12
DJF1,629
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.38
¥367
|
$2.03
DJF362
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.06
¥164
|
$0.51
DJF90
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.65
¥409
|
$1.14
DJF204
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.42
¥373
|
$0.76
DJF136
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
¥199
|
$0.76
DJF136
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.26
¥195
|
$0.84
DJF149
|
|
pay 18.6% more for transportation
|
Tokyo
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.42
¥682
|
$5.23
DJF934
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$58.62
¥9,047
|
$42.20
DJF7,538
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,767.76
¥3,359,528
|
$33,541.44
DJF5,990,734
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$27.88
¥4,302
|
$36.29
DJF6,481
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
Tokyo
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.86
¥4,917
|
$50.24
DJF8,974
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,120.28
¥172,898
|
$1,758.47
DJF314,074
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$582.98
¥89,974
|
$993.31
DJF177,412
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$134.03
¥20,686
|
$544.29
DJF97,214
|
|
pay 25.2% less for childcare
|
Tokyo
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$533.29
¥82,306
|
$340.14
DJF60,751
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,506.96
¥2,238,932
|
$12,437.75
DJF2,221,468
|
|
pay 11.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Tokyo
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.26
¥503
|
$6.70
DJF1,196
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.40
¥525
|
$2.79
DJF499
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.91
¥603
|
$3.42
DJF611
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.16
¥10,365
|
$76.29
DJF13,627
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.38
¥1,910
|
$8.37
DJF1,496
|
|
pay 4.8% less for clothing
|
Tokyo
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.60
¥8,118
|
$27.91
DJF4,985
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.87
¥5,690
|
$19.54
DJF3,490
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$63.41
¥9,787
|
$122.81
DJF21,935
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.89
¥12,793
|
$66.99
DJF11,965
|
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