Djibouti vs Laos - Cost of Living Comparison

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Djibouti Laos
🚶 Cost of living one person
$581
$1160
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1407
$2491
🏠 One person rent
$249
$782
🏘️ Family rent
$420
$1303
🍽️ Food expenses
$226
$230
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.3
$93.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$429
$229
💸 GDP per capita
$3496
$2124
😃 Human freedom index
3.9
5.15
❤️ Life expectancy
66
69
👮 Corruption perceptions index
31
33
🌐 English speaking %
1%
6%
🎓 Higher education
13
23
😀 Quality of life
23
21
🏙️ Population
1.15M
6.86M

The average cost of living in Djibouti ($581) is 50% less expensive than in Laos ($1160). Djibouti ranked 168th vs 70th for Laos in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Djibouti compared to 0.2 months in Laos. Ranked 167th and 170th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Djibouti vs Laos

We calculate prices for Djibouti and Laos as a population-weighted mean of 4 and 4 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Djibouti Laos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.08
$2.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$19.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.16
$4.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$1.21
 Cappuccino
$1.92
$1.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$241
$804
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$706
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$511
$1013
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$339
$1640
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.2
$44.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.1
$69.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.7
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.84%
10.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1474
$1910
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$922
$146
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.49
$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.1
$51.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.43
$11.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.83
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.42
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.47
$6.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.48
$5.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.33
$0.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.02
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.93
$1.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.05
$3.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.12
$2.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.28
$1.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.7
$53.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.66
$2.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.3
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.61
$1.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.1
$32.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.7
$63.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$136
$333
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4260
$9399

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In Djibouti

City Cost of living Population
Djibouti City
$586
604K
Ali Sabieh
$558
71.2K
Dikhil
$556
35K
Obock
$558
21.2K

In Laos

City Cost of living Population
Vientiane
$1154
948K
Thakhek
$1159
90.8K
Luang Prabang
$1271
53.8K
Vang Vieng
$1172
25K