Djibouti vs Laos - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Djibouti	Laos
🚶 Cost of living one person	$566	$1168
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1407	$2809
🏠 One person rent	$245	$778
🏘️ Family rent	$450	$1582
🍽️ Food expenses	$219	$226
🚐 Transport expenses	$44	$92.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$424	$228
💸 GDP per capita	$3555	$2067
😃 Human freedom index	3.9	5.15
❤️ Life expectancy	62.9	69
👮 Corruption perceptions index	31	33
🌐 English speaking %	1%	6%
🎓 Higher education	13	23
😀 Quality of life	19	20
🏙️ Population	1.15M	6.86M

The average cost of living in Djibouti ($566) is 52% less expensive than in Laos ($1168). Djibouti ranked 168th vs 59th 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 170th and 168th 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	$3.94	$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.4	$19.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.04	$4.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$1.2
☕ Cappuccino	$1.86	$1.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.65	$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$237	$804
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$164	$703
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$494	$1005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$330	$1628
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.8	$44.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.3	$68.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.1	$10.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.55%	10.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1442	$1923
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$928	$934
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.5	$50.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.23	$11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.82	$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.74	$1.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.16	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$6.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.2	$6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$0.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.86	$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.39	$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.85	$1.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.04	$3.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.07	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.29	$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.5	$53.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.56	$3.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.8	$15.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.57	$1.82
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.3	$84.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.1	$62
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$138	$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4041	$9333