Djibouti vs Singapore - Cost of Living Comparison

	Djibouti	Singapore
🚶 Cost of living one person	$550	$3408
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1349	$7444
🏠 One person rent	$238	$2414
🏘️ Family rent	$418	$4185
🍽️ Food expenses	$211	$562
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.8	$278
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$409	$5135
💸 GDP per capita	$3136	$82808
😃 Human freedom index	3.9	7.7
❤️ Life expectancy	62.3	83.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index	30	83
🌐 English speaking %	1%	96.4%
🎓 Higher education	14	97
😀 Quality of life	20	96
🏙️ Population	957K	5.87M

The average cost of living in Djibouti ($550) is 84% less expensive than in Singapore ($3408). Djibouti ranked 167th vs 2nd for Singapore 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 1.5 months in Singapore. Ranked 175th and 2nd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Djibouti vs Singapore

We calculate prices for Djibouti and Singapore as a population-weighted mean of 4 and 2 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	Singapore
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.59	$7.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.2	$67.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.81	$7.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$7.82
☕ Cappuccino	$1.79	$4.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.68	$1.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$231	$3075
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$153	$2071
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$458	$5674
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$295	$3628
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39	$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.9	$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.6	$34.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.3%	3.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1346	$12076
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$776	$11586
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.45	$1.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.3	$97.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.97	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$2.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$3.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.79	$2.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.6	$3.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.91	$20.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.27	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.73	$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$4.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$3.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$3.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$2.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$1.04
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.28	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.6	$28.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.34	$4.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.63	$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.99	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.1	$14.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$2.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.31	$3.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.7	$109
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.46	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20	$48.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.05	$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.8	$77.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.7	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$129	$1366
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4194	$26920