Djibouti vs Taiwan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Djibouti Taiwan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$566
$965
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1407
$2750
🏠 One person rent
$245
$389
🏘️ Family rent
$450
$897
🍽️ Food expenses
$219
$371
🚐 Transport expenses
$44
$99.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$424
$1469
💸 GDP per capita
$3555
$24828
😃 Human freedom index
3.9
8.61
❤️ Life expectancy
62.9
79.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
31
67
🌐 English speaking %
1%
30%
🎓 Higher education
13
89
😀 Quality of life
19
78
🏙️ Population
1.15M
23.4M

The average cost of living in Djibouti ($566) is 41% less expensive than in Taiwan ($965). Djibouti ranked 168th vs 90th for Taiwan 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 Taiwan. Ranked 170th and 31st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Djibouti vs Taiwan

We calculate prices for Djibouti and Taiwan as a population-weighted mean of 4 and 17 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 Taiwan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.94
$4.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.4
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.04
$4.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$2.22
 Cappuccino
$1.86
$2.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$237
$408
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$164
$299
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$494
$1049
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$330
$741
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.8
$47.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.3
$74
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.1
$20.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.55%
2.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1442
$7466
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$928
$4358
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.5
$33.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.23
$9.34
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$3.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$2.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.16
$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.29
$7.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.2
$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$3.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.86
$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.39
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.85
$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.04
$10.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.07
$6.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.52
$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.5
$34.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.56
$9.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.8
$38.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.57
$13.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.3
$74.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$66.1
$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$138
$392
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4041
$16067

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In Djibouti

City Cost of living Population
Djibouti City
$571
604K
Ali Sabieh
$542
71.2K
Dikhil
$542
35K
Obock
$540
21.2K

In Taiwan

City Cost of living Population
New Taipei
$1073
4.04M
Taipei
$1181
2.6M
Taichung
$894
3.03M
Kaohsiung
$956
2.73M
Tainan
$814
1.87M
Taoyuan
$875
2.33M
Hsinchu
$897
499K
Keelung
$967
367K
Zhubei
$821
218K
Chiayi
$747
252K
Changhua
$813
225K
Kinmen
$823
144K
Miaoli
$728
86.2K
Douliu
$770
109K
Nantou
$796
97.3K
Yilan
$731
95K
Taitung
$788
103K