Djibouti vs Taiwan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Djibouti Taiwan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$581
$1102
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1407
$2871
🏠 One person rent
$249
$448
🏘️ Family rent
$420
$768
🍽️ Food expenses
$226
$428
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.3
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$429
$1630
💸 GDP per capita
$3496
$24828
😃 Human freedom index
3.9
8.61
❤️ Life expectancy
66
79.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
31
67
🌐 English speaking %
1%
30%
🎓 Higher education
13
89
😀 Quality of life
23
79
🏙️ Population
1.15M
23.4M

The average cost of living in Djibouti ($581) is 47% less expensive than in Taiwan ($1102). Djibouti ranked 168th vs 79th 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 167th and 33rd 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
$4.08
$5.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$33.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.16
$5.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$2.32
 Cappuccino
$1.92
$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$241
$474
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$341
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$511
$1227
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$339
$869
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.2
$56.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.1
$86.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.7
$23.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.84%
2.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1474
$9290
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$922
$5422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.49
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.1
$35.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.43
$10.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$3.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.83
$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$2.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.42
$16.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.47
$8.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.48
$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$4.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$2.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$3.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.33
$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.02
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.93
$4.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.05
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.12
$7.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.28
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.7
$40.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.66
$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.3
$43.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.61
$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.1
$77.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.7
$93.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$136
$519
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4260
$16426

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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 Taiwan

City Cost of living Population
New Taipei
$1238
4.04M
Taichung
$1026
3.03M
Taipei
$1356
2.6M
Kaohsiung
$1060
2.73M
Tainan
$936
1.87M
Taoyuan
$995
2.33M
Hsinchu
$1001
499K
Keelung
$1079
367K
Zhubei
$943
218K
Chiayi
$961
252K
Changhua
$937
225K
Kinmen
$940
144K
Miaoli
$737
86.2K
Douliu
$931
109K
Nantou
$927
97.3K
Yilan
$846
95K
Taitung
$892
103K