Abu Dhabi vs Djibouti City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abu Dhabi Djibouti City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1802
$584
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4691
$1450
🏠 One person rent
$1140
$253
🏘️ Family rent
$2569
$463
🍽️ Food expenses
$442
$222
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.3
$49.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3906
$435
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
52
8
😀 Quality of life
83
36
🏙️ Population
1.48M
604K

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 209% more expensive than in Djibouti City. Cities ranked 2486th and 7968th ($1802 vs $584) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in the United Arab Emirates and Djibouti, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Djibouti comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 0.7 months in Djibouti City. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Djibouti City ranked 1st in Djibouti, while ranked 405th and 7418th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Djibouti City

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Abu Dhabi Djibouti City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$3.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$76.3
$22.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.62
$5.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.9
$1.84
☕ Cappuccino
$5.81
$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.09
$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1179
$243
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$880
$171
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2759
$511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2207
$340
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.9
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$63.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$104
$25.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.18%
11.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4957
$1458
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4315
$900
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.7
$18.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.28
$7.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.07
$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.41
$7.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.83
$4.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$7.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.66
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.6
$7.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$1.42
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.21
$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.61
$3.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.03
$3.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.83
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.95
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.9
$23.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$4.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90.5
$20.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.7
$4.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.3
$34
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$67.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$667
$141
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12787
$4213

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Distance City Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
129 km or 80 mi Dubai
$2309
142 km or 88 mi Sharjah
$1503
143 km or 89 mi Al Ain
$1050
152 km or 94 mi Ajman
$2084
170 km or 105 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
211 km or 131 mi Fujairah
$1232
237 km or 147 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
300 km or 187 mi Doha
$1810
318 km or 198 mi Al Khor
$1719
356 km or 221 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
365 km or 227 mi Nizwa
$786
395 km or 246 mi Seeb
$994
425 km or 264 mi Riffa
$1218
427 km or 265 mi Manama
$1267
428 km or 266 mi Isa Town
$1226
439 km or 273 mi Muscat
$1110
454 km or 282 mi Jahrom
$561
468 km or 291 mi Dhahran
$870
481 km or 299 mi Dammam
$989
486 km or 302 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
501 km or 311 mi Fasa
$556
514 km or 320 mi Qatif
$878
548 km or 341 mi Jubail
$928
568 km or 353 mi Sirjan
$520
575 km or 357 mi Jiroft
$547
599 km or 372 mi Shiraz
$558
610 km or 379 mi Bushehr
$548
617 km or 384 mi Borazjan
$541
620 km or 385 mi Marvdasht
$546
632 km or 392 mi Kazerun
$537
637 km or 396 mi Chabahar
$687
649 km or 404 mi Bam
$531
678 km or 421 mi Rafsanjan
$515
698 km or 434 mi Kerman
$467
701 km or 435 mi Iranshahr
$639
741 km or 460 mi Yasuj
$489
775 km or 481 mi Riyadh
$1586
790 km or 491 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
792 km or 492 mi Behbahan
$507

Cities near Djibouti City

Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Obock
$553
68 km or 42 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
101 km or 63 mi Dikhil
$554
185 km or 115 mi Borama
$527
240 km or 149 mi Taiz
$514
245 km or 152 mi Aden
$509
247 km or 153 mi Hargeisa
$684
253 km or 157 mi Jijiga
$671
264 km or 164 mi Dire Dawa
$667
277 km or 172 mi Harar
$626
286 km or 178 mi Ibb
$504
290 km or 180 mi Zabid
$489
356 km or 221 mi Dhamar
$491
357 km or 222 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
387 km or 240 mi Dessie
$814
418 km or 259 mi Sayyan
$491
433 km or 269 mi Sanaa
$550
451 km or 280 mi Mekelle
$686
561 km or 348 mi Addis Ababa
$1103
594 km or 369 mi Mendefera
$490
598 km or 371 mi Sa'dah
$488
600 km or 373 mi Massawa
$492
618 km or 384 mi Asmara
$524
627 km or 390 mi Bahir Dar
$799
628 km or 390 mi Gondar
$946
664 km or 413 mi Najran
$934
689 km or 428 mi Keren
$491
720 km or 448 mi Awasa
$810
726 km or 451 mi Mukalla
$491
740 km or 460 mi Abha
$915
818 km or 509 mi Jimma
$590
826 km or 513 mi Bareq
$895
846 km or 526 mi Kassala
$988
884 km or 550 mi El-Gadarif
$935
936 km or 582 mi Bisha
$895
944 km or 587 mi Baidoa
$711
958 km or 595 mi Ad-Damazin
$827
1019 km or 633 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
1090 km or 677 mi Mogadishu
$719
1095 km or 680 mi Port Sudan
$1096