Addis Ababa vs Djibouti City - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Addis Ababa | Djibouti City | |
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| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
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| 🎓 Higher education | ||
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The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 120% more expensive than in Djibouti City. Cities ranked 4519th and 7941st ($1289 vs $586) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ethiopia and Djibouti, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Djibouti comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Addis Ababa compared to 0.4 months in Djibouti City. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Djibouti City ranked 1st in Djibouti, while ranked 7005th and 7664th among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Djibouti City
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| Addis Ababa | Djibouti City | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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Cities near Addis Ababa
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 222 km or 138 mi |  Awasa | |
| 254 km or 158 mi | Dessie | |
| 258 km or 161 mi | Jimma | |
| 320 km or 199 mi | Bahir Dar | |
| 349 km or 217 mi | Dire Dawa | |
| 374 km or 232 mi | Harar | |
| 421 km or 261 mi | Gondar | |
| 447 km or 278 mi | Jijiga | |
| 460 km or 286 mi |  Dikhil | |
| 495 km or 308 mi | Ali Sabieh | |
| 498 km or 309 mi |  Borama | |
| 502 km or 312 mi | Mekelle | |
| 561 km or 348 mi | Djibouti City | |
| 568 km or 353 mi |  Ad-Damazin | |
| 587 km or 365 mi | Hargeisa | |
| 595 km or 370 mi | Obock | |
| 651 km or 405 mi |  Mendefera | |
| 666 km or 414 mi | El-Gadarif | |
| 701 km or 436 mi | Asmara | |
| 735 km or 457 mi | Massawa | |
| 752 km or 467 mi | Keren | |
| 758 km or 471 mi | Kassala | |
| 761 km or 473 mi |  Zabid | |
| 767 km or 476 mi | Taiz | |
| 780 km or 485 mi |  Malakal | |
| 789 km or 490 mi | Al Hudaydah | |
| 805 km or 500 mi | Aden | |
| 806 km or 501 mi | Kosti | |
| 807 km or 502 mi | Ibb | |
| 851 km or 529 mi | Bor | |
| 853 km or 530 mi | Baidoa | |
| 870 km or 541 mi | Dhamar | |
| 914 km or 568 mi | Sayyan | |
| 914 km or 568 mi | Juba | |
| 920 km or 572 mi | Sanaa | |
| 989 km or 615 mi | Khartoum North | |
| 995 km or 618 mi | Khartoum | |
| 995 km or 618 mi |  Gulu | |
| 1005 km or 625 mi |  Meru | |
| 1006 km or 625 mi | Omdurman |
Cities near Djibouti City
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 44 km or 27 mi | Obock | |
| 68 km or 42 mi | Ali Sabieh | |
| 101 km or 63 mi | Dikhil | |
| 185 km or 115 mi | Borama | |
| 240 km or 149 mi | Taiz | |
| 245 km or 152 mi | Aden | |
| 247 km or 153 mi | Hargeisa | |
| 253 km or 157 mi | Jijiga | |
| 264 km or 164 mi | Dire Dawa | |
| 277 km or 172 mi | Harar | |
| 286 km or 178 mi | Ibb | |
| 290 km or 180 mi | Zabid | |
| 356 km or 221 mi | Dhamar | |
| 357 km or 222 mi | Al Hudaydah | |
| 387 km or 240 mi | Dessie | |
| 418 km or 259 mi | Sayyan | |
| 433 km or 269 mi | Sanaa | |
| 451 km or 280 mi | Mekelle | |
| 561 km or 348 mi | Addis Ababa | |
| 594 km or 369 mi | Mendefera | |
| 598 km or 371 mi | Sa'dah | |
| 600 km or 373 mi | Massawa | |
| 618 km or 384 mi | Asmara | |
| 627 km or 390 mi | Bahir Dar | |
| 628 km or 390 mi | Gondar | |
| 664 km or 413 mi |  Najran | |
| 689 km or 428 mi | Keren | |
| 720 km or 448 mi | Awasa | |
| 726 km or 451 mi | Mukalla | |
| 740 km or 460 mi | Abha | |
| 818 km or 509 mi | Jimma | |
| 826 km or 513 mi | Bareq | |
| 846 km or 526 mi | Kassala | |
| 884 km or 550 mi | El-Gadarif | |
| 936 km or 582 mi | Bisha | |
| 944 km or 587 mi | Baidoa | |
| 958 km or 595 mi | Ad-Damazin | |
| 1019 km or 633 mi | As Sulayyil | |
| 1090 km or 677 mi | Mogadishu | |
| 1095 km or 680 mi | Port Sudan |