Al Ain vs Djibouti City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Al Ain	Djibouti City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1844	$571
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5338	$1421
🏠 One person rent	$1325	$245
🏘️ Family rent	$3717	$452
🍽️ Food expenses	$349	$219
🚐 Transport expenses	$57.1	$48.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3607	$424
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	38	8
😀 Quality of life	75	20
🏙️ Population	767K	604K

The cost of living in Al Ain is 223% more expensive than in Djibouti City. Cities ranked 2271st and 8002nd ($1844 vs $571) 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 months in Al Ain compared to 0.7 months in Djibouti City. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Djibouti City ranked 1st in Djibouti, while ranked 1000th and 8841st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Al Ain vs Djibouti City

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	Al Ain	Djibouti City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.12	$3.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.4	$21.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.64	$5.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.46	$1.78
☕ Cappuccino	$5.02	$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$668	$238
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1309	$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4401	$500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3318	$331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.3	$40.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$62.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.1	$25
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.33%	11.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2055	$1448
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1218	$930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.85	$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$18.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.44	$7.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.05	$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$7.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.08	$4.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.86	$7.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.53	$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$7.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.67	$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.16	$2.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.19	$4.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.1	$3.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.1	$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$4.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$64.6	$19.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.42	$4.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.4	$33.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.2	$66.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$640	$138
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3802	$4050

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Cities near Al Ain

Distance	City	Cost of living
119 km or 74 mi	Fujairah	$1239
126 km or 78 mi	Dubai	$2379
133 km or 82 mi	Sharjah	$1494
135 km or 84 mi	Ajman	$2240
143 km or 89 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
152 km or 94 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
192 km or 119 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
221 km or 138 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
231 km or 143 mi	Nizwa	$780
253 km or 157 mi	Seeb	$967
297 km or 184 mi	Muscat	$1090
337 km or 209 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
442 km or 275 mi	Doha	$1779
458 km or 284 mi	Al Khor	$1709
507 km or 315 mi	Chabahar	$585
525 km or 326 mi	Jahrom	$547
535 km or 333 mi	Jiroft	$518
564 km or 351 mi	Riffa	$1223
565 km or 351 mi	Manama	$1280
566 km or 352 mi	Fasa	$548
567 km or 352 mi	Isa Town	$1243
583 km or 362 mi	Sirjan	$514
596 km or 371 mi	Iranshahr	$605
604 km or 375 mi	Bam	$515
607 km or 377 mi	Dhahran	$1068
619 km or 385 mi	Dammam	$1056
629 km or 391 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
649 km or 404 mi	Qatif	$897
679 km or 422 mi	Shiraz	$589
684 km or 425 mi	Jubail	$901
688 km or 428 mi	Kerman	$464
689 km or 428 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
694 km or 431 mi	Marvdasht	$563
720 km or 447 mi	Bushehr	$551
720 km or 447 mi	Borazjan	$546
726 km or 451 mi	Kazerun	$557
776 km or 482 mi	Zahedan	$829
818 km or 508 mi	Salalah	$809
827 km or 514 mi	Yasuj	$529
866 km or 538 mi	Yazd	$573

Cities near Djibouti City

Distance	City	Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi	Obock	$540
68 km or 42 mi	Ali Sabieh	$542
101 km or 63 mi	Dikhil	$542
185 km or 115 mi	Borama	$518
240 km or 149 mi	Taiz	$507
245 km or 152 mi	Aden	$503
247 km or 153 mi	Hargeisa	$660
253 km or 157 mi	Jijiga	$764
264 km or 164 mi	Dire Dawa	$756
277 km or 172 mi	Harar	$718
286 km or 178 mi	Ibb	$496
290 km or 180 mi	Zabid	$482
356 km or 221 mi	Dhamar	$486
357 km or 222 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
387 km or 240 mi	Dessie	$838
418 km or 259 mi	Sayyan	$481
433 km or 269 mi	Sanaa	$546
451 km or 280 mi	Mekelle	$662
561 km or 348 mi	Addis Ababa	$1180
594 km or 369 mi	Mendefera	$487
598 km or 371 mi	Sa'dah	$482
600 km or 373 mi	Massawa	$486
618 km or 384 mi	Asmara	$520
627 km or 390 mi	Bahir Dar	$752
628 km or 390 mi	Gondar	$897
664 km or 413 mi	Najran	$937
689 km or 428 mi	Keren	$488
720 km or 448 mi	Awasa	$886
726 km or 451 mi	Mukalla	$484
740 km or 460 mi	Abha	$910
818 km or 509 mi	Jimma	$654
826 km or 513 mi	Bareq	$902
846 km or 526 mi	Kassala	$1006
884 km or 550 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
936 km or 582 mi	Bisha	$905
944 km or 587 mi	Baidoa	$706
958 km or 595 mi	Ad-Damazin	$836
1019 km or 633 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
1090 km or 677 mi	Mogadishu	$711
1095 km or 680 mi	Port Sudan	$1003