Cairo vs Djibouti City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Djibouti City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$549
$551
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1399
$1372
🏠 One person rent
$193
$235
🏘️ Family rent
$359
$434
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$212
🚐 Transport expenses
$41.8
$47.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$189
$403
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
83
8
😀 Quality of life
59
23
🏙️ Population
9.61M
604K

The cost of living in Cairo is 0.3% less expensive than in Djibouti City. Cities ranked 8130th and 8114th ($549 vs $551) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Egypt and Djibouti, respectively. Check Egypt vs Djibouti comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Cairo compared to 0.7 months in Djibouti City. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Djibouti City ranked 1st in Djibouti, while ranked 5556th and 8873rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Cairo Djibouti City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.45
$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.7
$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.4
$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.54
$1.78
☕ Cappuccino
$2.1
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$151
$153
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$406
$482
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$299
$311
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.4
$40.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.2
$61.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.5
$26.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.57%
11.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$805
$1410
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$524
$838
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.59
$17.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.07
$6.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.85
$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$6.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$6.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$1.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.84
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.08
$7.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.39
$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.65
$3.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$3.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$22.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.9
$4.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15
$19.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.19
$4.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$32.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$131
$64.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$142
$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2554
$3861

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$513
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$511
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$494
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$490
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$490
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$472
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$450
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$478
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$489
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$470
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$446
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$468
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$366
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$393
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$449
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$418
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$384
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$495
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$455
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$421
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$657
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1671
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$1725
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1703
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$625
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1583
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1499
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1523
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1687
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$692
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$1848
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$1825
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$1703
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$440
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1779
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$1826
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$449
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$802
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$1701

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Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Obock
$522
68 km or 42 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
101 km or 63 mi Dikhil
$524
185 km or 115 mi Borama
$602
240 km or 149 mi Taiz
$490
245 km or 152 mi Aden
$486
247 km or 153 mi Hargeisa
$815
253 km or 157 mi Jijiga
$702
264 km or 164 mi Dire Dawa
$705
277 km or 172 mi Harar
$676
286 km or 178 mi Ibb
$481
290 km or 180 mi Zabid
$466
356 km or 221 mi Dhamar
$470
357 km or 222 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
387 km or 240 mi Dessie
$820
418 km or 259 mi Sayyan
$467
433 km or 269 mi Sanaa
$523
451 km or 280 mi Mekelle
$800
561 km or 348 mi Addis Ababa
$923
594 km or 369 mi Mendefera
$466
598 km or 371 mi Sa'dah
$467
600 km or 373 mi Massawa
$467
618 km or 384 mi Asmara
$498
627 km or 390 mi Bahir Dar
$883
628 km or 390 mi Gondar
$885
664 km or 413 mi Najran
$1047
689 km or 428 mi Keren
$466
720 km or 448 mi Awasa
$840
726 km or 451 mi Mukalla
$468
740 km or 460 mi Abha
$923
818 km or 509 mi Jimma
$871
826 km or 513 mi Bareq
$920
846 km or 526 mi Kassala
$1061
884 km or 550 mi El-Gadarif
$959
936 km or 582 mi Bisha
$938
944 km or 587 mi Baidoa
$805
958 km or 595 mi Ad-Damazin
$857
1019 km or 633 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
1090 km or 677 mi Mogadishu
$819
1095 km or 680 mi Port Sudan
$1361