Dar es Salaam vs Djibouti City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Djibouti City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$722
$584
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2042
$1450
🏠 One person rent
$353
$253
🏘️ Family rent
$883
$463
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$222
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$49.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$274
$435
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
44
8
😀 Quality of life
55
36
🏙️ Population
4.72M
604K

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 24% more expensive than in Djibouti City. Cities ranked 6805th and 7968th ($722 vs $584) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Tanzania and Djibouti, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Djibouti comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 0.7 months in Djibouti City. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Djibouti City ranked 1st in Djibouti, while ranked 5882nd and 7418th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Djibouti City

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Dar es Salaam Djibouti City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.56
$3.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.3
$22.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.34
$5.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.84
☕ Cappuccino
$2.51
$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$441
$243
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$171
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1146
$511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$697
$340
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.8
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.5
$63.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.2
$25.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.16%
11.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5041
$1458
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5974
$900
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.3
$18.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$7.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.67
$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.27
$7.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$4.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$7.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.4
$7.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$1.42
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.96
$3.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.55
$3.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.9
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.2
$23.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.68
$4.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.1
$20.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.31
$4.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$10.4
$34
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.1
$67.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$315
$141
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8603
$4213

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Distance City Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi Zanzibar
$736
71 km or 44 mi Stone Town
$675
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$639
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$601
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$560
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$564
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$502
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$548
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$543
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$482
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$745
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$433
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$571
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$1091
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1500
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$534
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$535
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$493
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$1093
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$574
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$466
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1394
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$518
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$1190
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$460
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1549
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$526
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$483
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$516
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$1079
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$582
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$581
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$515
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$583
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$498
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$511
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$509
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$559
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$509
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$509

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