Dar es Salaam vs Djibouti City - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Dar es Salaam | Djibouti City | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 36% more expensive than in Djibouti City. Cities ranked 6675th and 7941st ($799 vs $586) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 0.4 months in Djibouti City. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Djibouti City ranked 1st in Djibouti, while ranked 6017th and 7664th 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 | ||
| 🥂 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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|---|---|---|
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| 194 km or 120 mi | Tanga | |
| 309 km or 192 mi |  Mombasa | |
| 395 km or 246 mi | Dodoma | |
| 409 km or 254 mi | Malindi | |
| 441 km or 274 mi | Moshi | |
| 478 km or 297 mi | Arusha | |
| 629 km or 391 mi | Machakos | |
| 671 km or 417 mi | Nairobi | |
| 684 km or 425 mi | Mbeya | |
| 684 km or 425 mi | Thika | |
| 698 km or 434 mi |  Moroni | |
| 700 km or 435 mi |  Pemba | |
| 774 km or 481 mi |  Mzuzu | |
| 783 km or 486 mi | Meru | |
| 808 km or 502 mi | Nakuru | |
| 836 km or 520 mi | Domoni | |
| 843 km or 524 mi | Mzimba | |
| 853 km or 530 mi | Mwanza | |
| 864 km or 537 mi | Nacala | |
| 899 km or 559 mi | Kisumu | |
| 925 km or 575 mi | Nampula | |
| 927 km or 576 mi | Eldoret | |
| 931 km or 578 mi |  Mamoudzou | |
| 938 km or 583 mi | Monkey Bay | |
| 955 km or 594 mi | Mumias | |
| 959 km or 596 mi | Mangochi | |
| 969 km or 602 mi |  Kasama | |
| 1000 km or 621 mi | Lilongwe | |
| 1007 km or 626 mi |  Tororo | |
| 1026 km or 637 mi | Ntcheu | |
| 1044 km or 648 mi | Mbale | |
| 1047 km or 651 mi | Zomba | |
| 1049 km or 652 mi | Jinja | |
| 1067 km or 663 mi |  Ruyigi | |
| 1074 km or 667 mi | Entebbe | |
| 1076 km or 668 mi | Rutana | |
| 1084 km or 674 mi | Muyinga |
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 |