Dar es Salaam vs Djibouti City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Djibouti City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$735
$590
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1928
$1446
🏠 One person rent
$334
$246
🏘️ Family rent
$567
$408
🍽️ Food expenses
$222
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$122
$50.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$103
$246
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
46
8
😀 Quality of life
55
43
🏙️ Population
4.72M
604K

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 25% more expensive than in Djibouti City. Cities ranked 7084th and 8069th ($735 vs $590) 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 0.1 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 6319th and 7471st 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
$3.04
$4.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.9
$23.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.56
$5.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.9
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$537
$239
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$163
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$989
$429
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$332
$290
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.4
$43.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.2
$66.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.5
$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.2%
12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1532
$1416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1077
$879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$19.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$7.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.68
$0.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.92
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.92
$7.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.92
$4.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$7.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$8.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.29
$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.09
$4.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.72
$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$82.4
$24.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.19
$4.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.8
$22.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.07
$4.71
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.4
$34.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.7
$68.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$570
$168
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13482
$5247

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Distance City Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi Zanzibar
$586
71 km or 44 mi Stone Town
$546
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$417
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$533
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$611
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$495
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$563
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$540
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$618
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$415
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$807
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$463
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$448
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$1196
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1511
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$522
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$543
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$532
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$1196
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$559
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$613
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1167
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$549
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$933
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$513
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1603
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$516
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$524
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$494
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$1132
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$587
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$603
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$489
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$624
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$452
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$573
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$688
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$531
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$690
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$688

Cities near Djibouti City

Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Obock
$564
68 km or 42 mi Ali Sabieh
$561
101 km or 63 mi Dikhil
$563
185 km or 115 mi Borama
$521
240 km or 149 mi Taiz
$497
245 km or 152 mi Aden
$509
247 km or 153 mi Hargeisa
$682
253 km or 157 mi Jijiga
$1045
264 km or 164 mi Dire Dawa
$1050
277 km or 172 mi Harar
$1050
286 km or 178 mi Ibb
$488
290 km or 180 mi Zabid
$476
356 km or 221 mi Dhamar
$478
357 km or 222 mi Al Hudaydah
$499
387 km or 240 mi Dessie
$931
418 km or 259 mi Sayyan
$476
433 km or 269 mi Sanaa
$532
451 km or 280 mi Mekelle
$748
561 km or 348 mi Addis Ababa
$1148
594 km or 369 mi Mendefera
$481
598 km or 371 mi Sa'dah
$475
600 km or 373 mi Massawa
$484
618 km or 384 mi Asmara
$513
627 km or 390 mi Bahir Dar
$800
628 km or 390 mi Gondar
$923
664 km or 413 mi Najran
$864
689 km or 428 mi Keren
$483
720 km or 448 mi Awasa
$910
726 km or 451 mi Mukalla
$477
740 km or 460 mi Abha
$871
818 km or 509 mi Jimma
$746
826 km or 513 mi Bareq
$873
846 km or 526 mi Kassala
$947
884 km or 550 mi El-Gadarif
$872
936 km or 582 mi Bisha
$890
944 km or 587 mi Baidoa
$745
958 km or 595 mi Ad-Damazin
$753
1019 km or 633 mi As Sulayyil
$993
1090 km or 677 mi Mogadishu
$721
1095 km or 680 mi Port Sudan
$976