Djibouti City vs Dodoma - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Djibouti City	Dodoma
🚶 Cost of living one person	$551	$581
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1372	$1640
🏠 One person rent	$235	$200
🏘️ Family rent	$434	$478
🍽️ Food expenses	$212	$286
🚐 Transport expenses	$47.1	$39.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$403	$293
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	8	19
😀 Quality of life	23	26
🏙️ Population	604K	214K

The cost of living in Djibouti City is 5% less expensive than in Dodoma. Cities ranked 8114th and 7835th ($551 vs $581) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Djibouti and Tanzania, respectively. Check Djibouti vs Tanzania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Djibouti City compared to 0.5 months in Dodoma. Djibouti City ranked 1st best city to live in Djibouti vs Dodoma ranked 7th in Tanzania, while ranked 8873rd and 8738th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Djibouti City vs Dodoma

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	Djibouti City	Dodoma
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.67	$5.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.2	$39.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.74	$9.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$0.77
☕ Cappuccino	$1.81	$1.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.64	$0.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$231	$164
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$153	$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$482	$535
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$311	$338
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.1	$33.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.4	$51.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.7	$49.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.03%	13.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1410	$3825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$838	$3629
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.44	$0.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.9	$5.91
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.95	$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.77	$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.65	$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.95	$6.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$8.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.94	$3.65
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$0.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$0.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.61	$4.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.77	$1.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.88	$3.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.08	$3.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.8	$49.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.44	$8.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.5	$22.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.52	$2.69
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.5	$16.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.8	$32.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$132	$399
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3861	$2745

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Cities near Djibouti City

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

Cities near Dodoma

Distance	City	Cost of living
221 km or 137 mi	Morogoro	$600
337 km or 209 mi	Arusha	$571
369 km or 229 mi	Moshi	$536
381 km or 237 mi	Stone Town	$706
381 km or 237 mi	Zanzibar	$762
389 km or 242 mi	Mbeya	$457
393 km or 244 mi	Tanga	$622
395 km or 246 mi	Dar es Salaam	$720
498 km or 309 mi	Mombasa	$493
522 km or 324 mi	Mwanza	$493
553 km or 343 mi	Machakos	$524
564 km or 351 mi	Nairobi	$646
590 km or 366 mi	Malindi	$452
597 km or 371 mi	Thika	$530
608 km or 378 mi	Mzuzu	$338
664 km or 413 mi	Nakuru	$439
669 km or 415 mi	Kasama	$1176
671 km or 417 mi	Mzimba	$337
683 km or 425 mi	Ruyigi	$446
687 km or 427 mi	Rutana	$448
693 km or 430 mi	Kisumu	$441
700 km or 435 mi	Makamba	$449
709 km or 441 mi	Muyinga	$449
717 km or 446 mi	Gitega	$445
726 km or 451 mi	Kalemie	$746
732 km or 455 mi	Meru	$486
745 km or 463 mi	Mumias	$424
754 km or 469 mi	Eldoret	$405
756 km or 470 mi	Ngozi	$448
776 km or 482 mi	Bujumbura	$493
779 km or 484 mi	Butare	$458
787 km or 489 mi	Bubanza	$453
790 km or 491 mi	Entebbe	$547
791 km or 492 mi	Kigali	$677
791 km or 492 mi	Tororo	$557
794 km or 493 mi	Nyanza	$539
794 km or 493 mi	Jinja	$542
798 km or 496 mi	Uvira	$776
810 km or 503 mi	Kampala	$654
816 km or 507 mi	Kira Town	$600