Djibouti City vs Douala - Cost of Living Comparison

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Djibouti City Douala
🚶 Cost of living one person
$551
$1300
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1372
$3233
🏠 One person rent
$235
$711
🏘️ Family rent
$434
$1410
🍽️ Food expenses
$212
$405
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.1
$78.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$403
$148
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
8
21
😀 Quality of life
23
36
🏙️ Population
604K
2.77M

The cost of living in Djibouti City is 58% less expensive than in Douala. Cities ranked 8114th and 4177th ($551 vs $1300) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Djibouti and Cameroon, respectively. Check Djibouti vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Djibouti City compared to 0.1 months in Douala. Djibouti City ranked 1st best city to live in Djibouti vs Douala ranked 2nd in Cameroon, while ranked 8873rd and 7640th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Djibouti City vs Douala

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Djibouti City Douala
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.67
$8.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.2
$116
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.74
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$1.49
☕ Cappuccino
$1.81
$1.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.64
$1.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$231
$773
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$153
$495
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$482
$1807
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$311
$1045
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.1
$95.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.4
$147
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.7
$65.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.03%
19.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1410
$1944
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$838
$941
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.44
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.9
$16.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.95
$7.05
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$2.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.77
$0.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$1.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.95
$20.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$6.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.94
$5.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$3.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$2.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.61
$8.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$1.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.77
$1.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.88
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.08
$3.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.52
$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.8
$31.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.44
$8.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.5
$21.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.52
$8.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.5
$77.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.8
$134
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$132
$490
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3861
$3247

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
53 km or 33 mi Buea
$587
54 km or 33 mi Limbe
$683
71 km or 44 mi Kumba
$860
108 km or 67 mi Malabo
$990
176 km or 110 mi Bafoussam
$761
182 km or 113 mi Calabar
$237
203 km or 126 mi Yaounde
$567
216 km or 134 mi Bamenda
$436
245 km or 152 mi Bata
$1242
285 km or 177 mi Aba
$233
296 km or 184 mi Umuahia
$330
309 km or 192 mi Port Harcourt
$327
336 km or 209 mi Owerri
$507
361 km or 224 mi Enugu
$290
377 km or 234 mi Awka
$325
400 km or 248 mi Onitsha
$354
408 km or 253 mi Libreville
$697
467 km or 290 mi Warri
$351
518 km or 322 mi Benin
$315
529 km or 328 mi Sao Tome
$866
536 km or 333 mi Trindade
$866
540 km or 335 mi Port-Gentil
$651
563 km or 350 mi Ngaoundere
$548
573 km or 356 mi Owo
$272
608 km or 378 mi Abuja
$288
612 km or 381 mi Akure
$243
635 km or 395 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
660 km or 410 mi Jos
$269
675 km or 419 mi Berberati
$462
683 km or 425 mi Ife
$250
697 km or 433 mi Bauchi
$272
702 km or 436 mi Osogbo
$310
709 km or 441 mi Minna
$313
712 km or 443 mi Garoua
$633
740 km or 460 mi Ibadan
$262
747 km or 464 mi Lagos
$448
754 km or 469 mi Ilorin
$314
762 km or 473 mi Kaduna
$210
764 km or 475 mi Oyo
$407
783 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$826