Djibouti City vs Douala - Cost of Living Comparison

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Djibouti City Douala
🚶 Cost of living one person
$571
$1265
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1421
$3165
🏠 One person rent
$245
$676
🏘️ Family rent
$452
$1351
🍽️ Food expenses
$219
$411
🚐 Transport expenses
$48.2
$77.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$424
$147
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
8
21
😀 Quality of life
20
34
🏙️ Population
604K
2.77M

The cost of living in Djibouti City is 55% less expensive than in Douala. Cities ranked 8002nd and 4304th ($571 vs $1265) 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 1st in Cameroon, while ranked 8841st and 7681st 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
$3.94
$8.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.4
$112
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.04
$4.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$1.01
 Cappuccino
$1.87
$1.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$1.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$746
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$165
$478
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$500
$1743
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$331
$1010
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.8
$92.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.2
$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25
$51.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.54%
19.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1448
$1890
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$930
$920
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.5
$16
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.21
$6.88
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$2.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.14
$20.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.29
$7.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.2
$5.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$4.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$3.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$2.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.88
$7.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.84
$3.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.03
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.08
$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.52
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.5
$19.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.56
$7.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.8
$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.58
$8.73
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.3
$75.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$66.2
$130
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$138
$478
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4050
$3126

Cost of living in other countries

Djibouti CityDouala

Cost of living

$349

$907

$6.64K

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$542
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240 km or 149 mi Taiz
$507
245 km or 152 mi Aden
$503
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$660
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$764
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$756
277 km or 172 mi Harar
$718
286 km or 178 mi Ibb
$496
290 km or 180 mi Zabid
$482
356 km or 221 mi Dhamar
$486
357 km or 222 mi Al Hudaydah
$505
387 km or 240 mi Dessie
$838
418 km or 259 mi Sayyan
$481
433 km or 269 mi Sanaa
$546
451 km or 280 mi Mekelle
$662
561 km or 348 mi Addis Ababa
$1180
594 km or 369 mi Mendefera
$487
598 km or 371 mi Sa'dah
$482
600 km or 373 mi Massawa
$486
618 km or 384 mi Asmara
$520
627 km or 390 mi Bahir Dar
$752
628 km or 390 mi Gondar
$897
664 km or 413 mi Najran
$937
689 km or 428 mi Keren
$488
720 km or 448 mi Awasa
$886
726 km or 451 mi Mukalla
$484
740 km or 460 mi Abha
$910
818 km or 509 mi Jimma
$654
826 km or 513 mi Bareq
$902
846 km or 526 mi Kassala
$1006
884 km or 550 mi El-Gadarif
$943
936 km or 582 mi Bisha
$905
944 km or 587 mi Baidoa
$706
958 km or 595 mi Ad-Damazin
$836
1019 km or 633 mi As Sulayyil
$1041
1090 km or 677 mi Mogadishu
$711
1095 km or 680 mi Port Sudan
$1003

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Distance City Cost of living
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$601
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$655
71 km or 44 mi Kumba
$764
108 km or 67 mi Malabo
$741
176 km or 110 mi Bafoussam
$555
182 km or 113 mi Calabar
$384
203 km or 126 mi Yaounde
$747
216 km or 134 mi Bamenda
$553
245 km or 152 mi Bata
$1121
285 km or 177 mi Aba
$621
296 km or 184 mi Umuahia
$883
309 km or 192 mi Port Harcourt
$679
336 km or 209 mi Owerri
$1611
361 km or 224 mi Enugu
$462
377 km or 234 mi Awka
$805
400 km or 248 mi Onitsha
$972
408 km or 253 mi Libreville
$668
467 km or 290 mi Warri
$881
518 km or 322 mi Benin
$558
529 km or 328 mi Sao Tome
$900
536 km or 333 mi Trindade
$900
540 km or 335 mi Port-Gentil
$625
563 km or 350 mi Ngaoundere
$527
573 km or 356 mi Owo
$651
608 km or 378 mi Abuja
$1502
612 km or 381 mi Akure
$634
635 km or 395 mi Ado Ekiti
$666
660 km or 410 mi Jos
$820
675 km or 419 mi Berberati
$482
683 km or 425 mi Ife
$779
697 km or 433 mi Bauchi
$759
702 km or 436 mi Osogbo
$695
709 km or 441 mi Minna
$743
712 km or 443 mi Garoua
$556
740 km or 460 mi Ibadan
$776
747 km or 464 mi Lagos
$1113
754 km or 469 mi Ilorin
$535
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$371
764 km or 475 mi Oyo
$677
783 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$1030