Djibouti City vs Dubai - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Djibouti City | Dubai | |
|---|---|---|
| 🚶 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 Djibouti City is 75% less expensive than in Dubai. Cities ranked 8114th and 1218th ($551 vs $2229) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Djibouti and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Djibouti vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Djibouti City compared to 1.8 months in Dubai. Djibouti City ranked 1st best city to live in Djibouti vs Dubai ranked 1st in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 8873rd and 189th among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Djibouti City vs Dubai
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| Djibouti City | Dubai | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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| 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 |
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 13 km or 8 mi |  Sharjah | |
| 22 km or 14 mi | Ajman | |
| 41 km or 25 mi | Umm al-Quwain | |
| 104 km or 65 mi | Fujairah | |
| 108 km or 67 mi | Ras al-Khaimah | |
| 126 km or 78 mi | Al Ain | |
| 129 km or 80 mi | Abu Dhabi | |
| 234 km or 146 mi |  Bandar Abbas | |
| 246 km or 153 mi | Madinat Zayed | |
| 339 km or 211 mi |  Seeb | |
| 344 km or 214 mi | Nizwa | |
| 380 km or 236 mi |  Doha | |
| 380 km or 236 mi | Muscat | |
| 385 km or 239 mi | Al Khor | |
| 399 km or 248 mi | Jahrom | |
| 440 km or 273 mi | Fasa | |
| 449 km or 279 mi | Jiroft | |
| 466 km or 290 mi | Sirjan | |
| 485 km or 301 mi |  Manama | |
| 486 km or 302 mi | Riffa | |
| 487 km or 303 mi | Isa Town | |
| 523 km or 325 mi | Bam | |
| 528 km or 328 mi | Dhahran | |
| 534 km or 332 mi | Chabahar | |
| 537 km or 334 mi | Dammam | |
| 554 km or 345 mi | Shiraz | |
| 560 km or 348 mi | Qatif | |
| 568 km or 353 mi | Al-Mubarraz | |
| 568 km or 353 mi | Marvdasht | |
| 574 km or 357 mi | Rafsanjan | |
| 578 km or 359 mi | Iranshahr | |
| 584 km or 363 mi | Kerman | |
| 595 km or 370 mi | Jubail | |
| 601 km or 373 mi | Borazjan | |
| 603 km or 375 mi | Kazerun | |
| 604 km or 375 mi | Bushehr | |
| 703 km or 437 mi | Yasuj | |
| 721 km or 448 mi | Zahedan | |
| 743 km or 461 mi | Yazd | |
| 773 km or 481 mi | Behbahan |