Djibouti City vs Edinburgh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Djibouti City Edinburgh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$571
$2140
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1421
$5387
🏠 One person rent
$245
$1269
🏘️ Family rent
$452
$2336
🍽️ Food expenses
$219
$530
🚐 Transport expenses
$48.2
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$424
$3522
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
8
88
😀 Quality of life
20
94
🏙️ Population
604K
488K

The cost of living in Djibouti City is 73% less expensive than in Edinburgh. Cities ranked 8002nd and 1491st ($571 vs $2140) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 36th in Djibouti and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Djibouti vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Djibouti City compared to 1.6 months in Edinburgh. Djibouti City ranked 1st best city to live in Djibouti vs Edinburgh ranked 3rd in the United Kingdom, while ranked 8841st and 34th among best cities to live in the world.

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Djibouti City Edinburgh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.94
$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.4
$75.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.04
$9.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$7.09
☕ Cappuccino
$1.87
$4.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$1331
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$165
$970
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$500
$2573
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$331
$1865
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.8
$188
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.2
$291
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25
$38.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.54%
5.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1448
$6219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$930
$4199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$2.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.5
$83
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.21
$27.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$4.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.14
$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.29
$9.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.2
$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$3.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$4.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$3.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.88
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$2.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.84
$18.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.03
$6.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.08
$4.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.52
$3.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.5
$50.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.56
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.8
$106
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.58
$21.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.3
$111
👟 Brand Sneakers
$66.2
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$138
$1772
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4050
$21911

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Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Obock
$540
68 km or 42 mi Ali Sabieh
$542
101 km or 63 mi Dikhil
$542
185 km or 115 mi Borama
$518
240 km or 149 mi Taiz
$507
245 km or 152 mi Aden
$503
247 km or 153 mi Hargeisa
$660
253 km or 157 mi Jijiga
$764
264 km or 164 mi Dire Dawa
$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
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1610
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1608
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1692
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1649
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1475
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1604
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1500
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1699
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1482
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1763
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$2011
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1765
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1480
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1601
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1551
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1246
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1404
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1567
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1726
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1614
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1705
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1638
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1651
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1628
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1637
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1732
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1510
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1707
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1592
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$1722
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1328
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1393
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1288
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1377
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1500
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1714
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1382
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1629
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$1968
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1692