Djibouti City vs Edinburgh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Djibouti City Edinburgh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$551
$2043
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1372
$5104
🏠 One person rent
$235
$1223
🏘️ Family rent
$434
$2302
🍽️ Food expenses
$212
$520
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.1
$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$403
$3083
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
8
88
😀 Quality of life
23
93
🏙️ Population
604K
488K

The cost of living in Djibouti City is 73% less expensive than in Edinburgh. Cities ranked 8114th and 1692nd ($551 vs $2043) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 46th 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 1.5 months in Edinburgh. Djibouti City ranked 1st best city to live in Djibouti vs Edinburgh ranked 4th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 8873rd and 64th among best cities to live in the world.

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Djibouti City Edinburgh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.67
$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.2
$78.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.74
$8.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$6.5
☕ Cappuccino
$1.81
$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.64
$2.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$231
$1312
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$153
$928
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$482
$2456
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$311
$1867
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.1
$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.4
$279
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.7
$38.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.03%
6.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1410
$6453
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$838
$4477
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.44
$2.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.9
$78.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.95
$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.77
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$3.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.95
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$9.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.94
$19.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$3.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$4.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$2.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.61
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.77
$17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.88
$6.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.08
$4.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.52
$3.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.8
$40.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.44
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.5
$106
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.52
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.5
$101
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.8
$95.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$132
$1620
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3861
$14724

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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
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1800
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1651
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1693
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1670
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1803
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1659
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1537
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1731
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1527
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1748
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$1884
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1734
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1399
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1524
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1514
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1723
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1520
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1632
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1910
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1681
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1833
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1673
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1702
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1661
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1644
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1706
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1430
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1630
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1566
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$1629
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1657
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1554
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1251
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1321
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1411
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1568
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1305
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1532
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$1719
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1666