Djibouti City vs Kampala - Cost of Living Comparison

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Djibouti City Kampala
🚶 Cost of living one person
$586
$717
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1414
$1679
🏠 One person rent
$249
$303
🏘️ Family rent
$413
$495
🍽️ Food expenses
$227
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.7
$89.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$233
$142
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
34 km
🎓 Higher education
8
57
😀 Quality of life
41
49
🏙️ Population
604K
1.68M

The cost of living in Djibouti City is 18% less expensive than in Kampala. Cities ranked 7941st and 7003rd ($586 vs $717) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Djibouti and Uganda, respectively. Check Djibouti vs Uganda comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Djibouti City compared to 0.2 months in Kampala. Djibouti City ranked 1st best city to live in Djibouti vs Kampala ranked 1st in Uganda, while ranked 7664th and 6747th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Djibouti City vs Kampala

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Djibouti City Kampala
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.12
$2.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.1
$29.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.23
$8.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$1.92
$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.68
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$245
$375
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$167
$190
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$447
$669
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$294
$338
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41
$28.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.2
$43.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.1
$47.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.94%
20.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1488
$1201
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$959
$1048
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.1
$44.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.46
$4.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.83
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.5
$4.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.46
$4.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.42
$4.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$1.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.9
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.94
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.05
$4.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.1
$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.28
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.9
$47.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.75
$6.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.5
$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.29
$6.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.5
$17.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.4
$44.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$136
$176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4170
$3783

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Distance City Cost of living
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$560
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$557
101 km or 63 mi Dikhil
$559
185 km or 115 mi Borama
$502
240 km or 149 mi Taiz
$522
245 km or 152 mi Aden
$517
247 km or 153 mi Hargeisa
$694
253 km or 157 mi Jijiga
$1169
264 km or 164 mi Dire Dawa
$1175
277 km or 172 mi Harar
$1175
286 km or 178 mi Ibb
$512
290 km or 180 mi Zabid
$499
356 km or 221 mi Dhamar
$500
357 km or 222 mi Al Hudaydah
$522
387 km or 240 mi Dessie
$1039
418 km or 259 mi Sayyan
$498
433 km or 269 mi Sanaa
$560
451 km or 280 mi Mekelle
$826
561 km or 348 mi Addis Ababa
$1289
594 km or 369 mi Mendefera
$498
598 km or 371 mi Sa'dah
$498
600 km or 373 mi Massawa
$499
618 km or 384 mi Asmara
$533
627 km or 390 mi Bahir Dar
$864
628 km or 390 mi Gondar
$1016
664 km or 413 mi Najran
$860
689 km or 428 mi Keren
$500
720 km or 448 mi Awasa
$1031
726 km or 451 mi Mukalla
$500
740 km or 460 mi Abha
$911
818 km or 509 mi Jimma
$802
826 km or 513 mi Bareq
$903
846 km or 526 mi Kassala
$971
884 km or 550 mi El-Gadarif
$925
936 km or 582 mi Bisha
$918
944 km or 587 mi Baidoa
$724
958 km or 595 mi Ad-Damazin
$829
1019 km or 633 mi As Sulayyil
$1008
1090 km or 677 mi Mogadishu
$715
1095 km or 680 mi Port Sudan
$964

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Distance City Cost of living
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$658
32 km or 20 mi Entebbe
$578
70 km or 44 mi Jinja
$582
183 km or 114 mi Tororo
$623
197 km or 122 mi Mbale
$654
212 km or 131 mi Mumias
$511
246 km or 153 mi Kisumu
$543
274 km or 171 mi Gulu
$627
288 km or 179 mi Kasese
$567
294 km or 183 mi Bunia
$833
301 km or 187 mi Eldoret
$528
317 km or 197 mi Mwanza
$656
347 km or 216 mi Beni
$820
350 km or 217 mi Byumba
$597
355 km or 220 mi Arua
$617
366 km or 227 mi Butembo
$804
377 km or 234 mi Kigali
$758
384 km or 238 mi Ruhengeri
$499
393 km or 244 mi Nakuru
$503
431 km or 268 mi Muyinga
$687
432 km or 269 mi Nyanza
$524
432 km or 269 mi Gisenyi
$396
446 km or 277 mi Kibuye
$491
452 km or 281 mi Butare
$412
471 km or 293 mi Ngozi
$686
494 km or 307 mi Ruyigi
$687
503 km or 313 mi Nairobi
$811
510 km or 317 mi Gitega
$689
514 km or 320 mi Cyangugu
$505
516 km or 321 mi Juba
$527
517 km or 321 mi Bubanza
$689
520 km or 323 mi Bukavu
$803
523 km or 325 mi Thika
$460
545 km or 339 mi Bujumbura
$754
551 km or 343 mi Rutana
$688
559 km or 348 mi Machakos
$420
563 km or 350 mi Uvira
$842
564 km or 351 mi Meru
$549
583 km or 362 mi Makamba
$688
613 km or 381 mi Arusha
$612