Djibouti City vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Djibouti City Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$551
$417
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1372
$995
🏠 One person rent
$235
$174
🏘️ Family rent
$434
$312
🍽️ Food expenses
$212
$142
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.1
$60.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$403
$184
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
8
63
😀 Quality of life
23
53
🏙️ Population
604K
14.9M

The cost of living in Djibouti City is 32% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 8114th and 8902nd ($551 vs $417) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Djibouti and Pakistan, respectively. Check Djibouti vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Djibouti City compared to 0.4 months in Karachi. Djibouti City ranked 1st best city to live in Djibouti vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 8873rd and 6078th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Djibouti City vs Karachi

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Djibouti City Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.67
$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.2
$12.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.74
$4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$2.13
☕ Cappuccino
$1.81
$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.64
$0.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$231
$142
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$153
$93.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$482
$316
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$311
$179
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.1
$60.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.4
$93.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.7
$11
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.03%
21.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1410
$584
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$838
$336
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.44
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.9
$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.95
$3.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.77
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.95
$5.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$3.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.94
$3.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.61
$4.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.77
$2.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.88
$1.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.08
$2.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.52
$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$1.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.8
$17.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.44
$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.5
$10.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.52
$2.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.5
$15.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.8
$53.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$132
$46.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3861
$1093

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$522
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$524
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$602
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$490
245 km or 152 mi Aden
$486
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$815
253 km or 157 mi Jijiga
$702
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$705
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$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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$297
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$292
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$326
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$301
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$308
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$293
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$289
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$358
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$353
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$377
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$313
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$505
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$339
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$296
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$360
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$336
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$396
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$779
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$338
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$267
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$672
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$399
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$385
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$291
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$809
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$307
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$301
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$513
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$338
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$328
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$336
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$484
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$822
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$338
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$323
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$315
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1126
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$375
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$546