Djibouti City vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Djibouti City Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$590
$421
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1446
$1023
🏠 One person rent
$246
$146
🏘️ Family rent
$408
$237
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$158
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.8
$74.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$246
$142
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
8
63
😀 Quality of life
43
54
🏙️ Population
604K
14.9M

The cost of living in Djibouti City is 40% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 8069th and 8923rd ($590 vs $421) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Djibouti and Pakistan, respectively. Check Djibouti vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Djibouti City compared to 0.3 months in Karachi. Djibouti City ranked 1st best city to live in Djibouti vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 7471st and 6375th 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
$4.29
$1.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.3
$14.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.38
$5.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$2
$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.71
$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$239
$106
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$163
$65.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$429
$194
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$290
$117
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.5
$59.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.5
$91.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.4
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12%
13.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1416
$751
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$879
$469
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.47
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$8.06
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.86
$6.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$1.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.5
$6.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$5.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$0.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$1.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.17
$1.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.1
$1.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.16
$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$0.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.2
$19.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.7
$4.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.2
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.71
$2.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.6
$16.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.4
$57.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$168
$63.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5247
$1476

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$564
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$561
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$563
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$521
240 km or 149 mi Taiz
$497
245 km or 152 mi Aden
$509
247 km or 153 mi Hargeisa
$682
253 km or 157 mi Jijiga
$1045
264 km or 164 mi Dire Dawa
$1050
277 km or 172 mi Harar
$1050
286 km or 178 mi Ibb
$488
290 km or 180 mi Zabid
$476
356 km or 221 mi Dhamar
$478
357 km or 222 mi Al Hudaydah
$499
387 km or 240 mi Dessie
$931
418 km or 259 mi Sayyan
$476
433 km or 269 mi Sanaa
$532
451 km or 280 mi Mekelle
$748
561 km or 348 mi Addis Ababa
$1148
594 km or 369 mi Mendefera
$481
598 km or 371 mi Sa'dah
$475
600 km or 373 mi Massawa
$484
618 km or 384 mi Asmara
$513
627 km or 390 mi Bahir Dar
$800
628 km or 390 mi Gondar
$923
664 km or 413 mi Najran
$864
689 km or 428 mi Keren
$483
720 km or 448 mi Awasa
$910
726 km or 451 mi Mukalla
$477
740 km or 460 mi Abha
$871
818 km or 509 mi Jimma
$746
826 km or 513 mi Bareq
$873
846 km or 526 mi Kassala
$947
884 km or 550 mi El-Gadarif
$872
936 km or 582 mi Bisha
$890
944 km or 587 mi Baidoa
$745
958 km or 595 mi Ad-Damazin
$753
1019 km or 633 mi As Sulayyil
$993
1090 km or 677 mi Mogadishu
$721
1095 km or 680 mi Port Sudan
$976

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$355
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$320
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$385
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$342
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$273
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$352
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$337
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$312
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$298
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$367
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$303
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$433
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$391
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$273
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$312
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$299
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$360
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$530
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$314
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$278
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$310
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$559
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$358
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$350
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$279
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$663
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$440
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$267
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$473
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$316
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$401
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$260
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$469
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$717
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$350
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$283
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$252
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1193
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$311
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$525