Djibouti City vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Djibouti City Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$584
$429
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1450
$1025
🏠 One person rent
$253
$179
🏘️ Family rent
$463
$318
🍽️ Food expenses
$222
$147
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.3
$62.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$435
$173
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
8
63
😀 Quality of life
36
49
🏙️ Population
604K
14.9M

The cost of living in Djibouti City is 36% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 7968th and 8915th ($584 vs $429) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 7418th and 6242nd 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
$3.97
$2.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.6
$13.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.01
$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$2.18
☕ Cappuccino
$1.88
$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$141
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$171
$96.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$511
$307
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$340
$187
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.3
$63.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.3
$97.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.7
$9.99
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.84%
21.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1458
$544
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$900
$338
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.9
$8.29
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.35
$4.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.72
$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.16
$5.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$3.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.22
$4.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$0.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.82
$3.48
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.83
$1.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.99
$1.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.13
$2.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$0.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.7
$16.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.68
$4.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.5
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.74
$1.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$34
$15.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.5
$52.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$141
$42.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4213
$1146

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$553
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$555
101 km or 63 mi Dikhil
$554
185 km or 115 mi Borama
$527
240 km or 149 mi Taiz
$514
245 km or 152 mi Aden
$509
247 km or 153 mi Hargeisa
$684
253 km or 157 mi Jijiga
$671
264 km or 164 mi Dire Dawa
$667
277 km or 172 mi Harar
$626
286 km or 178 mi Ibb
$504
290 km or 180 mi Zabid
$489
356 km or 221 mi Dhamar
$491
357 km or 222 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
387 km or 240 mi Dessie
$814
418 km or 259 mi Sayyan
$491
433 km or 269 mi Sanaa
$550
451 km or 280 mi Mekelle
$686
561 km or 348 mi Addis Ababa
$1103
594 km or 369 mi Mendefera
$490
598 km or 371 mi Sa'dah
$488
600 km or 373 mi Massawa
$492
618 km or 384 mi Asmara
$524
627 km or 390 mi Bahir Dar
$799
628 km or 390 mi Gondar
$946
664 km or 413 mi Najran
$934
689 km or 428 mi Keren
$491
720 km or 448 mi Awasa
$810
726 km or 451 mi Mukalla
$491
740 km or 460 mi Abha
$915
818 km or 509 mi Jimma
$590
826 km or 513 mi Bareq
$895
846 km or 526 mi Kassala
$988
884 km or 550 mi El-Gadarif
$935
936 km or 582 mi Bisha
$895
944 km or 587 mi Baidoa
$711
958 km or 595 mi Ad-Damazin
$827
1019 km or 633 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
1090 km or 677 mi Mogadishu
$719
1095 km or 680 mi Port Sudan
$1096

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Distance City Cost of living
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$315
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$341
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$376
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$327
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$295
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$325
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$313
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$344
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$326
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$402
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$285
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$471
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$424
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$297
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$375
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$338
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$399
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$687
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$347
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$273
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$294
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$639
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$406
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$391
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$268
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$785
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$371
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$284
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$521
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$360
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$358
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$299
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$487
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$831
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$360
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$327
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$288
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1110
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$371
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$548