Djibouti City vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Djibouti City Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$551
$455
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1372
$1152
🏠 One person rent
$235
$156
🏘️ Family rent
$434
$284
🍽️ Food expenses
$212
$194
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.1
$58.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$403
$236
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
8
28
😀 Quality of life
23
48
🏙️ Population
604K
846K

The cost of living in Djibouti City is 21% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 8114th and 8752nd ($551 vs $455) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Djibouti and Nepal, respectively. Check Djibouti vs Nepal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Djibouti City compared to 0.5 months in Kathmandu. Djibouti City ranked 1st best city to live in Djibouti vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 8873rd and 6452nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Djibouti City vs Kathmandu

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Djibouti City Kathmandu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.67
$1.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.2
$23.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.74
$7.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$2.62
 Cappuccino
$1.81
$1.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.64
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$231
$182
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$153
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$482
$350
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$311
$209
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.1
$23.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.4
$36.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.7
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.03%
13.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1410
$2062
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$838
$1180
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.44
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.9
$9.41
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.95
$9.57
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$0.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.77
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.95
$8.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$3.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.94
$5.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.61
$6.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$2.26
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.77
$3.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.88
$1.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.08
$2.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.52
$0.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$0.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.8
$24.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.44
$3.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.5
$16
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.52
$3.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.5
$25.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.8
$52.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$132
$94.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3861
$3189

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$522
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$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
5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$355
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$390
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$345
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$337
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$386
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$272
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$310
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$342
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$335
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$290
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$339
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$299
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$271
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$343
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$291
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$329
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$306
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$325
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$1014
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$363
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$476
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$318
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$337
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$452
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$471
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$319
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$325
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$374
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$322
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$288
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$276
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$414
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$375
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$293
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$311
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$312
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$400
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$315
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$301
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$328