Djibouti City vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Djibouti City Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$584
$443
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1450
$1153
🏠 One person rent
$253
$147
🏘️ Family rent
$463
$283
🍽️ Food expenses
$222
$188
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.3
$62.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$435
$231
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
8
28
😀 Quality of life
36
45
🏙️ Population
604K
846K

The cost of living in Djibouti City is 32% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 7968th and 8885th ($584 vs $443) 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 7418th and 6524th 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
$3.97
$1.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.6
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.01
$6.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$2.63
☕ Cappuccino
$1.88
$1.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$180
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$171
$97.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$511
$359
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$340
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.3
$22.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.3
$34.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.7
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.84%
12.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1458
$2306
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$900
$1201
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.9
$8.86
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.35
$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.72
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.16
$9.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.22
$5.35
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.82
$5.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.83
$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.99
$1.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.13
$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$0.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.7
$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.68
$3.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.5
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.74
$2.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$34
$25.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.5
$53.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$141
$87.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4213
$4063

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$514
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$684
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$671
264 km or 164 mi Dire Dawa
$667
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$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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$350
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$311
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$335
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$321
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$377
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$294
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$306
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$339
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$356
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$297
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$331
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$303
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$268
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$314
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$337
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$331
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$316
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$312
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$930
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$365
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$455
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$311
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$293
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$387
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$461
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$311
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$298
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$393
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$285
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$284
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$273
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$396
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$396
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$279
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$309
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$288
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$379
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$282
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$329
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$330