Djibouti City vs Kigali - Cost of Living Comparison

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Djibouti City Kigali
🚶 Cost of living one person
$586
$758
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1414
$1809
🏠 One person rent
$249
$387
🏘️ Family rent
$413
$676
🍽️ Food expenses
$227
$221
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.7
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$233
$212
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
8
27
😀 Quality of life
41
49
🏙️ Population
604K
1.16M

The cost of living in Djibouti City is 23% less expensive than in Kigali. Cities ranked 7941st and 6835th ($586 vs $758) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Djibouti and Rwanda, respectively. Check Djibouti vs Rwanda 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 Kigali. Djibouti City ranked 1st best city to live in Djibouti vs Kigali ranked 1st in Rwanda, while ranked 7664th and 6733rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Djibouti City vs Kigali

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Djibouti City Kigali
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.12
$2.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.1
$27.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.23
$6.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$1.03
☕ Cappuccino
$1.92
$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.68
$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$245
$512
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$167
$291
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$447
$914
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$294
$531
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41
$31.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.2
$48.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.1
$19.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.94%
16.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1488
$14731
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$959
$960
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.1
$29.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.46
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$0.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.83
$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.5
$4.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.46
$4.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.42
$3.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.9
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.94
$1.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.05
$3.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.1
$2.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$0.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.28
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.9
$31.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.75
$3.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.5
$17
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.29
$3.06
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.5
$19.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.4
$62.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$136
$166
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4170
$7919

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$560
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$557
101 km or 63 mi Dikhil
$559
185 km or 115 mi Borama
$502
240 km or 149 mi Taiz
$522
245 km or 152 mi Aden
$517
247 km or 153 mi Hargeisa
$694
253 km or 157 mi Jijiga
$1169
264 km or 164 mi Dire Dawa
$1175
277 km or 172 mi Harar
$1175
286 km or 178 mi Ibb
$512
290 km or 180 mi Zabid
$499
356 km or 221 mi Dhamar
$500
357 km or 222 mi Al Hudaydah
$522
387 km or 240 mi Dessie
$1039
418 km or 259 mi Sayyan
$498
433 km or 269 mi Sanaa
$560
451 km or 280 mi Mekelle
$826
561 km or 348 mi Addis Ababa
$1289
594 km or 369 mi Mendefera
$498
598 km or 371 mi Sa'dah
$498
600 km or 373 mi Massawa
$499
618 km or 384 mi Asmara
$533
627 km or 390 mi Bahir Dar
$864
628 km or 390 mi Gondar
$1016
664 km or 413 mi Najran
$860
689 km or 428 mi Keren
$500
720 km or 448 mi Awasa
$1031
726 km or 451 mi Mukalla
$500
740 km or 460 mi Abha
$911
818 km or 509 mi Jimma
$802
826 km or 513 mi Bareq
$903
846 km or 526 mi Kassala
$971
884 km or 550 mi El-Gadarif
$925
936 km or 582 mi Bisha
$918
944 km or 587 mi Baidoa
$724
958 km or 595 mi Ad-Damazin
$829
1019 km or 633 mi As Sulayyil
$1008
1090 km or 677 mi Mogadishu
$715
1095 km or 680 mi Port Sudan
$964

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Distance City Cost of living
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$597
56 km or 35 mi Nyanza
$524
69 km or 43 mi Ruhengeri
$499
80 km or 50 mi Butare
$412
80 km or 50 mi Kibuye
$491
95 km or 59 mi Gisenyi
$396
104 km or 65 mi Muyinga
$687
109 km or 68 mi Ngozi
$686
142 km or 88 mi Cyangugu
$505
145 km or 90 mi Bubanza
$689
148 km or 92 mi Bukavu
$803
164 km or 102 mi Gitega
$689
170 km or 105 mi Ruyigi
$687
177 km or 110 mi Bujumbura
$754
191 km or 119 mi Uvira
$842
219 km or 136 mi Rutana
$688
243 km or 151 mi Kasese
$567
244 km or 152 mi Makamba
$688
246 km or 153 mi Butembo
$804
281 km or 174 mi Beni
$820
322 km or 200 mi Mwanza
$656
348 km or 216 mi Entebbe
$578
377 km or 234 mi Kampala
$717
388 km or 241 mi Kira Town
$658
392 km or 244 mi Bunia
$833
438 km or 272 mi Jinja
$582
451 km or 280 mi Kalemie
$792
473 km or 294 mi Kindu
$793
544 km or 338 mi Tororo
$623
554 km or 344 mi Mumias
$511
561 km or 348 mi Kisumu
$543
562 km or 349 mi Arua
$617
568 km or 353 mi Mbale
$654
581 km or 361 mi Gulu
$627
593 km or 368 mi Isiro
$879
607 km or 377 mi Kisangani
$957
642 km or 399 mi Eldoret
$528
693 km or 431 mi Nakuru
$503
748 km or 465 mi Yambio
$508
752 km or 467 mi Arusha
$612