Djibouti City vs Kigali - Cost of Living Comparison

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Djibouti City Kigali
🚶 Cost of living one person
$571
$771
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1421
$1896
🏠 One person rent
$245
$419
🏘️ Family rent
$452
$803
🍽️ Food expenses
$219
$218
🚐 Transport expenses
$48.2
$98.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$424
$253
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
8
28
😀 Quality of life
20
45
🏙️ Population
604K
1.16M

The cost of living in Djibouti City is 26% less expensive than in Kigali. Cities ranked 8002nd and 6562nd ($571 vs $771) 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 0.7 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 8841st and 6577th 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
$3.94
$2.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.4
$28.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.04
$6.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$1.07
 Cappuccino
$1.87
$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$461
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$165
$342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$500
$1132
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$331
$634
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.8
$30.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.2
$46
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25
$22.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.54%
16.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1448
$17658
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$930
$945
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.5
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.21
$14.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.14
$4.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.29
$4.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.2
$3.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.88
$8.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.84
$1.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.03
$4.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.08
$2.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.52
$0.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$0.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.5
$31
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.56
$3.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.8
$16
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.58
$1.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.3
$16.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$66.2
$26.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$138
$152
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4050
$9282

Cost of living in other countries

Djibouti CityKigali

Cost of living

$349

$907

$6.64K

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$481
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$487
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$482
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$486
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$520
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$752
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$897
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$937
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$488
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$886
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$484
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$910
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$654
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$902
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$1006
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$943
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$905
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$706
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$711
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$492
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$413
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$479
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$381
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$650
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$648
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$496
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$648
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$759
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$651
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$648
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$719
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$803
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$648
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$573
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$647
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$768
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$785
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$625
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$558
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$698
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$646
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$801
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$562
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$747
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$746
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$602
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$490
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$522
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$585
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$605
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$594
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$500
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