Djibouti City vs Kigali - Cost of Living Comparison

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Djibouti City Kigali
🚶 Cost of living one person
$590
$872
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1446
$2006
🏠 One person rent
$246
$489
🏘️ Family rent
$408
$843
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$217
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.8
$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$246
$137
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
8
30
😀 Quality of life
43
48
🏙️ Population
604K
1.75M

The cost of living in Djibouti City is 32% less expensive than in Kigali. Cities ranked 8069th and 6419th ($590 vs $872) 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 0.2 months in Kigali. Djibouti City ranked 1st best city to live in Djibouti vs Kigali ranked 1st in Rwanda, while ranked 7471st and 6866th 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
$4.29
$2.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.3
$25.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.38
$6.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$1.04
☕ Cappuccino
$2
$2.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.71
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$239
$609
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$163
$381
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$429
$1100
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$290
$673
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.5
$40.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.5
$62.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.4
$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12%
16.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1416
$10930
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$879
$1245
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.47
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$25.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.86
$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.5
$3.96
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$4.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$4.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$2.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.17
$1.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.1
$3.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.16
$2.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$0.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$0.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.2
$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.7
$3.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.2
$17
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.71
$3.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.6
$17.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.4
$61.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$168
$139
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5247
$7731

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$564
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$561
101 km or 63 mi Dikhil
$563
185 km or 115 mi Borama
$521
240 km or 149 mi Taiz
$497
245 km or 152 mi Aden
$509
247 km or 153 mi Hargeisa
$682
253 km or 157 mi Jijiga
$1045
264 km or 164 mi Dire Dawa
$1050
277 km or 172 mi Harar
$1050
286 km or 178 mi Ibb
$488
290 km or 180 mi Zabid
$476
356 km or 221 mi Dhamar
$478
357 km or 222 mi Al Hudaydah
$499
387 km or 240 mi Dessie
$931
418 km or 259 mi Sayyan
$476
433 km or 269 mi Sanaa
$532
451 km or 280 mi Mekelle
$748
561 km or 348 mi Addis Ababa
$1148
594 km or 369 mi Mendefera
$481
598 km or 371 mi Sa'dah
$475
600 km or 373 mi Massawa
$484
618 km or 384 mi Asmara
$513
627 km or 390 mi Bahir Dar
$800
628 km or 390 mi Gondar
$923
664 km or 413 mi Najran
$864
689 km or 428 mi Keren
$483
720 km or 448 mi Awasa
$910
726 km or 451 mi Mukalla
$477
740 km or 460 mi Abha
$871
818 km or 509 mi Jimma
$746
826 km or 513 mi Bareq
$873
846 km or 526 mi Kassala
$947
884 km or 550 mi El-Gadarif
$872
936 km or 582 mi Bisha
$890
944 km or 587 mi Baidoa
$745
958 km or 595 mi Ad-Damazin
$753
1019 km or 633 mi As Sulayyil
$993
1090 km or 677 mi Mogadishu
$721
1095 km or 680 mi Port Sudan
$976

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Byumba
$671
56 km or 35 mi Nyanza
$583
69 km or 43 mi Ruhengeri
$553
80 km or 50 mi Butare
$447
80 km or 50 mi Kibuye
$533
95 km or 59 mi Gisenyi
$411
104 km or 65 mi Muyinga
$688
109 km or 68 mi Ngozi
$689
142 km or 88 mi Cyangugu
$543
145 km or 90 mi Bubanza
$688
148 km or 92 mi Bukavu
$779
164 km or 102 mi Gitega
$691
170 km or 105 mi Ruyigi
$688
177 km or 110 mi Bujumbura
$750
191 km or 119 mi Uvira
$828
219 km or 136 mi Rutana
$690
243 km or 151 mi Kasese
$541
244 km or 152 mi Makamba
$689
246 km or 153 mi Butembo
$784
281 km or 174 mi Beni
$795
322 km or 200 mi Mwanza
$613
348 km or 216 mi Entebbe
$531
377 km or 234 mi Kampala
$697
388 km or 241 mi Kira Town
$635
392 km or 244 mi Bunia
$810
438 km or 272 mi Jinja
$573
451 km or 280 mi Kalemie
$770
473 km or 294 mi Kindu
$771
544 km or 338 mi Tororo
$603
554 km or 344 mi Mumias
$524
561 km or 348 mi Kisumu
$549
562 km or 349 mi Arua
$577
568 km or 353 mi Mbale
$624
581 km or 361 mi Gulu
$591
593 km or 368 mi Isiro
$860
607 km or 377 mi Kisangani
$946
642 km or 399 mi Eldoret
$513
693 km or 431 mi Nakuru
$532
748 km or 465 mi Yambio
$494
752 km or 467 mi Arusha
$618