Djibouti City vs Kigali - Cost of Living Comparison

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Djibouti City Kigali
🚶 Cost of living one person
$601
$811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1462
$1927
🏠 One person rent
$253
$439
🏘️ Family rent
$418
$776
🍽️ Food expenses
$235
$217
🚐 Transport expenses
$51
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$224
$180
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
8
30
😀 Quality of life
41
49
🏙️ Population
604K
1.75M

The cost of living in Djibouti City is 26% less expensive than in Kigali. Cities ranked 7928th and 6714th ($601 vs $811) 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 7834th and 6822nd 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
$4.38
$2.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.41
$6.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$1.03
 Cappuccino
$1.99
$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.71
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$587
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$332
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$454
$1052
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$294
$613
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.5
$35.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.9
$54.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.4
$20.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.99%
16.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1416
$12689
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$886
$1093
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.49
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.3
$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.93
$13.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$0.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.89
$1.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.8
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.43
$4.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$4.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.62
$3.84
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.19
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.04
$1.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.09
$3.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.23
$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$0.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$0.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.6
$30
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.73
$3.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.8
$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.92
$3.06
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.9
$17.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.8
$61.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$157
$166
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4808
$9138

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$571
68 km or 42 mi Ali Sabieh
$570
101 km or 63 mi Dikhil
$572
185 km or 115 mi Borama
$509
240 km or 149 mi Taiz
$514
245 km or 152 mi Aden
$526
247 km or 153 mi Hargeisa
$712
253 km or 157 mi Jijiga
$1152
264 km or 164 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
277 km or 172 mi Harar
$1153
286 km or 178 mi Ibb
$504
290 km or 180 mi Zabid
$491
356 km or 221 mi Dhamar
$494
357 km or 222 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
387 km or 240 mi Dessie
$1022
418 km or 259 mi Sayyan
$492
433 km or 269 mi Sanaa
$551
451 km or 280 mi Mekelle
$810
561 km or 348 mi Addis Ababa
$1269
594 km or 369 mi Mendefera
$498
598 km or 371 mi Sa'dah
$491
600 km or 373 mi Massawa
$497
618 km or 384 mi Asmara
$531
627 km or 390 mi Bahir Dar
$863
628 km or 390 mi Gondar
$1017
664 km or 413 mi Najran
$865
689 km or 428 mi Keren
$498
720 km or 448 mi Awasa
$996
726 km or 451 mi Mukalla
$493
740 km or 460 mi Abha
$902
818 km or 509 mi Jimma
$775
826 km or 513 mi Bareq
$893
846 km or 526 mi Kassala
$931
884 km or 550 mi El-Gadarif
$858
936 km or 582 mi Bisha
$906
944 km or 587 mi Baidoa
$743
958 km or 595 mi Ad-Damazin
$771
1019 km or 633 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
1090 km or 677 mi Mogadishu
$724
1095 km or 680 mi Port Sudan
$964

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Byumba
$620
56 km or 35 mi Nyanza
$544
69 km or 43 mi Ruhengeri
$518
80 km or 50 mi Butare
$409
80 km or 50 mi Kibuye
$507
95 km or 59 mi Gisenyi
$395
104 km or 65 mi Muyinga
$691
109 km or 68 mi Ngozi
$692
142 km or 88 mi Cyangugu
$517
145 km or 90 mi Bubanza
$693
148 km or 92 mi Bukavu
$798
164 km or 102 mi Gitega
$694
170 km or 105 mi Ruyigi
$693
177 km or 110 mi Bujumbura
$759
191 km or 119 mi Uvira
$839
219 km or 136 mi Rutana
$691
243 km or 151 mi Kasese
$572
244 km or 152 mi Makamba
$691
246 km or 153 mi Butembo
$798
281 km or 174 mi Beni
$810
322 km or 200 mi Mwanza
$623
348 km or 216 mi Entebbe
$563
377 km or 234 mi Kampala
$722
388 km or 241 mi Kira Town
$670
392 km or 244 mi Bunia
$825
438 km or 272 mi Jinja
$593
451 km or 280 mi Kalemie
$786
473 km or 294 mi Kindu
$785
544 km or 338 mi Tororo
$624
554 km or 344 mi Mumias
$505
561 km or 348 mi Kisumu
$533
562 km or 349 mi Arua
$617
568 km or 353 mi Mbale
$651
581 km or 361 mi Gulu
$627
593 km or 368 mi Isiro
$876
607 km or 377 mi Kisangani
$961
642 km or 399 mi Eldoret
$520
693 km or 431 mi Nakuru
$508
748 km or 465 mi Yambio
$507
752 km or 467 mi Arusha
$602