Djibouti City vs Kuwait City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Djibouti City Kuwait City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$584
$1457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1450
$3814
🏠 One person rent
$253
$711
🏘️ Family rent
$463
$1511
🍽️ Food expenses
$222
$391
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.3
$220
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$435
$2257
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
8
43
😀 Quality of life
36
74
🏙️ Population
604K
2.99M

The cost of living in Djibouti City is 60% less expensive than in Kuwait City. Cities ranked 7968th and 3883rd ($584 vs $1457) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Djibouti and Kuwait, respectively. Check Djibouti vs Kuwait comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Djibouti City compared to 1.5 months in Kuwait City. Djibouti City ranked 1st best city to live in Djibouti vs Kuwait City ranked 1st in Kuwait, while ranked 7418th and 1287th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Djibouti City vs Kuwait City

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Djibouti City Kuwait City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.97
$9.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.6
$65.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.01
$8.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$2.44
☕ Cappuccino
$1.88
$5.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$794
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$171
$612
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$511
$1677
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$340
$1368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.3
$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.3
$54.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.7
$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.84%
6.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1458
$5807
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$900
$2705
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$0.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.9
$49.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.35
$29.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.72
$2.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.16
$4.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$6.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.22
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.82
$3.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.83
$3.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.99
$16.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.13
$4.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$5.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.7
$114
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.68
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.5
$77.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.74
$9.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$34
$42.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.5
$92.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$141
$467
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4213
$7012

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Distance City Cost of living
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$553
68 km or 42 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
101 km or 63 mi Dikhil
$554
185 km or 115 mi Borama
$527
240 km or 149 mi Taiz
$514
245 km or 152 mi Aden
$509
247 km or 153 mi Hargeisa
$684
253 km or 157 mi Jijiga
$671
264 km or 164 mi Dire Dawa
$667
277 km or 172 mi Harar
$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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Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 46 mi Umm Qasr
$716
82 km or 51 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
82 km or 51 mi Al-Faw
$713
112 km or 69 mi Abadan
$557
116 km or 72 mi Az Zubayr
$705
119 km or 74 mi Khorramshahr
$552
125 km or 78 mi Basra
$879
176 km or 110 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
226 km or 141 mi Ahvaz
$588
250 km or 155 mi Nasiriyah
$665
257 km or 159 mi Behbahan
$507
281 km or 174 mi Bushehr
$548
285 km or 177 mi Amarah
$680
308 km or 192 mi Shushtar
$559
311 km or 193 mi Masjed Soleyman
$547
312 km or 194 mi Jubail
$928
314 km or 195 mi Borazjan
$541
328 km or 204 mi Izeh
$490
337 km or 209 mi Samawah
$586
337 km or 209 mi Qatif
$878
337 km or 210 mi Dezful
$588
344 km or 214 mi Andimeshk
$583
356 km or 221 mi Kazerun
$537
375 km or 233 mi Yasuj
$489
388 km or 241 mi Dammam
$989
405 km or 252 mi Kut
$631
406 km or 252 mi Dhahran
$870
412 km or 256 mi Al Diwaniyah
$495
428 km or 266 mi Shahr-e Kord
$370
435 km or 270 mi Manama
$1267
436 km or 271 mi Isa Town
$1226
441 km or 274 mi Riffa
$1218
442 km or 275 mi Shiraz
$558
452 km or 281 mi Kufa
$566
456 km or 284 mi Najaf
$585
456 km or 284 mi Khorramabad
$559
468 km or 291 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
469 km or 292 mi Marvdasht
$546
470 km or 292 mi Dorud
$518
473 km or 294 mi Shahreza
$527