Djibouti City vs Lagos - Cost of Living Comparison

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Djibouti City Lagos
🚶 Cost of living one person
$584
$1133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1450
$2969
🏠 One person rent
$253
$607
🏘️ Family rent
$463
$1499
🍽️ Food expenses
$222
$285
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.3
$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$435
$180
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
8
46
😀 Quality of life
36
41
🏙️ Population
604K
15.1M

The cost of living in Djibouti City is 48% less expensive than in Lagos. Cities ranked 7968th and 4791st ($584 vs $1133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Djibouti and Nigeria, respectively. Check Djibouti vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Djibouti City compared to 0.2 months in Lagos. Djibouti City ranked 1st best city to live in Djibouti vs Lagos ranked 1st in Nigeria, while ranked 7418th and 6804th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Djibouti City vs Lagos

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Djibouti City Lagos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.97
$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.6
$45.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.01
$6.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$0.96
☕ Cappuccino
$1.88
$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$810
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$171
$476
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$511
$2211
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$340
$1225
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.3
$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.3
$37.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.7
$39.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.84%
16.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1458
$1328
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$900
$253
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$0.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.9
$36.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.35
$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$2.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.72
$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.16
$5.65
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$4.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.22
$6.29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$3.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$2.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$0.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.82
$6.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.83
$1.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.99
$1.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.13
$1.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$0.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$0.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.7
$40.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.68
$6.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.5
$9.95
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.74
$2.06
👖 Brand Jeans
$34
$21.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.5
$77.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$141
$82
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4213
$2307

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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
78 km or 48 mi Abeokuta
$1019
87 km or 54 mi Porto-Novo
$710
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$755
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$759
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$699
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$774
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$617
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$704
203 km or 126 mi Save
$644
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$635
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$711
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$537
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$658
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$526
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$655
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$886
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$656
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$345
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$570
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$652
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$1036
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$652
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$368
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$546
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$846
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$585
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$747
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$1686
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$656
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$651
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$469
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$906
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$638
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$787
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$1262
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$412
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$546
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$374
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$492