Djibouti City vs Lagos - Cost of Living Comparison

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Djibouti City Lagos
🚶 Cost of living one person
$601
$1022
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1462
$2296
🏠 One person rent
$253
$536
🏘️ Family rent
$418
$917
🍽️ Food expenses
$235
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$51
$182
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$224
$75
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
8
48
😀 Quality of life
41
42
🏙️ Population
604K
15.1M

The cost of living in Djibouti City is 41% less expensive than in Lagos. Cities ranked 7928th and 5500th ($601 vs $1022) 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 0.4 months in Djibouti City compared to 0.1 months in Lagos. Djibouti City ranked 1st best city to live in Djibouti vs Lagos ranked 1st in Nigeria, while ranked 7834th and 7677th 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
$4.38
$3.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24
$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.41
$5.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$1
 Cappuccino
$1.99
$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.71
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$677
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$423
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$454
$1214
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$294
$747
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.5
$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.9
$44.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.4
$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.99%
17.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1416
$2211
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$886
$1788
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.49
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.3
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.93
$18.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$2.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.89
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.8
$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.43
$6.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$4.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.62
$4.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$0.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.19
$3.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.04
$1.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.09
$1.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.23
$1.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.6
$31.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.73
$5.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.8
$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.92
$1.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.9
$18
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.8
$64.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$157
$90.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4808
$2622

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$571
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$570
101 km or 63 mi Dikhil
$572
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$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
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$1017
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$741
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$796
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$759
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$665
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$775
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$612
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$659
203 km or 126 mi Save
$650
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$578
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$802
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$655
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$594
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$538
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$673
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$878
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$678
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$454
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$683
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$673
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$922
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$675
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$607
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$654
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$785
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$703
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$861
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$1555
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$682
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$618
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$587
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$849
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$601
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$785
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$1551
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$562
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$664
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$386
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$612