Djibouti City vs Lagos - Cost of Living Comparison

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Djibouti City Lagos
🚶 Cost of living one person
$590
$946
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1446
$2140
🏠 One person rent
$246
$490
🏘️ Family rent
$408
$834
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$251
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.8
$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$246
$59
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
8
48
😀 Quality of life
43
43
🏙️ Population
604K
15.1M

The cost of living in Djibouti City is 38% less expensive than in Lagos. Cities ranked 8069th and 5960th ($590 vs $946) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 7471st and 7444th 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
$4.29
$3.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.3
$50
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.38
$6.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$2
$2.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.71
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$239
$648
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$163
$374
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$429
$1145
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$290
$657
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.5
$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.5
$51.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.4
$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12%
18.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1416
$2563
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$879
$1609
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.47
$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$30.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.86
$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.5
$5.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$3.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$3.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$2.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$0.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.17
$1.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.1
$1.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.16
$1.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$0.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.2
$26.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.7
$4.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.2
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.71
$1.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.6
$15.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.4
$54.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$168
$104
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5247
$2984

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$564
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$561
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$563
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$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
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$995
87 km or 54 mi Porto-Novo
$768
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$830
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$658
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$639
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$670
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$596
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$575
203 km or 126 mi Save
$654
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$488
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$759
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$627
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$531
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$518
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$657
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$786
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$665
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$500
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$727
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$656
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$795
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$656
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$583
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$697
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$693
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$762
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$927
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$1364
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$661
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$559
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$564
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$773
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$591
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$692
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$1375
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$606
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$714
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$373
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$666