Djibouti City vs Lilongwe - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Djibouti City	Lilongwe
🚶 Cost of living one person	$551	$367
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1372	$904
🏠 One person rent	$235	$147
🏘️ Family rent	$434	$237
🍽️ Food expenses	$212	$141
🚐 Transport expenses	$47.1	$42.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$403	$306
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	8	13
😀 Quality of life	23	26
🏙️ Population	604K	989K

The cost of living in Djibouti City is 50% more expensive than in Lilongwe. Cities ranked 8114th and 9038th ($551 vs $367) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Djibouti and Malawi, respectively. Check Djibouti vs Malawi comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Djibouti City compared to 0.8 months in Lilongwe. Djibouti City ranked 1st best city to live in Djibouti vs Lilongwe ranked 2nd in Malawi, while ranked 8873rd and 8741st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Djibouti City vs Lilongwe

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	Djibouti City	Lilongwe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.67	$2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.2	$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.74	$2.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$0.78
☕ Cappuccino	$1.81	$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.64	$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$231	$228
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$153	$75.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$482	$277
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$311	$168
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.1	$10.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.4	$16.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.7	$31.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.03%	14.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1410	$9504
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$838	$356
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.44	$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.9	$8.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.95	$5.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$0.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.77	$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$0.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.65	$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.95	$7.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$1.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.94	$3.26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$0.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$0.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$0.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.61	$7.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.77	$0.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.88	$1.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.08	$1.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$0.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$0.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.8	$21.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.44	$3.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.5	$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.52	$1.78
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.5	$25
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.8	$32.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$132	$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3861	$1424

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Cities near Djibouti City

Distance	City	Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi	Obock	$522
68 km or 42 mi	Ali Sabieh	$524
101 km or 63 mi	Dikhil	$524
185 km or 115 mi	Borama	$602
240 km or 149 mi	Taiz	$490
245 km or 152 mi	Aden	$486
247 km or 153 mi	Hargeisa	$815
253 km or 157 mi	Jijiga	$702
264 km or 164 mi	Dire Dawa	$705
277 km or 172 mi	Harar	$676
286 km or 178 mi	Ibb	$481
290 km or 180 mi	Zabid	$466
356 km or 221 mi	Dhamar	$470
357 km or 222 mi	Al Hudaydah	$489
387 km or 240 mi	Dessie	$820
418 km or 259 mi	Sayyan	$467
433 km or 269 mi	Sanaa	$523
451 km or 280 mi	Mekelle	$800
561 km or 348 mi	Addis Ababa	$923
594 km or 369 mi	Mendefera	$466
598 km or 371 mi	Sa'dah	$467
600 km or 373 mi	Massawa	$467
618 km or 384 mi	Asmara	$498
627 km or 390 mi	Bahir Dar	$883
628 km or 390 mi	Gondar	$885
664 km or 413 mi	Najran	$1047
689 km or 428 mi	Keren	$466
720 km or 448 mi	Awasa	$840
726 km or 451 mi	Mukalla	$468
740 km or 460 mi	Abha	$923
818 km or 509 mi	Jimma	$871
826 km or 513 mi	Bareq	$920
846 km or 526 mi	Kassala	$1061
884 km or 550 mi	El-Gadarif	$959
936 km or 582 mi	Bisha	$938
944 km or 587 mi	Baidoa	$805
958 km or 595 mi	Ad-Damazin	$857
1019 km or 633 mi	As Sulayyil	$1085
1090 km or 677 mi	Mogadishu	$819
1095 km or 680 mi	Port Sudan	$1361

Cities near Lilongwe

Distance	City	Cost of living
123 km or 76 mi	Monkey Bay	$335
134 km or 83 mi	Ntcheu	$332
169 km or 105 mi	Mangochi	$332
228 km or 142 mi	Zomba	$326
233 km or 145 mi	Mzimba	$337
240 km or 149 mi	Blantyre	$363
243 km or 151 mi	Tete	$970
283 km or 176 mi	Mzuzu	$338
293 km or 182 mi	Mulanje	$327
506 km or 314 mi	Kasama	$1176
518 km or 322 mi	Harare	$957
524 km or 326 mi	Marondera	$761
533 km or 331 mi	Chitungwiza	$852
536 km or 333 mi	Chinhoyi	$784
545 km or 339 mi	Quelimane	$992
550 km or 342 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$968
566 km or 352 mi	Mbeya	$457
567 km or 353 mi	Mutare	$645
568 km or 353 mi	Ndola	$1210
572 km or 355 mi	Chimoio	$993
603 km or 375 mi	Nampula	$1165
613 km or 381 mi	Lusaka	$777
616 km or 383 mi	Mansa	$1121
616 km or 383 mi	Kitwe	$1238
618 km or 384 mi	Mufulira	$1236
637 km or 396 mi	Kadoma	$689
660 km or 410 mi	Chingola	$1107
660 km or 410 mi	Beira	$1014
682 km or 424 mi	Kwekwe	$691
732 km or 455 mi	Lubumbashi	$1025
740 km or 460 mi	Pemba	$1144
741 km or 460 mi	Gweru	$722
744 km or 462 mi	Nacala	$1127
746 km or 464 mi	Masvingo	$837
795 km or 494 mi	Choma	$795
835 km or 519 mi	Likasi	$953
883 km or 549 mi	Bulawayo	$777
886 km or 551 mi	Dodoma	$581
902 km or 560 mi	Morogoro	$600
949 km or 590 mi	Livingstone	$734