Djibouti City vs Lilongwe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Djibouti City Lilongwe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$590
$587
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1446
$1406
🏠 One person rent
$246
$251
🏘️ Family rent
$408
$391
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$236
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.8
$51.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$246
$107
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
8
14
😀 Quality of life
43
29
🏙️ Population
604K
989K

The cost of living in Djibouti City is 0.5% more expensive than in Lilongwe. Cities ranked 8069th and 8094th ($590 vs $587) 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 0.4 months in Djibouti City compared to 0.2 months in Lilongwe. Djibouti City ranked 1st best city to live in Djibouti vs Lilongwe ranked 2nd in Malawi, while ranked 7471st and 8818th 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
$4.29
$4.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.3
$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.38
$7.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$1.55
☕ Cappuccino
$2
$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.71
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$239
$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$163
$114
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$429
$608
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$290
$207
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.5
$34.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.5
$53.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.4
$50.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12%
12.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1416
$7658
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$879
$432
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.47
$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$11.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.86
$5.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.5
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$3.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.17
$1.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.1
$2.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.16
$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$0.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$0.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.2
$28.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.7
$4.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.2
$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.71
$3.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.6
$23.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.4
$49.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$168
$350
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5247
$2337

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$564
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$561
101 km or 63 mi Dikhil
$563
185 km or 115 mi Borama
$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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$516
134 km or 83 mi Ntcheu
$489
169 km or 105 mi Mangochi
$494
228 km or 142 mi Zomba
$452
233 km or 145 mi Mzimba
$559
240 km or 149 mi Blantyre
$495
243 km or 151 mi Tete
$792
283 km or 176 mi Mzuzu
$522
293 km or 182 mi Mulanje
$456
506 km or 314 mi Kasama
$1132
518 km or 322 mi Harare
$1015
524 km or 326 mi Marondera
$755
533 km or 331 mi Chitungwiza
$780
536 km or 333 mi Chinhoyi
$629
545 km or 339 mi Quelimane
$691
550 km or 342 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$925
566 km or 352 mi Mbeya
$463
567 km or 353 mi Mutare
$754
568 km or 353 mi Ndola
$692
572 km or 355 mi Chimoio
$875
603 km or 375 mi Nampula
$933
613 km or 381 mi Lusaka
$777
616 km or 383 mi Mansa
$1166
616 km or 383 mi Kitwe
$1304
618 km or 384 mi Mufulira
$1602
637 km or 396 mi Kadoma
$727
660 km or 410 mi Chingola
$1378
660 km or 410 mi Beira
$952
682 km or 424 mi Kwekwe
$677
732 km or 455 mi Lubumbashi
$1125
740 km or 460 mi Pemba
$1511
741 km or 460 mi Gweru
$565
744 km or 462 mi Nacala
$1167
746 km or 464 mi Masvingo
$840
795 km or 494 mi Choma
$849
835 km or 519 mi Likasi
$1029
883 km or 549 mi Bulawayo
$632
886 km or 551 mi Dodoma
$495
902 km or 560 mi Morogoro
$417
949 km or 590 mi Livingstone
$813