Djibouti City vs Malabo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Djibouti City Malabo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$584
$812
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1450
$2326
🏠 One person rent
$253
$175
🏘️ Family rent
$463
$533
🍽️ Food expenses
$222
$498
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.3
$42.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$435
$341
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
8
8
😀 Quality of life
36
34
🏙️ Population
604K
297K

The cost of living in Djibouti City is 28% less expensive than in Malabo. Cities ranked 7968th and 6389th ($584 vs $812) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Djibouti and Equatorial Guinea, respectively. Check Djibouti vs Equatorial Guinea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Djibouti City compared to 0.4 months in Malabo. Djibouti City ranked 1st best city to live in Djibouti vs Malabo ranked 1st in Equatorial Guinea, while ranked 7418th and 7611th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Djibouti City vs Malabo

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Djibouti City Malabo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.97
$13.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.6
$42.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.01
$17.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$1.88
$6.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$1.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$190
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$171
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$511
$772
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$340
$385
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.3
$34.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.3
$53.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.7
$17.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.84%
6.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1458
$848
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$900
$640
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$1.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.9
$26.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.35
$7.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$2.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$3.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.72
$3.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.16
$6.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$6.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.22
$7.36
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$5.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$3.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$5.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$3.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$4.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$2.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.82
$5.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.83
$4.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.99
$5.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.13
$4.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$3.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.7
$51.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.68
$5.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.5
$29.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.74
$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$34
$25.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.5
$144
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$141
$68.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4213
$5705

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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
57 km or 36 mi Limbe
$710
69 km or 43 mi Buea
$655
108 km or 67 mi Douala
$1368
123 km or 77 mi Kumba
$933
142 km or 88 mi Calabar
$374
218 km or 135 mi Aba
$638
226 km or 140 mi Port Harcourt
$651
238 km or 148 mi Bata
$1201
244 km or 152 mi Umuahia
$906
264 km or 164 mi Bafoussam
$794
273 km or 169 mi Owerri
$1686
287 km or 179 mi Bamenda
$714
305 km or 189 mi Yaounde
$764
331 km or 206 mi Enugu
$469
331 km or 206 mi Awka
$846
347 km or 216 mi Onitsha
$1036
381 km or 237 mi Libreville
$702
388 km or 241 mi Warri
$886
443 km or 275 mi Sao Tome
$878
450 km or 279 mi Trindade
$879
451 km or 281 mi Benin
$537
497 km or 309 mi Port-Gentil
$659
520 km or 323 mi Owo
$658
555 km or 345 mi Akure
$635
583 km or 362 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
606 km or 377 mi Abuja
$1262
622 km or 387 mi Ife
$774
645 km or 401 mi Osogbo
$704
664 km or 413 mi Ngaoundere
$666
666 km or 414 mi Lagos
$1133
673 km or 418 mi Ibadan
$759
687 km or 427 mi Jos
$757
696 km or 433 mi Minna
$787
702 km or 436 mi Oyo
$699
705 km or 438 mi Ilorin
$526
709 km or 441 mi Abeokuta
$1019
739 km or 459 mi Bauchi
$735
746 km or 464 mi Porto-Novo
$710
762 km or 473 mi Cotonou
$755
767 km or 477 mi Kaduna
$377