Djibouti City vs Malabo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Djibouti City Malabo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$590
$1272
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1446
$2761
🏠 One person rent
$246
$671
🏘️ Family rent
$408
$981
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$443
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.8
$46.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$246
$393
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
8
8
😀 Quality of life
43
30
🏙️ Population
604K
297K

The cost of living in Djibouti City is 54% less expensive than in Malabo. Cities ranked 8069th and 4590th ($590 vs $1272) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Djibouti and Equatorial Guinea, respectively. Check Djibouti vs Equatorial Guinea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Djibouti City compared to 0.3 months in Malabo. Djibouti City ranked 1st best city to live in Djibouti vs Malabo ranked 2nd in Equatorial Guinea, while ranked 7471st and 8772nd 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
$4.29
$9.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.3
$58
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.38
$8.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$2.19
☕ Cappuccino
$2
$4.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.71
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$239
$896
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$163
$341
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$429
$787
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$290
$625
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.5
$201
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.5
$306
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.4
$17.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12%
6.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1416
$848
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$879
$649
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.47
$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$26.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.86
$7.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$2.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$2.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$3.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.5
$6.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$6.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$7.28
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$5.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$5.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$3.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$2.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.17
$3.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.1
$6.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.16
$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$2.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.2
$35.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.7
$5.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.2
$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.71
$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.6
$89.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.4
$140
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$168
$237
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5247
$6717

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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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$738
69 km or 43 mi Buea
$627
108 km or 67 mi Douala
$1156
123 km or 77 mi Kumba
$821
142 km or 88 mi Calabar
$373
218 km or 135 mi Aba
$591
226 km or 140 mi Port Harcourt
$559
238 km or 148 mi Bata
$1209
244 km or 152 mi Umuahia
$773
264 km or 164 mi Bafoussam
$759
273 km or 169 mi Owerri
$1364
287 km or 179 mi Bamenda
$699
305 km or 189 mi Yaounde
$666
331 km or 206 mi Enugu
$564
331 km or 206 mi Awka
$693
347 km or 216 mi Onitsha
$795
381 km or 237 mi Libreville
$743
388 km or 241 mi Warri
$786
443 km or 275 mi Sao Tome
$1011
450 km or 279 mi Trindade
$1013
451 km or 281 mi Benin
$627
497 km or 309 mi Port-Gentil
$698
520 km or 323 mi Owo
$531
555 km or 345 mi Akure
$488
583 km or 362 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
606 km or 377 mi Abuja
$1375
622 km or 387 mi Ife
$670
645 km or 401 mi Osogbo
$575
664 km or 413 mi Ngaoundere
$551
666 km or 414 mi Lagos
$946
673 km or 418 mi Ibadan
$658
687 km or 427 mi Jos
$760
696 km or 433 mi Minna
$692
702 km or 436 mi Oyo
$639
705 km or 438 mi Ilorin
$518
709 km or 441 mi Abeokuta
$995
739 km or 459 mi Bauchi
$672
746 km or 464 mi Porto-Novo
$768
762 km or 473 mi Cotonou
$830
767 km or 477 mi Kaduna
$323