Djibouti City vs Malabo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Djibouti City Malabo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$551
$990
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1372
$2464
🏠 One person rent
$235
$373
🏘️ Family rent
$434
$778
🍽️ Food expenses
$212
$465
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.1
$60.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$403
$328
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
8
8
😀 Quality of life
23
21
🏙️ Population
604K
297K

The cost of living in Djibouti City is 44% less expensive than in Malabo. Cities ranked 8114th and 5392nd ($551 vs $990) 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 0.3 months in Malabo. Djibouti City ranked 1st best city to live in Djibouti vs Malabo ranked 2nd in Equatorial Guinea, while ranked 8873rd and 8933rd 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
$3.67
$13.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.2
$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.74
$16.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$1.76
 Cappuccino
$1.81
$6.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.64
$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$231
$403
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$153
$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$482
$830
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$311
$595
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.1
$28.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.4
$44.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.7
$91
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.03%
12.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1410
$1347
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$838
$951
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.44
$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.9
$58
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.95
$7.34
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$2.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.77
$3.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.95
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$4.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.94
$4.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$5.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$4.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$3.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$3.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.61
$6.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.77
$1.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.88
$5.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.08
$4.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.52
$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.8
$44.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.44
$5.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.5
$29.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.52
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.5
$24.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.8
$139
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$132
$66.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3861
$735

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$522
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Limbe
$683
69 km or 43 mi Buea
$587
108 km or 67 mi Douala
$1300
123 km or 77 mi Kumba
$860
142 km or 88 mi Calabar
$237
218 km or 135 mi Aba
$233
226 km or 140 mi Port Harcourt
$327
238 km or 148 mi Bata
$1242
244 km or 152 mi Umuahia
$330
264 km or 164 mi Bafoussam
$761
273 km or 169 mi Owerri
$507
287 km or 179 mi Bamenda
$436
305 km or 189 mi Yaounde
$567
331 km or 206 mi Enugu
$290
331 km or 206 mi Awka
$325
347 km or 216 mi Onitsha
$354
381 km or 237 mi Libreville
$697
388 km or 241 mi Warri
$351
443 km or 275 mi Sao Tome
$866
450 km or 279 mi Trindade
$866
451 km or 281 mi Benin
$315
497 km or 309 mi Port-Gentil
$651
520 km or 323 mi Owo
$272
555 km or 345 mi Akure
$243
583 km or 362 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
606 km or 377 mi Abuja
$288
622 km or 387 mi Ife
$250
645 km or 401 mi Osogbo
$310
664 km or 413 mi Ngaoundere
$548
666 km or 414 mi Lagos
$448
673 km or 418 mi Ibadan
$262
687 km or 427 mi Jos
$269
696 km or 433 mi Minna
$313
702 km or 436 mi Oyo
$407
705 km or 438 mi Ilorin
$314
709 km or 441 mi Abeokuta
$826
739 km or 459 mi Bauchi
$272
746 km or 464 mi Porto-Novo
$697
762 km or 473 mi Cotonou
$732
767 km or 477 mi Kaduna
$210