Djibouti City vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

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Djibouti City Male
🚶 Cost of living one person
$584
$1295
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1450
$3008
🏠 One person rent
$253
$809
🏘️ Family rent
$463
$1621
🍽️ Food expenses
$222
$347
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.3
$40.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$435
$1018
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
8
7
😀 Quality of life
36
61
🏙️ Population
604K
133K

The cost of living in Djibouti City is 55% less expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 7968th and 4342nd ($584 vs $1295) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Djibouti and Maldives, respectively. Check Djibouti vs Maldives 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 Male. Djibouti City ranked 1st best city to live in Djibouti vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 7418th and 5145th among best cities to live in the world.

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Djibouti City Male
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.97
$5.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.6
$29.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.01
$9.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$3.95
☕ Cappuccino
$1.88
$2.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$851
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$171
$582
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$511
$1573
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$340
$1368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.3
$74
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.3
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.7
$98.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.84%
13.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1458
$2675
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$900
$1944
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.9
$22.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.35
$17.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.72
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.16
$9.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$5.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.22
$8.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$4.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$3.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$3.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$3.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.82
$8.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.83
$7.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.99
$5.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.13
$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.7
$80.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.68
$8.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.5
$22.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.74
$4.33
👖 Brand Jeans
$34
$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.5
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$141
$170
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4213
$3225

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$671
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$667
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$626
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$504
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$489
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$491
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$513
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$814
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$491
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$550
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$686
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$1103
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$490
598 km or 371 mi Sa'dah
$488
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$492
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$524
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$799
628 km or 390 mi Gondar
$946
664 km or 413 mi Najran
$934
689 km or 428 mi Keren
$491
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$810
726 km or 451 mi Mukalla
$491
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$915
818 km or 509 mi Jimma
$590
826 km or 513 mi Bareq
$895
846 km or 526 mi Kassala
$988
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$935
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$895
944 km or 587 mi Baidoa
$711
958 km or 595 mi Ad-Damazin
$827
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$1021
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$719
1095 km or 680 mi Port Sudan
$1096

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$280
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$316
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$394
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$549
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$636
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$298
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$492
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$484
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$437
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$428
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$499
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$287
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$355
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$350
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$334
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$340
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$435
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$304
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$561
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$306
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$338
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$324
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$289
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$325
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$330
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$433
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$534
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$298
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$578
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$310
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$378
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$346
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