Djibouti City vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Djibouti City Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$584
$1267
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1450
$3247
🏠 One person rent
$253
$655
🏘️ Family rent
$463
$1366
🍽️ Food expenses
$222
$375
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.3
$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$435
$2207
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
8
44
😀 Quality of life
36
72
🏙️ Population
604K
298K

The cost of living in Djibouti City is 54% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 7968th and 4400th ($584 vs $1267) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Djibouti and Bahrain, respectively. Check Djibouti vs Bahrain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Djibouti City compared to 1.7 months in Manama. Djibouti City ranked 1st best city to live in Djibouti vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 7418th and 1915th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Djibouti City vs Manama

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Djibouti City Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.97
$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.6
$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.01
$7.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$7.93
☕ Cappuccino
$1.88
$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$171
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$511
$1650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$340
$1097
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.3
$76.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.3
$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.7
$40.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.84%
7.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1458
$2471
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$900
$1550
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.9
$34.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.35
$47.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.72
$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.16
$7.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$6.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.22
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.82
$19.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.83
$6.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.99
$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.13
$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$2.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$3.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.7
$73.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.68
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.5
$40.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.74
$4.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$34
$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.5
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$141
$436
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4213
$10026

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$553
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$555
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$554
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$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
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$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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$870
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$989
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$878
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$1719
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$783
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$928
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$1810
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$548
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$541
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
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$561
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$537
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$1630
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$558
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$1586
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$1802
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$556
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$1457
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$546
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$713
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$2309
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$507
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$1503
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$716
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$2084
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$542
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$1768
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$489
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$557
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$552
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$705
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$879
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$1603
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$1050
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$728
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$1232
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$588
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$520