Djibouti City vs Maseru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Djibouti City Maseru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$584
$627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1450
$1489
🏠 One person rent
$253
$228
🏘️ Family rent
$463
$395
🍽️ Food expenses
$222
$290
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.3
$43.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$435
$738
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
8
16
😀 Quality of life
36
15
🏙️ Population
604K
344K

The cost of living in Djibouti City is 7% less expensive than in Maseru. Cities ranked 7968th and 7499th ($584 vs $627) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Djibouti and Lesotho, respectively. Check Djibouti vs Lesotho comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Djibouti City compared to 1.2 months in Maseru. Djibouti City ranked 1st best city to live in Djibouti vs Maseru ranked 1st in Lesotho, while ranked 7418th and 9036th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Djibouti City vs Maseru

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Djibouti City Maseru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.97
$3.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.6
$23.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.01
$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$1.89
 Cappuccino
$1.88
$1.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$133
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$171
$67.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$511
$277
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$340
$160
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.3
$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.3
$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.7
$23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.84%
8.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1458
$370
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$900
$503
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.9
$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.35
$5.78
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$0.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.72
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.16
$5.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.22
$4.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$2.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.82
$9.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$1.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.83
$4.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.99
$3.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.13
$2.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.7
$22.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.68
$4.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.5
$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.74
$3.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$34
$43
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.5
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$141
$29.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4213
$1137

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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
30 km or 19 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
61 km or 38 mi Mafeteng
$581
94 km or 58 mi Butha-Buthe
$559
125 km or 78 mi Bloemfontein
$696
165 km or 103 mi Welkom
$774
187 km or 116 mi Kroonstad
$788
272 km or 169 mi Kimberley
$859
280 km or 174 mi Mthatha
$862
283 km or 176 mi Klerksdorp
$689
286 km or 178 mi Pietermaritzburg
$674
291 km or 181 mi Potchefstroom
$717
292 km or 182 mi Vanderbijlpark
$768
294 km or 182 mi Komani
$953
296 km or 184 mi Vereeniging
$717
341 km or 212 mi Soweto
$971
348 km or 216 mi Durban
$834
350 km or 217 mi Johannesburg
$1079
353 km or 219 mi Springs
$696
357 km or 222 mi Benoni
$822
361 km or 224 mi Sandton
$997
361 km or 225 mi Randburg
$874
366 km or 227 mi Vryheid
$791
372 km or 231 mi Bethal
$819
390 km or 242 mi Centurion
$838
394 km or 245 mi Bhisho
$1286
402 km or 250 mi Pretoria
$909
406 km or 252 mi Rustenburg
$943
410 km or 255 mi East London
$703
412 km or 256 mi Brits
$848
426 km or 264 mi Mmabatho
$809
440 km or 274 mi Middelburg
$841
453 km or 281 mi Makhanda
$792
489 km or 304 mi Lobatse
$692
491 km or 305 mi Mbabane
$623
495 km or 307 mi Manzini
$459
525 km or 326 mi Kanye
$690
532 km or 330 mi Uitenhage
$901
540 km or 336 mi Gaborone
$718
547 km or 340 mi Port Elizabeth
$970
580 km or 360 mi Molepolole
$654