Djibouti City vs Mbabane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Djibouti City	Mbabane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$551	$558
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1372	$1413
🏠 One person rent	$235	$254
🏘️ Family rent	$434	$487
🍽️ Food expenses	$212	$189
🚐 Transport expenses	$47.1	$52.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$403	$681
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	8	16
😀 Quality of life	23	42
🏙️ Population	604K	94.9K

The cost of living in Djibouti City is 1% less expensive than in Mbabane. Cities ranked 8114th and 8054th ($551 vs $558) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Djibouti and Eswatini, respectively. Check Djibouti vs Eswatini 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 Mbabane. Djibouti City ranked 1st best city to live in Djibouti vs Mbabane ranked 1st in Eswatini, while ranked 8873rd and 6934th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Djibouti City vs Mbabane

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	Djibouti City	Mbabane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.67	$2.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.2	$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.74	$2.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$1.69
☕ Cappuccino	$1.81	$1.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.64	$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$231	$189
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$153	$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$482	$467
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$311	$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.1	$43.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.4	$67.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.7	$51.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.03%	9.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1410	$311
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$838	$235
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.44	$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.9	$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.95	$23.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.77	$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.65	$1.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.95	$8.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$3.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.94	$4.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$0.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$0.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.61	$5.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.77	$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.88	$4.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.08	$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.8	$26.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.44	$3.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.5	$21.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.52	$4.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.5	$47.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.8	$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$132	$116
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3861	$4606

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Cities near Djibouti City

Distance	City	Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi	Obock	$522
68 km or 42 mi	Ali Sabieh	$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

Cities near Mbabane

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Manzini	$447
136 km or 85 mi	Matola	$978
148 km or 92 mi	Maputo	$1084
165 km or 103 mi	Vryheid	$739
171 km or 106 mi	Bethal	$746
179 km or 111 mi	Middelburg	$866
271 km or 168 mi	Springs	$631
284 km or 176 mi	Benoni	$741
287 km or 178 mi	Xai-Xai	$952
301 km or 187 mi	Centurion	$755
304 km or 189 mi	Pretoria	$783
311 km or 193 mi	Sandton	$889
311 km or 193 mi	Johannesburg	$908
316 km or 196 mi	Randburg	$776
324 km or 201 mi	Vereeniging	$637
329 km or 204 mi	Soweto	$875
334 km or 207 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$698
348 km or 216 mi	Brits	$751
370 km or 230 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$609
394 km or 245 mi	Durban	$780
398 km or 247 mi	Butha-Buthe	$511
399 km or 248 mi	Rustenburg	$845
406 km or 252 mi	Potchefstroom	$625
416 km or 259 mi	Kroonstad	$701
451 km or 280 mi	Klerksdorp	$621
461 km or 287 mi	Teyateyaneng	$511
477 km or 296 mi	Welkom	$682
491 km or 305 mi	Maseru	$535
546 km or 339 mi	Mafeteng	$511
555 km or 345 mi	Mmabatho	$719
559 km or 347 mi	Gaborone	$656
564 km or 350 mi	Lobatse	$631
566 km or 352 mi	Mahalapye	$605
576 km or 358 mi	Bloemfontein	$601
585 km or 363 mi	Palapye	$511
601 km or 374 mi	Kanye	$633
608 km or 378 mi	Molepolole	$603
628 km or 390 mi	Serowe	$554
628 km or 390 mi	Mthatha	$689
682 km or 424 mi	Francistown	$550