Djibouti City vs Mbabane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Djibouti City	Mbabane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$584	$623
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1450	$1573
🏠 One person rent	$253	$287
🏘️ Family rent	$463	$548
🍽️ Food expenses	$222	$210
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.3	$58.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$435	$761
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	8	16
😀 Quality of life	36	38
🏙️ Population	604K	60.7K

The cost of living in Djibouti City is 6% less expensive than in Mbabane. Cities ranked 7968th and 7532nd ($584 vs $623) 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 7418th and 7128th 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	$3.97	$3.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.6	$29.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.01	$2.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$1.91
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$1.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.67	$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$243	$211
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$171	$173
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$511	$521
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$340	$389
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.3	$48.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.3	$75.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.7	$57.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.84%	10.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1458	$354
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$900	$262
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$1.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.9	$30.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.35	$26.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.82	$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.16	$9.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$4.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.22	$5.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$0.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.34	$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.82	$5.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.83	$2.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.99	$4.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.13	$3.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.56	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.31	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.7	$29.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.68	$3.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.5	$20.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.74	$4.74
👖 Brand Jeans	$34	$53.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67.5	$76.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$141	$130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4213	$5172

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Cities near Djibouti City

Distance	City	Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi	Obock	$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

Cities near Mbabane

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Manzini	$459
136 km or 85 mi	Matola	$1003
148 km or 92 mi	Maputo	$1116
165 km or 103 mi	Vryheid	$791
171 km or 106 mi	Bethal	$819
179 km or 111 mi	Middelburg	$841
271 km or 168 mi	Springs	$696
284 km or 176 mi	Benoni	$822
287 km or 178 mi	Xai-Xai	$1045
301 km or 187 mi	Centurion	$838
304 km or 189 mi	Pretoria	$909
311 km or 193 mi	Sandton	$997
311 km or 193 mi	Johannesburg	$1079
316 km or 196 mi	Randburg	$874
324 km or 201 mi	Vereeniging	$717
329 km or 204 mi	Soweto	$971
334 km or 207 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
348 km or 216 mi	Brits	$848
370 km or 230 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$674
394 km or 245 mi	Durban	$834
398 km or 247 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
399 km or 248 mi	Rustenburg	$943
406 km or 252 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
416 km or 259 mi	Kroonstad	$788
451 km or 280 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
461 km or 287 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
477 km or 296 mi	Welkom	$774
491 km or 305 mi	Maseru	$627
546 km or 339 mi	Mafeteng	$581
555 km or 345 mi	Mmabatho	$809
559 km or 347 mi	Gaborone	$718
564 km or 350 mi	Lobatse	$692
566 km or 352 mi	Mahalapye	$663
576 km or 358 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
585 km or 363 mi	Palapye	$554
601 km or 374 mi	Kanye	$690
608 km or 378 mi	Molepolole	$654
628 km or 390 mi	Serowe	$600
628 km or 390 mi	Mthatha	$862
682 km or 424 mi	Francistown	$585