Djibouti City vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Djibouti City	Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person	$551	$1032
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1372	$2465
🏠 One person rent	$235	$394
🏘️ Family rent	$434	$622
🍽️ Food expenses	$212	$308
🚐 Transport expenses	$47.1	$219
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$403	$1784
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	68 km
🎓 Higher education	8	41
😀 Quality of life	23	54
🏙️ Population	604K	1.68M

The cost of living in Djibouti City is 47% less expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 8114th and 5103rd ($551 vs $1032) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Djibouti and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Djibouti vs Saudi Arabia 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 Mecca. Djibouti City ranked 1st best city to live in Djibouti vs Mecca ranked 8th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 8873rd and 6051st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Djibouti City vs Mecca

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	Djibouti City	Mecca
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.67	$6.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.2	$41.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.74	$6.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$1.59
☕ Cappuccino	$1.81	$3.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.64	$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$231	$275
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$153	$275
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$482	$690
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$311	$424
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.1	$47.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.4	$73.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.7	$71.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.03%	7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1410	$1443
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$838	$1095
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.44	$2.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.9	$99.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.95	$23.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.77	$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.65	$2.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.95	$6.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$7.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.94	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.61	$3.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.77	$6.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.88	$5.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.08	$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.8	$127
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.44	$17.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.5	$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.52	$4.24
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.5	$38.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.8	$68.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$132	$398
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3861	$4708

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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 Mecca

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Jeddah	$1100
329 km or 204 mi	Bisha	$938
338 km or 210 mi	Port Sudan	$1361
339 km or 211 mi	Medina	$892
350 km or 218 mi	Yanbu	$844
354 km or 220 mi	Bareq	$920
453 km or 282 mi	Abha	$923
606 km or 377 mi	As Sulayyil	$1085
620 km or 385 mi	Ar Rass	$860
628 km or 390 mi	Najran	$1047
642 km or 399 mi	Al Wajh	$879
644 km or 400 mi	Keren	$466
648 km or 403 mi	Sa'dah	$467
649 km or 403 mi	Massawa	$467
670 km or 416 mi	Unaizah	$1013
684 km or 425 mi	Asmara	$498
703 km or 437 mi	Ha'il	$996
735 km or 457 mi	Mendefera	$466
738 km or 458 mi	Atbara	$1095
756 km or 470 mi	Kassala	$1061
769 km or 478 mi	Aswan	$280
790 km or 491 mi	Riyadh	$1642
807 km or 501 mi	Al Hudaydah	$489
818 km or 508 mi	Sanaa	$523
842 km or 523 mi	Sayyan	$467
842 km or 523 mi	Tabuk	$1000
873 km or 542 mi	Luxor	$404
884 km or 549 mi	Mekelle	$800
884 km or 549 mi	Zabid	$466
890 km or 553 mi	Hurghada	$434
895 km or 556 mi	Qena	$443
904 km or 562 mi	Dhamar	$470
909 km or 565 mi	El Gouna	$440
912 km or 567 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$603
933 km or 580 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$857
947 km or 588 mi	El-Gadarif	$959
948 km or 589 mi	Ibb	$481
951 km or 591 mi	Sakakah	$854
951 km or 591 mi	Dahab	$625
979 km or 608 mi	Taiz	$490