Djibouti City vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Djibouti City Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$551
$500
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1372
$1369
🏠 One person rent
$235
$200
🏘️ Family rent
$434
$417
🍽️ Food expenses
$212
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.1
$39.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$403
$269
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
8
52
😀 Quality of life
23
45
🏙️ Population
604K
2.11M

The cost of living in Djibouti City is 10% more expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 8114th and 8502nd ($551 vs $500) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 35th in Djibouti and Indonesia, respectively. Check Djibouti vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Djibouti City compared to 0.5 months in Medan. Djibouti City ranked 1st best city to live in Djibouti vs Medan ranked 14th in Indonesia, while ranked 8873rd and 6617th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Djibouti City vs Medan

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Djibouti City Medan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.67
$2.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.2
$11.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.74
$3.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$2.77
 Cappuccino
$1.81
$1.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.64
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$231
$190
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$153
$115
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$482
$449
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$311
$296
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.1
$41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.4
$62.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.7
$28.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.03%
11.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1410
$1660
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$838
$636
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.44
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.9
$6.93
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.95
$3.93
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.77
$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$1.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.95
$5.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$2.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.94
$8.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.61
$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.77
$2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.88
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.08
$2.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.52
$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$0.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.8
$25.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.44
$3.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.5
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.52
$2.87
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.5
$58.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.8
$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$132
$63.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3861
$11223

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$522
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$483
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$485
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$499
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$472
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$515
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$443
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$565
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$638
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$596
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$566
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$578
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$550
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$544
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$587
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$553
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$650
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$496
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$582
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$453
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$644
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$645
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$743
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$539
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$480
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$487
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$545
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$554
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$520
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$403
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$602
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$697
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$558
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$611
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$870
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$455
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$653
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$739
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$609
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$482
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$465