Djibouti City vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Djibouti City Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$601
$461
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1462
$1179
🏠 One person rent
$253
$185
🏘️ Family rent
$418
$299
🍽️ Food expenses
$235
$174
🚐 Transport expenses
$51
$34
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$224
$230
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
8
55
😀 Quality of life
41
48
🏙️ Population
604K
2.11M

The cost of living in Djibouti City is 30% more expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 7928th and 8850th ($601 vs $461) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 48th in Djibouti and Indonesia, respectively. Check Djibouti vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 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 7834th and 6907th 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
$4.38
$1.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24
$11.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.41
$3.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$1.74
☕ Cappuccino
$1.99
$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.71
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$169
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$454
$308
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$294
$179
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.5
$43.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.9
$66.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.4
$28.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.99%
9.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1416
$1205
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$886
$591
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.49
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.3
$8.11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.93
$2.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.89
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.8
$1.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.43
$7.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.62
$6.63
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.19
$7.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$1.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.04
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.09
$1.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.23
$2.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.6
$19.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.73
$3.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.8
$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.92
$2.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.9
$55.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.8
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$157
$122
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4808
$9091

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$571
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$570
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$572
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$509
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$514
245 km or 152 mi Aden
$526
247 km or 153 mi Hargeisa
$712
253 km or 157 mi Jijiga
$1152
264 km or 164 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
277 km or 172 mi Harar
$1153
286 km or 178 mi Ibb
$504
290 km or 180 mi Zabid
$491
356 km or 221 mi Dhamar
$494
357 km or 222 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
387 km or 240 mi Dessie
$1022
418 km or 259 mi Sayyan
$492
433 km or 269 mi Sanaa
$551
451 km or 280 mi Mekelle
$810
561 km or 348 mi Addis Ababa
$1269
594 km or 369 mi Mendefera
$498
598 km or 371 mi Sa'dah
$491
600 km or 373 mi Massawa
$497
618 km or 384 mi Asmara
$531
627 km or 390 mi Bahir Dar
$863
628 km or 390 mi Gondar
$1017
664 km or 413 mi Najran
$865
689 km or 428 mi Keren
$498
720 km or 448 mi Awasa
$996
726 km or 451 mi Mukalla
$493
740 km or 460 mi Abha
$902
818 km or 509 mi Jimma
$775
826 km or 513 mi Bareq
$893
846 km or 526 mi Kassala
$931
884 km or 550 mi El-Gadarif
$858
936 km or 582 mi Bisha
$906
944 km or 587 mi Baidoa
$743
958 km or 595 mi Ad-Damazin
$771
1019 km or 633 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
1090 km or 677 mi Mogadishu
$724
1095 km or 680 mi Port Sudan
$964

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Distance City Cost of living
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$458
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$461
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$470
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$451
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$485
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$438
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$701
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$572
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$558
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$792
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$740
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$696
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$663
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$551
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$762
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$790
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$634
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$750
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$564
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$831
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$813
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$981
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$664
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$627
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$628
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$678
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$513
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$622
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$407
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$736
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$846
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$495
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$788
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$1059
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$551
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$808
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$891
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$780
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$588
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$572