Djibouti City vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Djibouti City Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$551
$892
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1372
$2228
🏠 One person rent
$235
$391
🏘️ Family rent
$434
$692
🍽️ Food expenses
$212
$307
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.1
$91.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$403
$1519
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
8
20
😀 Quality of life
23
52
🏙️ Population
604K
1.18M

The cost of living in Djibouti City is 38% less expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 8114th and 6017th ($551 vs $892) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 15th 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 Medina. Djibouti City ranked 1st best city to live in Djibouti vs Medina ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 8873rd and 6150th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Djibouti City vs Medina

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Djibouti City Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.67
$6.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.2
$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.74
$6.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$1.33
☕ Cappuccino
$1.81
$3.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.64
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$231
$391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$153
$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$482
$1101
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$311
$356
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.1
$74.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.4
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.7
$71.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.03%
3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1410
$1695
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$838
$1066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.44
$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.9
$54
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.95
$8.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.77
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.95
$5.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$7.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.94
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.61
$2.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.77
$7.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.88
$5.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.08
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.52
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$3.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.8
$79
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.44
$17.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.5
$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.52
$2.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.5
$41.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.8
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$132
$405
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3861
$9496

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$844
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1100
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1032
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$879
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$996
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$860
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$1013
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1000
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$938
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1361
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$857
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$854
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$434
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$920
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$440
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$625
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$280
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$404
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$443
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1642
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$692
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1583
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$583
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$923
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$642
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$449
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$735
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1703
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1678
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1523
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$421
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$737
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$802
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1671
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1687
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$981
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$1047
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$964