Djibouti City vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Djibouti City Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$601
$1168
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1462
$2347
🏠 One person rent
$253
$663
🏘️ Family rent
$418
$850
🍽️ Food expenses
$235
$306
🚐 Transport expenses
$51
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$224
$1243
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
8
23
😀 Quality of life
41
69
🏙️ Population
604K
1.41M

The cost of living in Djibouti City is 49% less expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 7928th and 4849th ($601 vs $1168) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Djibouti and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Djibouti vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Djibouti City compared to 1.1 months in Medina. Djibouti City ranked 1st best city to live in Djibouti vs Medina ranked 6th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 7834th and 4347th 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
$4.38
$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.41
$8.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$1.99
$2.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.71
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$506
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$475
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$454
$729
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$294
$591
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.5
$91.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.9
$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.4
$89.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.99%
3.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1416
$3269
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$886
$1287
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.49
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.3
$37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.93
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.89
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.8
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.43
$5.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$7.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.62
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.19
$1.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.04
$7.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.09
$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.23
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.6
$78.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.73
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.8
$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.92
$2.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.9
$37.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.8
$67
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$157
$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4808
$5515

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$571
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$570
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$509
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$514
245 km or 152 mi Aden
$526
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$712
253 km or 157 mi Jijiga
$1152
264 km or 164 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
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$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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$795
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$1209
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1107
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$942
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$775
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$815
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$931
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1074
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$906
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$964
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$790
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$776
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$354
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$893
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$360
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$479
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$369
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$385
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$448
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1632
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$800
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1853
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$824
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$902
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$665
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$415
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$724
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$2002
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1946
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1700
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$283
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$895
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1062
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1936
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1962
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1013
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$865
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$1010