Djibouti City vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Djibouti City Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$586
$1182
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1414
$2412
🏠 One person rent
$249
$673
🏘️ Family rent
$413
$906
🍽️ Food expenses
$227
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.7
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$233
$1300
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
8
22
😀 Quality of life
41
70
🏙️ Population
604K
1.41M

The cost of living in Djibouti City is 50% less expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 7941st and 4743rd ($586 vs $1182) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 7664th and 4114th 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
$4.12
$5.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.1
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.23
$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$1.92
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.68
$0.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$245
$439
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$167
$505
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$447
$633
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$294
$688
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41
$91.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.2
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.1
$89.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.94%
3.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1488
$3803
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$959
$1109
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.1
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.46
$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.83
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.5
$5.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.46
$7.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.42
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.9
$1.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.94
$7.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.05
$5.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.1
$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.28
$3.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.9
$79.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.75
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.5
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.29
$2.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.5
$37.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.4
$67
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$136
$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4170
$5508

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Distance City Cost of living
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$560
68 km or 42 mi Ali Sabieh
$557
101 km or 63 mi Dikhil
$559
185 km or 115 mi Borama
$502
240 km or 149 mi Taiz
$522
245 km or 152 mi Aden
$517
247 km or 153 mi Hargeisa
$694
253 km or 157 mi Jijiga
$1169
264 km or 164 mi Dire Dawa
$1175
277 km or 172 mi Harar
$1175
286 km or 178 mi Ibb
$512
290 km or 180 mi Zabid
$499
356 km or 221 mi Dhamar
$500
357 km or 222 mi Al Hudaydah
$522
387 km or 240 mi Dessie
$1039
418 km or 259 mi Sayyan
$498
433 km or 269 mi Sanaa
$560
451 km or 280 mi Mekelle
$826
561 km or 348 mi Addis Ababa
$1289
594 km or 369 mi Mendefera
$498
598 km or 371 mi Sa'dah
$498
600 km or 373 mi Massawa
$499
618 km or 384 mi Asmara
$533
627 km or 390 mi Bahir Dar
$864
628 km or 390 mi Gondar
$1016
664 km or 413 mi Najran
$860
689 km or 428 mi Keren
$500
720 km or 448 mi Awasa
$1031
726 km or 451 mi Mukalla
$500
740 km or 460 mi Abha
$911
818 km or 509 mi Jimma
$802
826 km or 513 mi Bareq
$903
846 km or 526 mi Kassala
$971
884 km or 550 mi El-Gadarif
$925
936 km or 582 mi Bisha
$918
944 km or 587 mi Baidoa
$724
958 km or 595 mi Ad-Damazin
$829
1019 km or 633 mi As Sulayyil
$1008
1090 km or 677 mi Mogadishu
$715
1095 km or 680 mi Port Sudan
$964

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Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$791
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1155
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1162
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$940
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$825
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$862
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$967
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1069
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$918
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$964
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$791
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$769
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$589
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$346
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$903
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$354
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$517
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$348
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$365
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$428
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1627
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$782
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1734
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$798
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$911
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1008
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$645
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$398
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$718
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1910
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1855
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1645
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$271
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$837
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1021
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1867
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1879
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1009
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$860
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$987