Djibouti City vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Djibouti City	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$584	$2397
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1450	$5694
🏠 One person rent	$253	$1344
🏘️ Family rent	$463	$2215
🍽️ Food expenses	$222	$557
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.3	$345
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$435	$4357
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	8	100
😀 Quality of life	36	100
🏙️ Population	604K	5.03M

The cost of living in Djibouti City is 76% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 7968th and 923rd ($584 vs $2397) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Djibouti and Australia, respectively. Check Djibouti vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Djibouti City compared to 1.8 months in Melbourne. Djibouti City ranked 1st best city to live in Djibouti vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 7418th and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

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	Djibouti City	Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.97	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.6	$62.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.01	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$8.61
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.67	$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$243	$1361
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$171	$1146
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$511	$2752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$340	$1818
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.3	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.3	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.7	$54
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.84%	6.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1458	$7512
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$900	$5768
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$3.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.9	$126
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.35	$21.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.82	$2.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$4.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.16	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$9.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.22	$14.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$3.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.34	$2.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.82	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$4.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.83	$26.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.99	$6.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.13	$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.56	$3.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.31	$4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.7	$52.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.68	$15.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.5	$56.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.74	$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$34	$81.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67.5	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$141	$1974
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4213	$21306

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Cities near Djibouti City

Distance	City	Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi	Obock	$553
68 km or 42 mi	Ali Sabieh	$555
101 km or 63 mi	Dikhil	$554
185 km or 115 mi	Borama	$527
240 km or 149 mi	Taiz	$514
245 km or 152 mi	Aden	$509
247 km or 153 mi	Hargeisa	$684
253 km or 157 mi	Jijiga	$671
264 km or 164 mi	Dire Dawa	$667
277 km or 172 mi	Harar	$626
286 km or 178 mi	Ibb	$504
290 km or 180 mi	Zabid	$489
356 km or 221 mi	Dhamar	$491
357 km or 222 mi	Al Hudaydah	$513
387 km or 240 mi	Dessie	$814
418 km or 259 mi	Sayyan	$491
433 km or 269 mi	Sanaa	$550
451 km or 280 mi	Mekelle	$686
561 km or 348 mi	Addis Ababa	$1103
594 km or 369 mi	Mendefera	$490
598 km or 371 mi	Sa'dah	$488
600 km or 373 mi	Massawa	$492
618 km or 384 mi	Asmara	$524
627 km or 390 mi	Bahir Dar	$799
628 km or 390 mi	Gondar	$946
664 km or 413 mi	Najran	$934
689 km or 428 mi	Keren	$491
720 km or 448 mi	Awasa	$810
726 km or 451 mi	Mukalla	$491
740 km or 460 mi	Abha	$915
818 km or 509 mi	Jimma	$590
826 km or 513 mi	Bareq	$895
846 km or 526 mi	Kassala	$988
884 km or 550 mi	El-Gadarif	$935
936 km or 582 mi	Bisha	$895
944 km or 587 mi	Baidoa	$711
958 km or 595 mi	Ad-Damazin	$827
1019 km or 633 mi	As Sulayyil	$1021
1090 km or 677 mi	Mogadishu	$719
1095 km or 680 mi	Port Sudan	$1096

Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1758
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1757
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1876
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1822
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1795
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1799
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1800
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1805
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$1892
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1357
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1397
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1829
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1717
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1697
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1788
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1900
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1746
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1798
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2393
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1816
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1748
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2265
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1500
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1674
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1532
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2246
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1732
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1815
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2472
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1997
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2801
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2286
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1833
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$2013
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1289
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913