Djibouti City vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Djibouti City Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$548
$2154
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1343
$5060
🏠 One person rent
$239
$1167
🏘️ Family rent
$422
$1817
🍽️ Food expenses
$206
$553
🚐 Transport expenses
$46
$288
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$387
$3795
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
8
100
😀 Quality of life
24
99
🏙️ Population
604K
4.53M

The cost of living in Djibouti City is 75% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 8083rd and 420th ($548 vs $2154) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 2nd in Australia, while ranked 8886th and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Djibouti City Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.56
$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$61.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.63
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$7.88
☕ Cappuccino
$1.73
$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$2.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$231
$1199
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$155
$956
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$463
$2131
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$300
$1465
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.6
$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58
$162
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.7
$56.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.34%
4.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1326
$7253
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$814
$6427
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$3.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.1
$113
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.86
$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.77
$2.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.56
$4.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.17
$9.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.68
$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$3.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$5.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.42
$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$4.34
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.6
$28.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.87
$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.01
$4.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.46
$3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.21
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.3
$47.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.29
$15.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.9
$56.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4
$18.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.9
$80.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.7
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$127
$1770
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3863
$19362

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$520
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$521
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$519
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$618
240 km or 149 mi Taiz
$512
245 km or 152 mi Aden
$508
247 km or 153 mi Hargeisa
$801
253 km or 157 mi Jijiga
$554
264 km or 164 mi Dire Dawa
$491
277 km or 172 mi Harar
$476
286 km or 178 mi Ibb
$502
290 km or 180 mi Zabid
$488
356 km or 221 mi Dhamar
$492
357 km or 222 mi Al Hudaydah
$511
387 km or 240 mi Dessie
$570
418 km or 259 mi Sayyan
$487
433 km or 269 mi Sanaa
$553
451 km or 280 mi Mekelle
$578
561 km or 348 mi Addis Ababa
$752
594 km or 369 mi Mendefera
$485
598 km or 371 mi Sa'dah
$486
600 km or 373 mi Massawa
$487
618 km or 384 mi Asmara
$522
627 km or 390 mi Bahir Dar
$575
628 km or 390 mi Gondar
$598
664 km or 413 mi Najran
$892
689 km or 428 mi Keren
$488
720 km or 448 mi Awasa
$609
726 km or 451 mi Mukalla
$490
740 km or 460 mi Abha
$963
818 km or 509 mi Jimma
$569
826 km or 513 mi Bareq
$833
846 km or 526 mi Kassala
$598
884 km or 550 mi El-Gadarif
$588
936 km or 582 mi Bisha
$829
944 km or 587 mi Baidoa
$603
958 km or 595 mi Ad-Damazin
$574
1019 km or 633 mi As Sulayyil
$843
1090 km or 677 mi Mogadishu
$840
1095 km or 680 mi Port Sudan
$601

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$1747
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$1583
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$1613
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$1510
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1660
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1654
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1940
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1561
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1598
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1659
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$1764
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1696
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1105
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$1659
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1381
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1557
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$1175
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1445
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1615
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1650
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1441
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$2217
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$1563
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1607
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$1674
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1572
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1540
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1544
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$1915
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1562
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1502
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$1873
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$1719
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$2397
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$2043
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$1778
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$1651
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$1982
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$1663
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$1361