Djibouti City vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Djibouti City Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$551
$486
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1372
$1333
🏠 One person rent
$235
$177
🏘️ Family rent
$434
$398
🍽️ Food expenses
$212
$228
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.1
$31.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$403
$406
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
8
30
😀 Quality of life
23
29
🏙️ Population
604K
42.7K

The cost of living in Djibouti City is 13% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 8114th and 8601st ($551 vs $486) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Djibouti and Kenya, respectively. Check Djibouti vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Djibouti City compared to 0.8 months in Meru. Djibouti City ranked 1st best city to live in Djibouti vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 8873rd and 8527th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Djibouti City vs Meru

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Djibouti City Meru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.67
$4.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.2
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.74
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$2.06
☕ Cappuccino
$1.81
$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.64
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$231
$195
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$153
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$482
$557
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$311
$284
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.1
$14.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.4
$22.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.7
$36.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.03%
13.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1410
$862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$838
$864
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.44
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.9
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.95
$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.77
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.95
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$5.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.94
$4.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.61
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.77
$2.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.88
$3.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.08
$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.52
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.8
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.44
$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.5
$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.52
$3.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.5
$16.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.8
$49
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$132
$136
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3861
$6789

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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
138 km or 85 mi Thika
$530
175 km or 109 mi Nairobi
$646
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$524
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$439
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$405
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$441
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$424
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$536
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$557
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$571
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$557
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$452
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$542
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$493
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$600
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$654
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$547
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$622
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$493
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$556
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$706
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$762
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$581
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$805
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$600
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$840
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$553
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$748
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$871
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$543
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$498
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$599
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$677
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$449
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$819
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$575
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$446
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$747
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$539