Djibouti City vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Djibouti City Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$586
$549
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1414
$1431
🏠 One person rent
$249
$175
🏘️ Family rent
$413
$281
🍽️ Food expenses
$227
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.7
$42.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$233
$360
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
8
29
😀 Quality of life
41
32
🏙️ Population
604K
42.7K

The cost of living in Djibouti City is 7% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 7941st and 8291st ($586 vs $549) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Djibouti and Kenya, respectively. Check Djibouti vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Djibouti City compared to 0.7 months in Meru. Djibouti City ranked 1st best city to live in Djibouti vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 7664th and 8680th 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
$4.12
$5.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.1
$38.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.23
$6.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$2.31
☕ Cappuccino
$1.92
$2.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.68
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$245
$167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$167
$98.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$447
$304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$294
$181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41
$23.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.2
$35.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.1
$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.94%
15.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1488
$1175
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$959
$1345
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.1
$28.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.46
$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.83
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$1.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.5
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.46
$6.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.42
$5.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.9
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.94
$3.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.05
$2.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.1
$3.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$1.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.28
$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.9
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.75
$7.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.5
$21.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.29
$3.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.5
$19.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.4
$68.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$136
$222
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4170
$8839

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$560
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$557
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$559
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$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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$460
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$811
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$503
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$528
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$543
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$511
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$533
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$623
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$612
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$654
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$548
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$582
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$596
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$658
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$717
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$578
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$552
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$656
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$627
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$567
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$609
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$526
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$724
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$421
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$799
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$1031
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$617
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$833
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$802
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$567
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$527
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$597
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$758
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$687
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$715
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$499
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$687
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$820
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$524