Djibouti City vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Djibouti City Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$590
$543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1446
$1430
🏠 One person rent
$246
$185
🏘️ Family rent
$408
$300
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$258
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.8
$40.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$246
$173
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
8
27
😀 Quality of life
43
28
🏙️ Population
604K
42.7K

The cost of living in Djibouti City is 9% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 8069th and 8425th ($590 vs $543) 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 0.4 months in Djibouti City compared to 0.3 months in Meru. Djibouti City ranked 1st best city to live in Djibouti vs Meru ranked 10th in Kenya, while ranked 7471st and 8855th 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
$4.29
$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.3
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.38
$6.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$2.3
☕ Cappuccino
$2
$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.71
$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$239
$165
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$163
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$429
$304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$290
$199
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.5
$29.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.5
$45.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.4
$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12%
14.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1416
$1039
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$879
$1138
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.47
$0.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.86
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$1.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.5
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$5.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.17
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.1
$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.16
$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.2
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.7
$7.77
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.2
$20.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.71
$3.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.6
$22.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.4
$54.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$168
$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5247
$10408

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$497
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$509
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$682
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$1045
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$1050
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$1050
286 km or 178 mi Ibb
$488
290 km or 180 mi Zabid
$476
356 km or 221 mi Dhamar
$478
357 km or 222 mi Al Hudaydah
$499
387 km or 240 mi Dessie
$931
418 km or 259 mi Sayyan
$476
433 km or 269 mi Sanaa
$532
451 km or 280 mi Mekelle
$748
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$1148
594 km or 369 mi Mendefera
$481
598 km or 371 mi Sa'dah
$475
600 km or 373 mi Massawa
$484
618 km or 384 mi Asmara
$513
627 km or 390 mi Bahir Dar
$800
628 km or 390 mi Gondar
$923
664 km or 413 mi Najran
$864
689 km or 428 mi Keren
$483
720 km or 448 mi Awasa
$910
726 km or 451 mi Mukalla
$477
740 km or 460 mi Abha
$871
818 km or 509 mi Jimma
$746
826 km or 513 mi Bareq
$873
846 km or 526 mi Kassala
$947
884 km or 550 mi El-Gadarif
$872
936 km or 582 mi Bisha
$890
944 km or 587 mi Baidoa
$745
958 km or 595 mi Ad-Damazin
$753
1019 km or 633 mi As Sulayyil
$993
1090 km or 677 mi Mogadishu
$721
1095 km or 680 mi Port Sudan
$976

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$448
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$807
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$532
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$513
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$549
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$524
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$540
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$603
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$618
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$624
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$563
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$573
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$611
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$635
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$697
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$531
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$533
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$613
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$591
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$546
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$586
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$495
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$745
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$417
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$735
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$910
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$577
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$810
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$746
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$541
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$513
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$671
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$872
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$688
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$721
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$553
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$688
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$795
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