Djibouti City vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Djibouti City Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$584
$719
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1450
$2041
🏠 One person rent
$253
$256
🏘️ Family rent
$463
$740
🍽️ Food expenses
$222
$257
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.3
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$435
$391
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
8
26
😀 Quality of life
36
13
🏙️ Population
604K
2.12M

The cost of living in Djibouti City is 19% less expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 7968th and 6821st ($584 vs $719) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Djibouti and Somalia, respectively. Check Djibouti vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Djibouti City compared to 0.5 months in Mogadishu. Djibouti City ranked 1st best city to live in Djibouti vs Mogadishu ranked 1st in Somalia, while ranked 7418th and 9110th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Djibouti City vs Mogadishu

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Djibouti City Mogadishu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.97
$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.6
$51.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.01
$3.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$3.99
☕ Cappuccino
$1.88
$1.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$171
$77.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$511
$1690
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$340
$217
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.3
$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.3
$195
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.7
$33.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.84%
7.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1458
$6940
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$900
$882
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.9
$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.35
$5.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.72
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.16
$3.77
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$4.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.22
$5.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.82
$25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.83
$1.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.99
$3.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.13
$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.7
$25.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.68
$26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.5
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.74
$52.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$34
$18.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.5
$61.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$141
$74.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4213
$890

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
223 km or 138 mi Baidoa
$711
824 km or 512 mi Malindi
$502
849 km or 527 mi Hargeisa
$684
860 km or 534 mi Jijiga
$671
883 km or 549 mi Harar
$626
883 km or 549 mi Meru
$535
909 km or 565 mi Borama
$527
923 km or 573 mi Dire Dawa
$667
925 km or 575 mi Mombasa
$560
944 km or 586 mi Awasa
$810
980 km or 609 mi Thika
$571
981 km or 610 mi Machakos
$482
1017 km or 632 mi Nairobi
$745
1051 km or 653 mi Tanga
$601
1054 km or 655 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
1060 km or 659 mi Dikhil
$554
1063 km or 661 mi Nakuru
$493
1066 km or 663 mi Addis Ababa
$1103
1072 km or 666 mi Moshi
$548
1090 km or 677 mi Djibouti City
$584
1127 km or 700 mi Obock
$553
1131 km or 703 mi Eldoret
$460
1131 km or 703 mi Jimma
$590
1135 km or 705 mi Arusha
$543
1139 km or 708 mi Stone Town
$675
1139 km or 708 mi Zanzibar
$736
1191 km or 740 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
1191 km or 740 mi Dessie
$814
1197 km or 744 mi Aden
$509
1201 km or 747 mi Kisumu
$518
1222 km or 759 mi Mumias
$483
1246 km or 774 mi Mbale
$583
1250 km or 777 mi Tororo
$581
1291 km or 802 mi Taiz
$514
1303 km or 810 mi Morogoro
$639
1332 km or 828 mi Ibb
$504
1346 km or 836 mi Victoria
$1552
1361 km or 846 mi Jinja
$511
1370 km or 851 mi Zabid
$489
1377 km or 855 mi Bahir Dar
$799