Djibouti City vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Djibouti City Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$584
$1110
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1450
$2698
🏠 One person rent
$253
$551
🏘️ Family rent
$463
$1053
🍽️ Food expenses
$222
$349
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.3
$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$435
$1727
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
8
44
😀 Quality of life
36
68
🏙️ Population
604K
1.42M

The cost of living in Djibouti City is 47% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 7968th and 4893rd ($584 vs $1110) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Djibouti and Oman, respectively. Check Djibouti vs Oman comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Djibouti City compared to 1.6 months in Muscat. Djibouti City ranked 1st best city to live in Djibouti vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 7418th and 3189th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Djibouti City vs Muscat

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Djibouti City Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.97
$5.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.6
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.01
$7.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$11.7
☕ Cappuccino
$1.88
$5.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$550
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$171
$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$511
$1200
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$340
$801
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.3
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.3
$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.7
$71.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.84%
4.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1458
$1760
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$900
$1270
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$1.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.9
$62.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.35
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.72
$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.16
$3.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$4.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.22
$8.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.82
$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$4.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.83
$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.99
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.13
$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$3.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.7
$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.68
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.5
$36.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.74
$8.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$34
$43.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.5
$77.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$141
$190
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4213
$8649

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$553
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$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
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$994
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$786
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$687
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1232
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1050
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2084
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1503
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2309
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$639
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$547
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$531
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$831
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$520
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1810
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$561
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1719
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$467
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$556
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$515
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1218
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1267
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1226
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$429
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$806
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$548
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$558
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$870
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$546
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$989
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$878
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$537
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$541
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$928
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$548