Djibouti City vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Djibouti City Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$601
$797
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1462
$1994
🏠 One person rent
$253
$296
🏘️ Family rent
$418
$498
🍽️ Food expenses
$235
$280
🚐 Transport expenses
$51
$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$224
$208
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
8
67
😀 Quality of life
41
58
🏙️ Population
604K
5.55M

The cost of living in Djibouti City is 25% less expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 7928th and 6763rd ($601 vs $797) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 Nairobi. Djibouti City ranked 1st best city to live in Djibouti vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 7834th and 6139th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Djibouti City vs Nairobi

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Djibouti City Nairobi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.38
$5.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24
$39.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.41
$6.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$2.35
☕ Cappuccino
$1.99
$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.71
$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$395
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$192
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$454
$697
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$294
$351
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.5
$25.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.9
$39.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.4
$38
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.99%
15.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1416
$1677
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$886
$943
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.49
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.3
$30.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.93
$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.89
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.8
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.43
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$6.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.62
$5.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.19
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$2.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.04
$3.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.09
$2.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.23
$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$1.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.6
$45.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.73
$7.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.8
$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.92
$4.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.9
$19.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.8
$59.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$157
$221
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4808
$9106

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$571
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$570
101 km or 63 mi Dikhil
$572
185 km or 115 mi Borama
$509
240 km or 149 mi Taiz
$514
245 km or 152 mi Aden
$526
247 km or 153 mi Hargeisa
$712
253 km or 157 mi Jijiga
$1152
264 km or 164 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
277 km or 172 mi Harar
$1153
286 km or 178 mi Ibb
$504
290 km or 180 mi Zabid
$491
356 km or 221 mi Dhamar
$494
357 km or 222 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
387 km or 240 mi Dessie
$1022
418 km or 259 mi Sayyan
$492
433 km or 269 mi Sanaa
$551
451 km or 280 mi Mekelle
$810
561 km or 348 mi Addis Ababa
$1269
594 km or 369 mi Mendefera
$498
598 km or 371 mi Sa'dah
$491
600 km or 373 mi Massawa
$497
618 km or 384 mi Asmara
$531
627 km or 390 mi Bahir Dar
$863
628 km or 390 mi Gondar
$1017
664 km or 413 mi Najran
$865
689 km or 428 mi Keren
$498
720 km or 448 mi Awasa
$996
726 km or 451 mi Mukalla
$493
740 km or 460 mi Abha
$902
818 km or 509 mi Jimma
$775
826 km or 513 mi Bareq
$893
846 km or 526 mi Kassala
$931
884 km or 550 mi El-Gadarif
$858
936 km or 582 mi Bisha
$906
944 km or 587 mi Baidoa
$743
958 km or 595 mi Ad-Damazin
$771
1019 km or 633 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
1090 km or 677 mi Mogadishu
$724
1095 km or 680 mi Port Sudan
$964

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Distance City Cost of living
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$455
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$419
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$508
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$542
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$602
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$523
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$520
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$533
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$505
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$624
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$651
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$553
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$604
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$593
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$623
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$544
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$670
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$722
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$563
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$506
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$551
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$588
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$408
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$763
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$627
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$691
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$620
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$811
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$693
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$572
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$544
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$825
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$518
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$692
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$409
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$694
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$691
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$617
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$507
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$810