Djibouti City vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Djibouti City Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$584
$745
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1450
$2030
🏠 One person rent
$253
$269
🏘️ Family rent
$463
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$222
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.3
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$435
$394
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
8
67
😀 Quality of life
36
57
🏙️ Population
604K
5.55M

The cost of living in Djibouti City is 22% less expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 7968th and 6689th ($584 vs $745) 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 0.7 months in Djibouti City compared to 0.5 months in Nairobi. Djibouti City ranked 1st best city to live in Djibouti vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 7418th and 5632nd 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
$3.97
$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.6
$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.01
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$2.2
☕ Cappuccino
$1.88
$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$171
$164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$511
$1021
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$340
$420
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.3
$25.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.3
$38.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.7
$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.84%
14.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1458
$1536
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$900
$1125
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.9
$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.35
$13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.72
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.16
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$6.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.22
$5.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.82
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.83
$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.99
$3.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.13
$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$1.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.7
$40.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.68
$6.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.5
$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.74
$5.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$34
$19.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.5
$58.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$141
$168
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4213
$8325

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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
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$571
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$482
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$493
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$535
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$543
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$548
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$460
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$518
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$483
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$581
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$583
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$502
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$560
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$511
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$466
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$601
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$643
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$707
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$559
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$564
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$675
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$736
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$639
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$579
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$509
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$622
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$723
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$509
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$568
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$545
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$784
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$598
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$509
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$441
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$510
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$509
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$576
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$579
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$768