Djibouti City vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Djibouti City Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$551
$646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1372
$1766
🏠 One person rent
$235
$239
🏘️ Family rent
$434
$565
🍽️ Food expenses
$212
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.1
$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$403
$399
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
8
67
😀 Quality of life
23
59
🏙️ Population
604K
5.55M

The cost of living in Djibouti City is 15% less expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 8114th and 7242nd ($551 vs $646) 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 0.6 months in Nairobi. Djibouti City ranked 1st best city to live in Djibouti vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 8873rd and 5517th 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
$3.67
$3.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.2
$22
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.74
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$1.91
☕ Cappuccino
$1.81
$2.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.64
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$231
$301
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$153
$147
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$482
$848
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$311
$401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.1
$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.4
$37.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.7
$36.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.03%
13.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1410
$1086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$838
$641
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.44
$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.9
$29.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.95
$10.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.77
$0.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.95
$9.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$5.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.94
$4.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.61
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.77
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.88
$3.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.08
$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.52
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.8
$37.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.44
$5.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.5
$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.52
$4.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.5
$16.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.8
$46.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$132
$138
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3861
$6839

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Distance City Cost of living
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$522
68 km or 42 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
101 km or 63 mi Dikhil
$524
185 km or 115 mi Borama
$602
240 km or 149 mi Taiz
$490
245 km or 152 mi Aden
$486
247 km or 153 mi Hargeisa
$815
253 km or 157 mi Jijiga
$702
264 km or 164 mi Dire Dawa
$705
277 km or 172 mi Harar
$676
286 km or 178 mi Ibb
$481
290 km or 180 mi Zabid
$466
356 km or 221 mi Dhamar
$470
357 km or 222 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
387 km or 240 mi Dessie
$820
418 km or 259 mi Sayyan
$467
433 km or 269 mi Sanaa
$523
451 km or 280 mi Mekelle
$800
561 km or 348 mi Addis Ababa
$923
594 km or 369 mi Mendefera
$466
598 km or 371 mi Sa'dah
$467
600 km or 373 mi Massawa
$467
618 km or 384 mi Asmara
$498
627 km or 390 mi Bahir Dar
$883
628 km or 390 mi Gondar
$885
664 km or 413 mi Najran
$1047
689 km or 428 mi Keren
$466
720 km or 448 mi Awasa
$840
726 km or 451 mi Mukalla
$468
740 km or 460 mi Abha
$923
818 km or 509 mi Jimma
$871
826 km or 513 mi Bareq
$920
846 km or 526 mi Kassala
$1061
884 km or 550 mi El-Gadarif
$959
936 km or 582 mi Bisha
$938
944 km or 587 mi Baidoa
$805
958 km or 595 mi Ad-Damazin
$857
1019 km or 633 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
1090 km or 677 mi Mogadishu
$819
1095 km or 680 mi Port Sudan
$1361

Cities near Nairobi

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$530
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$524
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$439
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$486
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$571
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$536
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$405
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$441
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$424
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$557
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$557
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$452
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$493
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$542
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$493
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$622
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$600
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$654
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$547
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$581
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$706
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$762
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$600
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$556
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$449
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$599
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$677
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$446
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$543
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$539
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$748
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$575
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$448
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$458
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$445
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$448
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$553
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$566
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$747