Djibouti City vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Djibouti City Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$590
$807
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1446
$2035
🏠 One person rent
$246
$305
🏘️ Family rent
$408
$518
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$276
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.8
$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$246
$228
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
8
67
😀 Quality of life
43
59
🏙️ Population
604K
5.55M

The cost of living in Djibouti City is 27% less expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 8069th and 6736th ($590 vs $807) 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 7471st and 6034th 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
$4.29
$5.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.3
$34.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.38
$6.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$2
$2.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.71
$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$239
$383
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$163
$205
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$429
$704
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$290
$371
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.5
$29.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.5
$45.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.4
$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12%
14.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1416
$1533
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$879
$900
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.47
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$35.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.86
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.48
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.5
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$6.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$3.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$2.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.17
$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.1
$3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.16
$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.2
$47.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.7
$7.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.2
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.71
$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.6
$22.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.4
$54.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$168
$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5247
$10471

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$564
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$561
101 km or 63 mi Dikhil
$563
185 km or 115 mi Borama
$521
240 km or 149 mi Taiz
$497
245 km or 152 mi Aden
$509
247 km or 153 mi Hargeisa
$682
253 km or 157 mi Jijiga
$1045
264 km or 164 mi Dire Dawa
$1050
277 km or 172 mi Harar
$1050
286 km or 178 mi Ibb
$488
290 km or 180 mi Zabid
$476
356 km or 221 mi Dhamar
$478
357 km or 222 mi Al Hudaydah
$499
387 km or 240 mi Dessie
$931
418 km or 259 mi Sayyan
$476
433 km or 269 mi Sanaa
$532
451 km or 280 mi Mekelle
$748
561 km or 348 mi Addis Ababa
$1148
594 km or 369 mi Mendefera
$481
598 km or 371 mi Sa'dah
$475
600 km or 373 mi Massawa
$484
618 km or 384 mi Asmara
$513
627 km or 390 mi Bahir Dar
$800
628 km or 390 mi Gondar
$923
664 km or 413 mi Najran
$864
689 km or 428 mi Keren
$483
720 km or 448 mi Awasa
$910
726 km or 451 mi Mukalla
$477
740 km or 460 mi Abha
$871
818 km or 509 mi Jimma
$746
826 km or 513 mi Bareq
$873
846 km or 526 mi Kassala
$947
884 km or 550 mi El-Gadarif
$872
936 km or 582 mi Bisha
$890
944 km or 587 mi Baidoa
$745
958 km or 595 mi Ad-Damazin
$753
1019 km or 633 mi As Sulayyil
$993
1090 km or 677 mi Mogadishu
$721
1095 km or 680 mi Port Sudan
$976

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Distance City Cost of living
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$448
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$415
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$532
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$543
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$618
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$540
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$513
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$549
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$524
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$603
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$624
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$563
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$611
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$573
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$613
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$533
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$635
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$697
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$531
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$495
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$546
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$586
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$417
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$591
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$688
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$671
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$872
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$688
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$541
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$583
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$810
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$553
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$689
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$447
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$691
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$690
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$577
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$533
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$795