Djibouti City vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Djibouti City Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$551
$1642
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1372
$3429
🏠 One person rent
$235
$996
🏘️ Family rent
$434
$1477
🍽️ Food expenses
$212
$346
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.1
$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$403
$2566
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
8
71
😀 Quality of life
23
74
🏙️ Population
604K
7.01M

The cost of living in Djibouti City is 66% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 8114th and 2922nd ($551 vs $1642) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Djibouti and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Djibouti vs Saudi Arabia 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 Riyadh. Djibouti City ranked 1st best city to live in Djibouti vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 8873rd and 1210th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Djibouti City vs Riyadh

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Djibouti City Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.67
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.2
$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.74
$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$1.87
☕ Cappuccino
$1.81
$4.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.64
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$231
$1149
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$153
$792
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$482
$2059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$311
$1124
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.1
$58.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.4
$91.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.7
$73.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.03%
5.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1410
$2076
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$838
$1301
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.44
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.9
$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.95
$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.77
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.95
$7.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$7.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.94
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.61
$4.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.77
$7.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.88
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.08
$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.52
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$5.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.8
$100
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.44
$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.5
$49.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.52
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.5
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.8
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$132
$358
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3861
$9649

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$522
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
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$768
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$1013
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$860
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$959
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1005
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$910
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$868
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1285
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1327
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1375
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1872
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1810
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1424
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$996
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$710
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$646
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$543
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$875
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$540
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$938
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$621
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$671
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$892
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$606
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$541
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$594
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$559
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$1936
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$1032
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$606
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$685
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$920
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$798
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$561