Djibouti City vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Djibouti City Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$590
$1628
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1446
$3587
🏠 One person rent
$246
$936
🏘️ Family rent
$408
$1460
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.8
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$246
$2284
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
8
70
😀 Quality of life
43
78
🏙️ Population
604K
7.01M

The cost of living in Djibouti City is 64% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 8069th and 3485th ($590 vs $1628) 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 0.4 months in Djibouti City compared to 1.4 months in Riyadh. Djibouti City ranked 1st best city to live in Djibouti vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 7471st and 899th 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
$4.29
$7.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.3
$53.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.38
$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$1.72
☕ Cappuccino
$2
$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.71
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$239
$999
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$163
$757
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$429
$1794
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$290
$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.5
$57.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.5
$87.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.4
$73.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12%
5.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1416
$3071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$879
$1929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.47
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.86
$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.5
$9.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.17
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.1
$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.16
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$5.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.2
$89.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.7
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.2
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.71
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.6
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.4
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$168
$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5247
$10912

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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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$821
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$938
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$834
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$965
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1059
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$917
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$778
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1062
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1218
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1340
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$993
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2100
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$2015
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1437
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$738
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$703
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$454
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$694
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$522
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$509
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$890
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$457
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$655
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1164
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$471
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$469
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$573
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$548
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1031
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$505
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$670
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$873
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$494
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$459