Djibouti City vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Djibouti City Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$584
$1586
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1450
$3407
🏠 One person rent
$253
$921
🏘️ Family rent
$463
$1393
🍽️ Food expenses
$222
$358
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.3
$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$435
$2861
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
8
71
😀 Quality of life
36
77
🏙️ Population
604K
7.01M

The cost of living in Djibouti City is 63% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 7968th and 3292nd ($584 vs $1586) 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 1.8 months in Riyadh. Djibouti City ranked 1st best city to live in Djibouti vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 7418th and 796th 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
$3.97
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.6
$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.01
$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$1.99
☕ Cappuccino
$1.88
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$1005
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$171
$726
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$511
$1969
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$340
$1032
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.3
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.3
$99.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.7
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.84%
5.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1458
$2212
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$900
$1360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.9
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.35
$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.72
$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.16
$8.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$8.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.22
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.82
$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.83
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.99
$2.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.13
$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$5.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.7
$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.68
$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.5
$49.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.74
$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$34
$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.5
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$141
$373
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4213
$10359

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$553
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$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
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$940
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$828
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$870
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$989
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$878
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1218
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1226
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1267
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1810
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1719
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1457
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$944
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$716
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$713
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$548
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$705
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$557
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$879
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$552
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$895
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$541
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$665
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$853
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$537
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$507
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$586
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$588
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$940
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$558
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$895
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$561
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$489