Djibouti City vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Djibouti City Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$601
$1632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1462
$3539
🏠 One person rent
$253
$946
🏘️ Family rent
$418
$1446
🍽️ Food expenses
$235
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$51
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$224
$2285
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
8
70
😀 Quality of life
41
78
🏙️ Population
604K
7.01M

The cost of living in Djibouti City is 63% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 7928th and 3529th ($601 vs $1632) 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 7834th and 879th 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
$4.38
$8.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24
$53.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.41
$7.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$1.99
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.71
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$1000
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$763
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$454
$1845
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$294
$1133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.5
$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.9
$98.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.4
$72.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.99%
5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1416
$2922
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$886
$1930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.49
$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.3
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.93
$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.89
$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.8
$2.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.43
$8.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$9.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.62
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.19
$8.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.04
$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.09
$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.23
$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$5.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.6
$93.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.73
$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.8
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.92
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.9
$57
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.8
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$157
$495
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4808
$9443

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$571
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$570
101 km or 63 mi Dikhil
$572
185 km or 115 mi Borama
$509
240 km or 149 mi Taiz
$514
245 km or 152 mi Aden
$526
247 km or 153 mi Hargeisa
$712
253 km or 157 mi Jijiga
$1152
264 km or 164 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
277 km or 172 mi Harar
$1153
286 km or 178 mi Ibb
$504
290 km or 180 mi Zabid
$491
356 km or 221 mi Dhamar
$494
357 km or 222 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
387 km or 240 mi Dessie
$1022
418 km or 259 mi Sayyan
$492
433 km or 269 mi Sanaa
$551
451 km or 280 mi Mekelle
$810
561 km or 348 mi Addis Ababa
$1269
594 km or 369 mi Mendefera
$498
598 km or 371 mi Sa'dah
$491
600 km or 373 mi Massawa
$497
618 km or 384 mi Asmara
$531
627 km or 390 mi Bahir Dar
$863
628 km or 390 mi Gondar
$1017
664 km or 413 mi Najran
$865
689 km or 428 mi Keren
$498
720 km or 448 mi Awasa
$996
726 km or 451 mi Mukalla
$493
740 km or 460 mi Abha
$902
818 km or 509 mi Jimma
$775
826 km or 513 mi Bareq
$893
846 km or 526 mi Kassala
$931
884 km or 550 mi El-Gadarif
$858
936 km or 582 mi Bisha
$906
944 km or 587 mi Baidoa
$743
958 km or 595 mi Ad-Damazin
$771
1019 km or 633 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
1090 km or 677 mi Mogadishu
$724
1095 km or 680 mi Port Sudan
$964

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$931
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$815
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$931
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1037
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$823
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1109
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1192
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1309
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2014
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1923
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1461
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$775
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$711
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$707
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$465
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$556
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$551
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$906
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$489
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$664
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1168
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$523
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$492
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$581
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$571
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1107
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$565
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$893
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$545
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$487