Djibouti City vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Djibouti City Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$584
$550
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1450
$1377
🏠 One person rent
$253
$241
🏘️ Family rent
$463
$486
🍽️ Food expenses
$222
$198
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.3
$60.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$435
$406
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
8
35
😀 Quality of life
36
19
🏙️ Population
604K
2.96M

The cost of living in Djibouti City is 6% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 7968th and 8269th ($584 vs $550) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Djibouti and Yemen, respectively. Check Djibouti vs Yemen comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Djibouti City compared to 0.7 months in Sanaa. Djibouti City ranked 1st best city to live in Djibouti vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 7418th and 8890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Djibouti City vs Sanaa

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Djibouti City Sanaa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.97
$2.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.6
$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.01
$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$1.88
☕ Cappuccino
$1.88
$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$171
$160
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$511
$591
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$340
$356
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.3
$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.3
$56.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.7
$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.84%
12.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1458
$1730
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$900
$908
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.9
$11.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.35
$5.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.72
$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.16
$6.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.22
$6.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.82
$7.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.83
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.99
$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.13
$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.7
$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.68
$4.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.5
$13
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.74
$4
👖 Brand Jeans
$34
$25.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.5
$60.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$141
$80.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4213
$2963

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Cities near Djibouti City

Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Obock
$553
68 km or 42 mi Ali Sabieh
$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

Cities near Sanaa

Distance City Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi Sayyan
$491
92 km or 57 mi Dhamar
$491
147 km or 92 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
154 km or 96 mi Ibb
$504
159 km or 99 mi Zabid
$489
182 km or 113 mi Sa'dah
$488
198 km or 123 mi Taiz
$514
238 km or 148 mi Najran
$934
297 km or 185 mi Aden
$509
367 km or 228 mi Abha
$915
389 km or 242 mi Obock
$553
433 km or 269 mi Djibouti City
$584
465 km or 289 mi Bareq
$895
493 km or 307 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
512 km or 318 mi Massawa
$492
512 km or 318 mi Dikhil
$554
538 km or 334 mi Mukalla
$491
544 km or 338 mi Bisha
$895
550 km or 342 mi Mekelle
$686
567 km or 352 mi Asmara
$524
580 km or 361 mi Mendefera
$490
586 km or 364 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
612 km or 381 mi Borama
$527
618 km or 384 mi Keren
$491
643 km or 400 mi Hargeisa
$684
681 km or 423 mi Dessie
$814
684 km or 425 mi Jijiga
$671
689 km or 428 mi Dire Dawa
$667
708 km or 440 mi Harar
$626
788 km or 490 mi Gondar
$946
818 km or 508 mi Mecca
$940
836 km or 520 mi Kassala
$988
847 km or 526 mi Bahir Dar
$799
869 km or 540 mi Jeddah
$1123
879 km or 546 mi Port Sudan
$1096
920 km or 572 mi Addis Ababa
$1103
959 km or 596 mi El-Gadarif
$935
1067 km or 663 mi Riyadh
$1586
1072 km or 666 mi Salalah
$806
1114 km or 693 mi Awasa
$810