Djibouti City vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Djibouti City Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$584
$1503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1450
$3133
🏠 One person rent
$253
$963
🏘️ Family rent
$463
$1557
🍽️ Food expenses
$222
$323
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.3
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$435
$2228
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
8
65
😀 Quality of life
36
83
🏙️ Population
604K
1.25M

The cost of living in Djibouti City is 61% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 7968th and 3679th ($584 vs $1503) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Djibouti and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Djibouti vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Djibouti City compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Djibouti City ranked 1st best city to live in Djibouti vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 7418th and 386th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Djibouti City vs Sharjah

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Djibouti City Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.97
$5.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.6
$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.01
$9.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$9.57
☕ Cappuccino
$1.88
$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$171
$735
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$511
$1630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$340
$1186
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.3
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.3
$185
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.7
$97.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.84%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1458
$6590
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$900
$4507
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.9
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.35
$9.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.72
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.16
$8.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$6.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.22
$8.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.82
$6.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.83
$6.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.99
$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.13
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.7
$60.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.68
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.5
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.74
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$34
$51.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.5
$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$141
$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4213
$5054

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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
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$2084
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$2309
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
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$1603
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1232
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1050
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$994
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$786
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1110
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1810
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1719
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$561
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$556
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$547
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$520
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1267
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1218
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1226
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$531
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$687
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$870
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$989
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$558
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$546
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$515
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$878
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$639
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$467
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$541
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$928
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$537
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$548
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$489
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$831
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$577
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$507