Djibouti City vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Djibouti City	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$551	$522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1372	$1263
🏠 One person rent	$235	$219
🏘️ Family rent	$434	$373
🍽️ Food expenses	$212	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$47.1	$43.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$403	$348
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	8	72
😀 Quality of life	23	62
🏙️ Population	604K	2.89M

The cost of living in Djibouti City is 6% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 8114th and 8350th ($551 vs $522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 23rd in Djibouti and Indonesia, respectively. Check Djibouti vs Indonesia 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 Surabaya. Djibouti City ranked 1st best city to live in Djibouti vs Surabaya ranked 4th in Indonesia, while ranked 8873rd and 5178th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Djibouti City vs Surabaya

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	Djibouti City	Surabaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.67	$1.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.2	$11.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.74	$2.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$2.32
☕ Cappuccino	$1.81	$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.64	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$231	$227
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$153	$133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$482	$390
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$311	$256
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.1	$42.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.4	$66.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.7	$23.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.03%	8.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1410	$2072
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$838	$841
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.44	$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.9	$9.51
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.95	$3.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.77	$1.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.65	$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.95	$6.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.94	$6.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.61	$25.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.77	$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.88	$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.08	$2.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$0.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$0.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.8	$28.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.44	$3.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.5	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.52	$3.44
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.5	$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.8	$68.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$132	$95
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3861	$5424

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Cities near Djibouti City

Distance	City	Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi	Obock	$522
68 km or 42 mi	Ali Sabieh	$524
101 km or 63 mi	Dikhil	$524
185 km or 115 mi	Borama	$602
240 km or 149 mi	Taiz	$490
245 km or 152 mi	Aden	$486
247 km or 153 mi	Hargeisa	$815
253 km or 157 mi	Jijiga	$702
264 km or 164 mi	Dire Dawa	$705
277 km or 172 mi	Harar	$676
286 km or 178 mi	Ibb	$481
290 km or 180 mi	Zabid	$466
356 km or 221 mi	Dhamar	$470
357 km or 222 mi	Al Hudaydah	$489
387 km or 240 mi	Dessie	$820
418 km or 259 mi	Sayyan	$467
433 km or 269 mi	Sanaa	$523
451 km or 280 mi	Mekelle	$800
561 km or 348 mi	Addis Ababa	$923
594 km or 369 mi	Mendefera	$466
598 km or 371 mi	Sa'dah	$467
600 km or 373 mi	Massawa	$467
618 km or 384 mi	Asmara	$498
627 km or 390 mi	Bahir Dar	$883
628 km or 390 mi	Gondar	$885
664 km or 413 mi	Najran	$1047
689 km or 428 mi	Keren	$466
720 km or 448 mi	Awasa	$840
726 km or 451 mi	Mukalla	$468
740 km or 460 mi	Abha	$923
818 km or 509 mi	Jimma	$871
826 km or 513 mi	Bareq	$920
846 km or 526 mi	Kassala	$1061
884 km or 550 mi	El-Gadarif	$959
936 km or 582 mi	Bisha	$938
944 km or 587 mi	Baidoa	$805
958 km or 595 mi	Ad-Damazin	$857
1019 km or 633 mi	As Sulayyil	$1085
1090 km or 677 mi	Mogadishu	$819
1095 km or 680 mi	Port Sudan	$1361

Cities near Surabaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Mojokerto	$459
48 km or 30 mi	Pasuruan	$454
73 km or 45 mi	Batu	$403
77 km or 48 mi	Probolinggo	$469
83 km or 51 mi	Malang	$383
102 km or 63 mi	Kediri	$439
115 km or 71 mi	Blitar	$427
141 km or 87 mi	Madiun	$440
215 km or 133 mi	Surakarta	$383
247 km or 153 mi	Salatiga	$403
258 km or 160 mi	Semarang	$570
269 km or 167 mi	Yogyakarta	$427
286 km or 177 mi	Bali	$873
311 km or 194 mi	Ubud	$870
315 km or 196 mi	Denpasar	$546
340 km or 211 mi	Pekalongan	$479
400 km or 249 mi	Tegal	$478
401 km or 249 mi	Mataram	$361
414 km or 257 mi	Cilacap	$474
464 km or 288 mi	Banjar	$426
464 km or 288 mi	Cirebon	$495
476 km or 296 mi	Banjarbaru	$450
481 km or 299 mi	Banjarmasin	$460
501 km or 311 mi	Tasikmalaya	$390
572 km or 355 mi	Bandung	$512
575 km or 357 mi	Palangka Raya	$484
576 km or 358 mi	Cimahi	$500
642 km or 399 mi	Sukabumi	$547
644 km or 400 mi	Bekasi	$552
659 km or 410 mi	Bogor	$480
660 km or 410 mi	Depok	$393
661 km or 411 mi	Jakarta	$718
672 km or 418 mi	Bima	$556
673 km or 418 mi	South Tangerang	$545
685 km or 425 mi	Tangerang	$573
738 km or 459 mi	Serang	$512
756 km or 470 mi	Cilegon	$493
774 km or 481 mi	Makassar	$519
820 km or 510 mi	Balikpapan	$643
842 km or 523 mi	Parepare	$506