Djibouti City vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Djibouti City	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$551	$2741
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1372	$6649
🏠 One person rent	$235	$1620
🏘️ Family rent	$434	$3006
🍽️ Food expenses	$212	$559
🚐 Transport expenses	$47.1	$408
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$403	$3743
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	8	99
😀 Quality of life	23	98
🏙️ Population	604K	4.84M

The cost of living in Djibouti City is 80% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 8114th and 318th ($551 vs $2741) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Djibouti and Australia, respectively. Check Djibouti vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Djibouti City compared to 1.4 months in Sydney. Djibouti City ranked 1st best city to live in Djibouti vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 8873rd and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Djibouti City vs Sydney

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	Djibouti City	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.67	$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.2	$69.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.74	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$6.69
☕ Cappuccino	$1.81	$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.64	$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$231	$1859
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$153	$1319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$482	$3954
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$311	$2433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.1	$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.4	$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.7	$53.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.03%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1410	$17057
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$838	$10833
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.44	$3.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.9	$145
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.95	$29.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.77	$2.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.65	$4.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.95	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$8.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.94	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$3.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$3.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$4.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$2.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.61	$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$5.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.77	$28.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.88	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.08	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.8	$63.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.44	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.5	$55.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.52	$21.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.5	$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.8	$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$132	$2005
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3861	$17934

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$1998
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2348
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1903
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1691
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1430
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1461
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1610
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1723
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1463
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2604
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1404
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1354
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1528
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1481
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1669
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1672
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1862
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1707
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2152
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2011
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1719
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1716
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1317
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1552
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1693
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1785
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1701
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1702
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2356
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1746
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1707
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1708
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2356
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1658
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1673
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1881
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1688
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1327
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1816