Djibouti City vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Djibouti City	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$584	$2801
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1450	$6767
🏠 One person rent	$253	$1663
🏘️ Family rent	$463	$3057
🍽️ Food expenses	$222	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.3	$410
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$435	$4399
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	8	99
😀 Quality of life	36	99
🏙️ Population	604K	4.84M

The cost of living in Djibouti City is 79% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 7968th and 312th ($584 vs $2801) 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 1.6 months in Sydney. Djibouti City ranked 1st best city to live in Djibouti vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 7418th and 4th 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	$3.97	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.6	$70.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.01	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$7.41
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$3.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.67	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$243	$1992
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$171	$1372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$511	$4038
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$340	$2523
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.3	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.3	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.7	$53.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.84%	6.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1458	$16279
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$900	$9905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$3.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.9	$143
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.35	$29.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.82	$2.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.16	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$8.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.22	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$4.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.34	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.82	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$5.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.83	$29.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.99	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.13	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.56	$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.31	$2.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.7	$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.68	$16.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.5	$67.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.74	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$34	$78.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67.5	$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$141	$2054
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4213	$18951

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2286
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2472
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1997
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1732
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1532
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1833
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1674
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1748
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1500
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2393
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1815
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1289
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1746
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1717
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1829
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2300
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2141
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1805
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1800
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1397
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1635
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1876
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1877
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1758
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2397
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1822
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1799
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1795
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2491
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1757
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1925
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1892
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1357
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1754