Djibouti City vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Djibouti City Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$584
$387
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1450
$1009
🏠 One person rent
$253
$122
🏘️ Family rent
$463
$227
🍽️ Food expenses
$222
$177
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.3
$32.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$435
$570
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
8
5
😀 Quality of life
36
50
🏙️ Population
604K
115K

The cost of living in Djibouti City is 51% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 7968th and 9013th ($584 vs $387) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Djibouti and Bhutan, respectively. Check Djibouti vs Bhutan 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 Thimphu. Djibouti City ranked 1st best city to live in Djibouti vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 7418th and 6232nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Djibouti City vs Thimphu

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Djibouti City Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.97
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.6
$16.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.01
$3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$6.45
☕ Cappuccino
$1.88
$1.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$119
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$171
$65.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$511
$222
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$340
$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.3
$13.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.3
$21.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.7
$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.84%
9.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1458
$625
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$900
$869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.9
$4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.35
$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.72
$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.16
$3.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$3.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.22
$4.33
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.82
$3.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.83
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.99
$1.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.13
$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.7
$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.68
$3.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.5
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.74
$3.33
👖 Brand Jeans
$34
$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.5
$32.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$141
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4213
$691

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$527
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$514
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$509
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$684
253 km or 157 mi Jijiga
$671
264 km or 164 mi Dire Dawa
$667
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$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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$455
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$314
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$298
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$293
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$930
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$331
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$312
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$370
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$339
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$359
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$311
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$997
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$303
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$282
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$390
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$311
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$256
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$297
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$268
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$279
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$296
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$321
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$309
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$271
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$290
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$443
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$350
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$428
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$380
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$301
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$294
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$311
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$294
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$335
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$290
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$307
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$356
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$288
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$273
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$284