Djibouti City vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Djibouti City	Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$551	$470
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1372	$1199
🏠 One person rent	$235	$181
🏘️ Family rent	$434	$362
🍽️ Food expenses	$212	$182
🚐 Transport expenses	$47.1	$51.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$403	$291
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	8	20
😀 Quality of life	23	48
🏙️ Population	604K	1.29M

The cost of living in Djibouti City is 17% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 8114th and 8679th ($551 vs $470) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Djibouti and Libya, respectively. Check Djibouti vs Libya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Djibouti City compared to 0.6 months in Tripoli. Djibouti City ranked 1st best city to live in Djibouti vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 8873rd and 6385th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Djibouti City vs Tripoli

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	Djibouti City	Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.67	$6.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.2	$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.74	$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$0.71
☕ Cappuccino	$1.81	$0.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.64	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$231	$203
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$153	$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$482	$476
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$311	$247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.1	$33.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.4	$51.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.7	$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.03%	17.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1410	$1408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$838	$425
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.44	$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.9	$16.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.95	$6.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.77	$0.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.65	$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.95	$4.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.94	$8.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$0.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.61	$1.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$0.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.77	$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.88	$4.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.08	$1.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$0.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.8	$26.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.44	$5.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.5	$28.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.52	$1.49
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.5	$30.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.8	$48.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$132	$68.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3861	$911

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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 Tripoli

Distance	City	Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi	Zawiya	$377
66 km or 41 mi	Sabratha	$386
80 km or 50 mi	Gharyan	$407
103 km or 64 mi	Zuwarah	$390
104 km or 64 mi	Al-Khums	$389
110 km or 68 mi	Yafran	$398
187 km or 116 mi	Misrata	$340
305 km or 190 mi	Sfax	$435
308 km or 191 mi	Gabes	$328
355 km or 221 mi	Mosta	$1338
355 km or 221 mi	Marsaskala	$1372
356 km or 221 mi	Zabbar	$1278
356 km or 221 mi	Birkirkara	$1524
357 km or 222 mi	Naxxar	$1469
357 km or 222 mi	Valletta	$1657
358 km or 222 mi	San Gwann	$1608
358 km or 222 mi	Gzira	$1708
359 km or 223 mi	Sliema	$1670
359 km or 223 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1583
404 km or 251 mi	Sousse	$423
422 km or 262 mi	Kairouan	$433
442 km or 275 mi	Gafsa	$390
456 km or 284 mi	Nabeul	$418
472 km or 293 mi	Ragusa	$1120
476 km or 296 mi	Gela	$927
488 km or 303 mi	Niscemi	$1027
495 km or 307 mi	Agrigento	$983
504 km or 313 mi	Syracuse	$1103
516 km or 320 mi	Tunis	$514
516 km or 321 mi	La Marsa	$596
521 km or 323 mi	Aryanah	$466
543 km or 337 mi	Catania	$1163
545 km or 338 mi	Tebessa	$474
552 km or 343 mi	Marsala	$1050
575 km or 357 mi	Bizerte	$355
575 km or 357 mi	Trapani	$979
583 km or 362 mi	Palermo	$1150
591 km or 367 mi	El Oued	$388
611 km or 380 mi	Souk Ahras	$371
624 km or 388 mi	Reggio Calabria	$936