Djibouti City vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

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Djibouti City Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person
$584
$496
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1450
$1258
🏠 One person rent
$253
$179
🏘️ Family rent
$463
$341
🍽️ Food expenses
$222
$192
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.3
$68.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$435
$317
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
8
20
😀 Quality of life
36
46
🏙️ Population
604K
1.29M

The cost of living in Djibouti City is 18% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 7968th and 8700th ($584 vs $496) 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 7418th and 6501st 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
$3.97
$6.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.6
$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.01
$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$0.73
 Cappuccino
$1.88
$0.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$198
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$171
$124
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$511
$448
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$340
$249
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.3
$21.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.3
$33.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.7
$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.84%
17.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1458
$1419
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$900
$413
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.9
$23
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.35
$9.61
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$0.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.72
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.16
$4.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.22
$9.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$0.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.82
$0.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.83
$2.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.99
$4.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.13
$1.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$0.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.7
$28.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.68
$5.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.5
$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.74
$1.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$34
$28.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.5
$48.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$141
$73.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4213
$1179

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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 Tripoli

Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Zawiya
$388
66 km or 41 mi Sabratha
$398
80 km or 50 mi Gharyan
$388
103 km or 64 mi Zuwarah
$402
104 km or 64 mi Al-Khums
$432
110 km or 68 mi Yafran
$412
187 km or 116 mi Misrata
$419
305 km or 190 mi Sfax
$462
308 km or 191 mi Gabes
$375
355 km or 221 mi Mosta
$1434
355 km or 221 mi Marsaskala
$1341
356 km or 221 mi Zabbar
$1334
356 km or 221 mi Birkirkara
$1591
357 km or 222 mi Naxxar
$1519
357 km or 222 mi Valletta
$1649
358 km or 222 mi San Gwann
$1643
358 km or 222 mi Gzira
$1747
359 km or 223 mi Sliema
$1771
359 km or 223 mi St. Paul's Bay
$1649
404 km or 251 mi Sousse
$482
422 km or 262 mi Kairouan
$453
442 km or 275 mi Gafsa
$403
456 km or 284 mi Nabeul
$442
472 km or 293 mi Ragusa
$1172
476 km or 296 mi Gela
$990
488 km or 303 mi Niscemi
$1134
495 km or 307 mi Agrigento
$1031
504 km or 313 mi Syracuse
$1188
516 km or 320 mi Tunis
$563
516 km or 321 mi La Marsa
$522
521 km or 323 mi Aryanah
$490
543 km or 337 mi Catania
$1229
545 km or 338 mi Tebessa
$492
552 km or 343 mi Marsala
$1086
575 km or 357 mi Bizerte
$344
575 km or 357 mi Trapani
$1005
583 km or 362 mi Palermo
$1211
591 km or 367 mi El Oued
$373
611 km or 380 mi Souk Ahras
$386
624 km or 388 mi Reggio Calabria
$1160