Djibouti City vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Djibouti City Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$584
$764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1450
$1859
🏠 One person rent
$253
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$463
$634
🍽️ Food expenses
$222
$290
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.3
$65.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$435
$372
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
8
26
😀 Quality of life
36
24
🏙️ Population
604K
2.44M

The cost of living in Djibouti City is 24% less expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 7968th and 6597th ($584 vs $764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Djibouti and Cameroon, respectively. Check Djibouti vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Djibouti City compared to 0.5 months in Yaounde. Djibouti City ranked 1st best city to live in Djibouti vs Yaounde ranked 2nd in Cameroon, while ranked 7418th and 8641st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Djibouti City vs Yaounde

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Djibouti City Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.97
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.6
$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.01
$5.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$1.21
☕ Cappuccino
$1.88
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$1.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$290
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$171
$231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$511
$1050
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$340
$374
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.3
$47.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.3
$73
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.7
$51.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.84%
6.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1458
$2008
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$900
$675
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.9
$20.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.35
$3.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.72
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.16
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$7.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.22
$5.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$4.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.82
$8.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.83
$1.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.99
$3.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.13
$2.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$2.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.7
$32.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.68
$6.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.5
$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.74
$8.05
👖 Brand Jeans
$34
$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.5
$48.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$141
$243
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4213
$1615

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$553
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1368
217 km or 135 mi Bafoussam
$794
245 km or 152 mi Kumba
$933
256 km or 159 mi Buea
$655
256 km or 159 mi Limbe
$710
275 km or 171 mi Bamenda
$714
297 km or 185 mi Bata
$1201
305 km or 189 mi Malabo
$812
374 km or 233 mi Calabar
$374
448 km or 278 mi Ngaoundere
$666
449 km or 279 mi Libreville
$702
475 km or 295 mi Berberati
$488
481 km or 299 mi Aba
$638
484 km or 301 mi Umuahia
$906
511 km or 317 mi Port Harcourt
$651
529 km or 329 mi Owerri
$1686
530 km or 329 mi Enugu
$469
558 km or 346 mi Awka
$846
584 km or 363 mi Onitsha
$1036
593 km or 368 mi Port-Gentil
$659
640 km or 398 mi Garoua
$724
660 km or 410 mi Sao Tome
$878
665 km or 413 mi Warri
$886
669 km or 415 mi Trindade
$879
709 km or 440 mi Benin
$537
729 km or 453 mi Abuja
$1262
735 km or 457 mi Jos
$757
738 km or 459 mi Mubi
$616
741 km or 461 mi Bauchi
$735
748 km or 465 mi Gamboma
$531
754 km or 468 mi Owo
$658
783 km or 487 mi Bangui
$518
795 km or 494 mi Akure
$635
809 km or 503 mi Maroua
$701
813 km or 505 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
831 km or 516 mi Bongor
$492
842 km or 523 mi Minna
$787
862 km or 535 mi Mbandaka
$810
867 km or 539 mi Kaduna
$377
867 km or 539 mi Ife
$774