Djibouti vs El Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

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Djibouti El Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person
$542
$969
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1340
$2148
🏠 One person rent
$233
$502
🏘️ Family rent
$421
$772
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$43.1
$72.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$399
$397
💸 GDP per capita
$3136
$5127
😃 Human freedom index
3.9
6.65
❤️ Life expectancy
62.3
70.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
30
33
🌐 English speaking %
1%
1%
🎓 Higher education
14
41
😀 Quality of life
19
25
🏙️ Population
957K
5.74M

The average cost of living in Djibouti ($542) is 44% less expensive than in El Salvador ($969). Djibouti ranked 166th vs 81st for El Salvador in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Djibouti compared to 0.4 months in El Salvador. Ranked 172nd and 161st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Djibouti vs El Salvador

We calculate prices for Djibouti and El Salvador as a population-weighted mean of 4 and 10 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Djibouti El Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.58
$5.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.2
$23.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.75
$6.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$1.59
 Cappuccino
$1.71
$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$223
$589
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$151
$382
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$456
$844
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$302
$631
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.2
$38.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.7
$58.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.4
$39.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.59%
15.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1409
$1358
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$835
$962
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.8
$24.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.9
$27.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$1.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.89
$8.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$4.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.58
$7.63
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$3.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$3.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$3.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.28
$2.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.53
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.68
$3.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.99
$6.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.1
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$2.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.9
$32.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.46
$4.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.9
$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.16
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.8
$50.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.2
$97.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$124
$105
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3810
$4353

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In Djibouti

City Cost of living Population
Djibouti City
$546
604K
Ali Sabieh
$519
37.9K
Dikhil
$518
35K
Obock
$518
21.2K

In El Salvador

City Cost of living Population
San Salvador
$1158
316K
Soyapango
$969
241K
San Miguel
$976
218K
Santa Ana
$784
245K
Mejicanos
$995
141K
Apopa
$992
131K
Santa Tecla
$981
122K
Ahuachapan
$877
111K
Usulutan
$906
73.1K
Sonsonate
$843
71.5K