Djibouti vs Ethiopia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Djibouti Ethiopia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$581
$1210
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1403
$2940
🏠 One person rent
$248
$685
🏘️ Family rent
$414
$1102
🍽️ Food expenses
$227
$319
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.2
$51
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$232
$189
💸 GDP per capita
$3496
$1011
😃 Human freedom index
3.9
5.16
❤️ Life expectancy
66
67.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
31
37
🌐 English speaking %
1%
0.2%
🎓 Higher education
13
59
😀 Quality of life
24
23
🏙️ Population
1.17M
132M

The average cost of living in Djibouti ($581) is 52% less expensive than in Ethiopia ($1210). Djibouti ranked 168th vs 61st for Ethiopia in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Djibouti compared to 0.2 months in Ethiopia. Ranked 168th and 170th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Djibouti vs Ethiopia

We calculate prices for Djibouti and Ethiopia 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 Ethiopia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.12
$4.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23
$40
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.23
$6.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$0.93
 Cappuccino
$1.92
$1.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.68
$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$677
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$166
$425
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$515
$1647
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$343
$888
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41
$91.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.3
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$118
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.95%
17.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1479
$2482
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$957
$1639
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.1
$9.99
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.48
$3.65
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.83
$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.5
$8.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.46
$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.42
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$6.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$0.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.9
$6.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.94
$5.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.06
$2.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.1
$1.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$0.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.28
$0.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.8
$59.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.74
$3.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.4
$180
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.27
$1.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.5
$45.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.4
$96.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$136
$89.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4162
$29978

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Djibouti

City Cost of living Population
Djibouti City
$586
604K
Ali Sabieh
$557
71.2K
Dikhil
$559
35K
Obock
$560
21.2K

In Ethiopia

City Cost of living Population
Addis Ababa
$1289
5.7M
Awasa
$1031
300K
Bahir Dar
$864
243K
Mekelle
$826
324K
Gondar
$1016
324K
Dessie
$1039
188K
Dire Dawa
$1175
277K
Jimma
$802
178K
Harar
$1175
157K
Jijiga
$1169
126K