Djibouti vs Ghana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Djibouti Ghana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$547
$478
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1361
$1491
🏠 One person rent
$235
$143
🏘️ Family rent
$432
$501
🍽️ Food expenses
$212
$212
🚐 Transport expenses
$43.8
$77.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$403
$179
💸 GDP per capita
$3136
$2204
😃 Human freedom index
3.9
7.19
❤️ Life expectancy
62.3
63.8
👮 Corruption perceptions index
30
43
🌐 English speaking %
1%
66.7%
🎓 Higher education
14
68
😀 Quality of life
19
37
🏙️ Population
957K
32.8M

The average cost of living in Djibouti ($547) is 14% more expensive than in Ghana ($478). Djibouti ranked 165th vs 187th for Ghana 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 Ghana. Ranked 172nd and 131st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Djibouti vs Ghana

We calculate prices for Djibouti and Ghana 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 Ghana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.67
$3.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.1
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.74
$4.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$0.68
 Cappuccino
$1.8
$1.29
🥤 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
$230
$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$152
$62.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$478
$611
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$310
$382
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.2
$23.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.5
$36.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.8
$36.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.01%
16.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1402
$1077
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$835
$881
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.44
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.9
$27.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.97
$7.97
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.77
$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.95
$6.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$3.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.94
$4.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.6
$2.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.77
$1.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.89
$4.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.07
$2.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.52
$0.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$0.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.7
$18.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.44
$6.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.5
$26.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.51
$3.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.5
$13.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.8
$29.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$131
$39.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3852
$4770

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Djibouti

City Cost of living Population
Djibouti City
$551
604K
Ali Sabieh
$524
37.9K
Dikhil
$524
35K
Obock
$522
21.2K

In Ghana

City Cost of living Population
Kumasi
$416
3.35M
Accra
$582
2.39M
Tamale
$443
730K
Sekondi-Takoradi
$476
540K
Ashaiman
$512
208K
Tema
$446
162K
Obuasi
$459
180K
Koforidua
$497
127K
Ho
$353
83.7K
Hohoe
$482
56.2K