Djibouti vs Jordan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Djibouti Jordan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$581
$899
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1407
$2191
🏠 One person rent
$249
$343
🏘️ Family rent
$420
$576
🍽️ Food expenses
$226
$325
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.3
$132
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$429
$614
💸 GDP per capita
$3496
$4618
😃 Human freedom index
3.9
6.48
❤️ Life expectancy
66
77.8
👮 Corruption perceptions index
31
49
🌐 English speaking %
1%
45%
🎓 Higher education
13
66
😀 Quality of life
23
57
🏙️ Population
1.15M
10.4M

The average cost of living in Djibouti ($581) is 35% less expensive than in Jordan ($899). Djibouti ranked 168th vs 111th for Jordan 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 0.7 months in Jordan. Ranked 167th and 68th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Djibouti vs Jordan

We calculate prices for Djibouti and Jordan as a population-weighted mean of 4 and 8 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 Jordan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.08
$6.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$46.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.16
$6.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$5.49
 Cappuccino
$1.92
$3.2
🥤 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
$241
$346
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$511
$617
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$339
$447
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.2
$64.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.1
$98.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.7
$31.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.84%
7.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1474
$1114
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$922
$760
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.49
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.1
$39.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.43
$11.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.83
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.42
$6.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.47
$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.48
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.33
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.02
$17.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$4.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.93
$3.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.05
$5.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.12
$4.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$3.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.28
$3.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.7
$50.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.66
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.3
$30.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.61
$6.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.1
$55.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.7
$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$136
$215
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4260
$4881

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Djibouti

City Cost of living Population
Djibouti City
$586
604K
Ali Sabieh
$558
71.2K
Dikhil
$556
35K
Obock
$558
21.2K

In Jordan

City Cost of living Population
Amman
$1011
4.01M
Irbid
$705
1.91M
Aqaba
$775
140K
Al-Salt
$550
108K
Jerash
$743
50.7K
Al-Karak
$715
32.2K
Ma'an
$793
30K
Tafilah
$646
23.5K