Djibouti vs Jordan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Djibouti Jordan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$596
$917
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1449
$2240
🏠 One person rent
$252
$347
🏘️ Family rent
$418
$577
🍽️ Food expenses
$236
$340
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.4
$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$224
$399
💸 GDP per capita
$3553
$4618
😃 Human freedom index
3.9
6.63
❤️ Life expectancy
66
77.8
👮 Corruption perceptions index
31
50
🌐 English speaking %
1%
45%
🎓 Higher education
11
66
😀 Quality of life
24
60
🏙️ Population
1.17M
11.6M

The average cost of living in Djibouti ($596) is 35% less expensive than in Jordan ($917). Djibouti ranked 167th vs 109th 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 0.4 months in Djibouti compared to 0.4 months in Jordan. Ranked 168th and 71st 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
$4.38
$6.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24
$52.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.41
$6.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$6.68
 Cappuccino
$1.99
$3.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.71
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$247
$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$167
$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$523
$599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$347
$436
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.4
$70.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66
$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.5
$31.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.01%
7.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1409
$1169
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$884
$810
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.49
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.3
$37.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.95
$11.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.89
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$2.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.44
$7.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$6.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.62
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.18
$16.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$4.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.04
$3.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.11
$5.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.23
$4.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$3.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$3.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.6
$54
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.74
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.8
$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.9
$6.97
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.9
$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.9
$98.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$155
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4785
$5971

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Djibouti

City Cost of living Population
Djibouti City
$601
604K
Ali Sabieh
$570
71.2K
Dikhil
$572
35K
Obock
$571
21.2K

In Jordan

City Cost of living Population
Amman
$1013
4.01M
Irbid
$753
1.91M
Aqaba
$800
140K
Al-Salt
$546
88.9K
Jerash
$740
50.7K
Al-Karak
$724
32.2K
Ma'an
$824
30K
Tafilah
$665
23.5K