Djibouti vs Kenya - Cost of Living Comparison

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Djibouti Kenya
🚶 Cost of living one person
$566
$685
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1407
$1895
🏠 One person rent
$245
$232
🏘️ Family rent
$450
$559
🍽️ Food expenses
$219
$266
🚐 Transport expenses
$44
$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$424
$414
💸 GDP per capita
$3555
$1952
😃 Human freedom index
3.9
6.62
❤️ Life expectancy
62.9
62.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
31
32
🌐 English speaking %
1%
78.7%
🎓 Higher education
13
69
😀 Quality of life
19
39
🏙️ Population
1.15M
48.5M

The average cost of living in Djibouti ($566) is 17% less expensive than in Kenya ($685). Djibouti ranked 168th vs 142nd for Kenya 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 0.6 months in Kenya. Ranked 170th and 118th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Djibouti vs Kenya

We calculate prices for Djibouti and Kenya 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 Kenya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.94
$4.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.4
$35.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.04
$6.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$2.19
 Cappuccino
$1.86
$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$0.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$237
$315
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$164
$137
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$494
$883
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$330
$390
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.8
$21.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.3
$32.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.1
$38.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.55%
14.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1442
$2134
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$928
$1490
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.5
$30.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.23
$14.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.16
$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.29
$6.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.2
$5.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.86
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.39
$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.85
$3.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.04
$2.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.07
$3.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.52
$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$1.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.5
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.56
$5.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.8
$16.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.57
$4.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.3
$18.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$66.1
$53.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$138
$162
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4041
$7430

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In Djibouti

City Cost of living Population
Djibouti City
$571
604K
Ali Sabieh
$542
71.2K
Dikhil
$542
35K
Obock
$540
21.2K

In Kenya

City Cost of living Population
Nairobi
$760
5.55M
Mombasa
$580
1.21M
Kisumu
$522
410K
Eldoret
$483
289K
Nakuru
$500
308K
Thika
$589
279K
Mumias
$490
100K
Machakos
$408
114K
Malindi
$498
120K
Meru
$541
42.7K