Djibouti vs Libya - Cost of Living Comparison

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Djibouti Libya
🚶 Cost of living one person
$579
$441
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1436
$1112
🏠 One person rent
$252
$159
🏘️ Family rent
$461
$287
🍽️ Food expenses
$222
$172
🚐 Transport expenses
$45
$56.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$435
$298
💸 GDP per capita
$3606
$7330
😃 Human freedom index
3.9
4.94
❤️ Life expectancy
62.9
72.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
30
18
🌐 English speaking %
1%
2%
🎓 Higher education
14
30
😀 Quality of life
18
26
🏙️ Population
957K
6.68M

The average cost of living in Djibouti ($579) is 31% more expensive than in Libya ($441). Djibouti ranked 168th vs 191st for Libya in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Djibouti compared to 0.7 months in Libya. Ranked 170th and 153rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Djibouti vs Libya

We calculate prices for Djibouti and Libya as a population-weighted mean of 4 and 13 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 Libya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.98
$4.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.6
$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.01
$3.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$0.68
 Cappuccino
$1.88
$0.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$242
$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$170
$102
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$505
$369
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$339
$202
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.3
$18.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.3
$28.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.8
$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.84%
16.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1454
$880
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$895
$277
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.9
$23.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.36
$10.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$0.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.72
$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.15
$5.17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$3.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.24
$9.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.79
$0.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.83
$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.01
$4.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.13
$1.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$0.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.7
$29
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.68
$4.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.4
$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.73
$1.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$34
$28.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.6
$45.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$141
$70.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4197
$1193

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In Djibouti

City Cost of living Population
Djibouti City
$584
604K
Ali Sabieh
$555
71.2K
Dikhil
$554
35K
Obock
$553
21.2K

In Libya

City Cost of living Population
Tripoli
$496
1.29M
Misrata
$419
1.01M
Benghazi
$454
632K
Ajdabiya
$411
416K
Gharyan
$388
188K
Al-Khums
$432
202K
Tobruk
$407
136K
Zawiya
$388
199K
Derna
$408
90K
Sabha
$407
99K
Sabratha
$398
102K
Yafran
$412
72.7K
Zuwarah
$402
80.3K