Djibouti vs Senegal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Djibouti Senegal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$596
$1250
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1449
$2877
🏠 One person rent
$252
$616
🏘️ Family rent
$418
$997
🍽️ Food expenses
$236
$405
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.4
$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$224
$183
💸 GDP per capita
$3553
$1773
😃 Human freedom index
3.9
6.49
❤️ Life expectancy
66
68.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
31
46
🌐 English speaking %
1%
2%
🎓 Higher education
11
58
😀 Quality of life
24
34
🏙️ Population
1.17M
18.5M

The average cost of living in Djibouti ($596) is 52% less expensive than in Senegal ($1250). Djibouti ranked 167th vs 61st for Senegal 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 0.1 months in Senegal. Ranked 168th and 145th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Djibouti vs Senegal

We calculate prices for Djibouti and Senegal as a population-weighted mean of 4 and 9 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 Senegal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.38
$7.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24
$51.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.41
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$2.66
 Cappuccino
$1.99
$4.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.71
$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$247
$707
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$167
$404
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$523
$2069
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$347
$887
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.4
$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66
$158
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.5
$48.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.01%
8.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1409
$2801
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$884
$1496
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.49
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.3
$61.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.95
$20.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$2.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.89
$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$2.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.44
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$10
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.62
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$3.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.18
$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.04
$1.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.11
$5.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.23
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$2.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.6
$44.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.74
$8.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.8
$44.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.9
$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.9
$55.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.9
$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$155
$276
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4785
$7797

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In Djibouti

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

In Senegal

City Cost of living Population
Dakar
$1320
1.44M
Thies
$1236
391K
Rufisque
$1229
295K
Saint-Louis
$1147
259K
Ziguinchor
$1108
205K
Kaolack
$1178
172K
Louga
$1145
113K
Kolda
$1127
62.3K
Fatick
$1176
39.4K