Djibouti vs Syria - Cost of Living Comparison

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Djibouti Syria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$581
$544
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1403
$1270
🏠 One person rent
$248
$212
🏘️ Family rent
$414
$334
🍽️ Food expenses
$227
$222
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.2
$64.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$232
$61
💸 GDP per capita
$3496
$847
😃 Human freedom index
3.9
3.1
❤️ Life expectancy
66
72.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
31
12
🌐 English speaking %
1%
4%
🎓 Higher education
13
37
😀 Quality of life
24
17
🏙️ Population
1.17M
24.7M

The average cost of living in Djibouti ($581) is 7% more expensive than in Syria ($544). Djibouti ranked 168th vs 177th for Syria 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 Syria. Ranked 168th and 180th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Djibouti vs Syria

We calculate prices for Djibouti and Syria 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 Syria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.12
$4.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23
$20.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.23
$4.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$3.38
 Cappuccino
$1.92
$1.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.68
$1.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$142
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$166
$95.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$515
$359
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$343
$209
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41
$67.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.3
$104
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.95%
13.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1479
$1306
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$957
$462
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$0.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.1
$9.74
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.48
$10.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.83
$0.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.5
$3.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.46
$6.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.42
$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.9
$5.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.94
$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.06
$3.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.1
$0.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$0.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.28
$0.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.8
$13.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.74
$2.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.4
$3.82
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.27
$2.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.5
$35.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.4
$72
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$136
$52.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4162
$2025

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In Djibouti

City Cost of living Population
Djibouti City
$586
604K
Ali Sabieh
$557
71.2K
Dikhil
$559
35K
Obock
$560
21.2K

In Syria

City Cost of living Population
Aleppo
$535
2M
Damascus
$671
2.69M
Hama
$438
697K
Homs
$402
775K
Latakia
$441
700K
Raqqa
$483
300K
Deir ez-Zor
$486
272K
Qamishli
$464
184K
Al-Hasakah
$472
188K
Idlib
$543
165K