Djibouti vs Syria - Cost of Living Comparison

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Djibouti Syria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$542
$505
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1340
$1251
🏠 One person rent
$233
$184
🏘️ Family rent
$421
$319
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$195
🚐 Transport expenses
$43.1
$63.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$399
$58.8
💸 GDP per capita
$3136
$537
😃 Human freedom index
3.9
3.3
❤️ Life expectancy
62.3
72.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
30
13
🌐 English speaking %
1%
4%
🎓 Higher education
14
40
😀 Quality of life
19
11
🏙️ Population
957K
18.5M

The average cost of living in Djibouti ($542) is 7% more expensive than in Syria ($505). Djibouti ranked 166th vs 178th 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 0.7 months in Djibouti compared to 0.1 months in Syria. Ranked 172nd and 189th 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
$3.58
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.2
$19.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.75
$3.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$1.85
 Cappuccino
$1.71
$1.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$223
$164
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$151
$88.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$456
$336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$302
$186
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.2
$40.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.7
$62
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.4
$40.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.59%
14.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1409
$1289
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$835
$647
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$0.12
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.8
$9.37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.9
$9.24
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$0.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.89
$3.68
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$5.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.58
$9.02
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.28
$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.53
$5.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.68
$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.99
$1.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.1
$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$2.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.9
$14.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.46
$2.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.9
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.16
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.8
$25.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.2
$73.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$124
$69.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3810
$1962

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In Djibouti

City Cost of living Population
Djibouti City
$546
604K
Ali Sabieh
$519
37.9K
Dikhil
$518
35K
Obock
$518
21.2K

In Syria

City Cost of living Population
Damascus
$582
2.5M
Aleppo
$415
1.92M
Homs
$577
775K
Latakia
$414
700K
Hama
$482
697K
Raqqa
$568
300K
Deir ez-Zor
$515
272K
Al-Hasakah
$483
188K
Qamishli
$468
184K
Idlib
$456
165K