Djibouti vs United Kingdom - Cost of Living Comparison

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Djibouti United Kingdom
🚶 Cost of living one person
$566
$2193
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1407
$5278
🏠 One person rent
$245
$1367
🏘️ Family rent
$450
$2434
🍽️ Food expenses
$219
$514
🚐 Transport expenses
$44
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$424
$3203
💸 GDP per capita
$3555
$49464
😃 Human freedom index
3.9
8.64
❤️ Life expectancy
62.9
82.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
31
71
🌐 English speaking %
1%
98.3%
🎓 Higher education
13
100
😀 Quality of life
19
91
🏙️ Population
1.15M
67.3M

The average cost of living in Djibouti ($566) is 74% less expensive than in the United Kingdom ($2193). Djibouti ranked 168th vs 11th for the United Kingdom 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 1.5 months in the United Kingdom. Ranked 170th and 13th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Djibouti vs the United Kingdom

We calculate prices for Djibouti and the United Kingdom as a population-weighted mean of 4 and 277 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 United Kingdom
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.94
$19.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.4
$77.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.04
$9.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$6.34
 Cappuccino
$1.86
$4.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$2.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$237
$1448
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$164
$1088
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$494
$2688
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$330
$1999
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.8
$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.3
$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.1
$38.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.55%
5.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1442
$8674
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$928
$5433
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$3.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.5
$84.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.23
$20.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$3.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.16
$9.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.29
$8.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.2
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$3.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$2.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.86
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.39
$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.85
$18.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.04
$5.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.07
$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.52
$2.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.5
$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.56
$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.8
$92.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.57
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.3
$84
👟 Brand Sneakers
$66.1
$96.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$138
$1629
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4041
$19170

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$349

$907

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Cities Comparison in Djibouti vs the United Kingdom

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Djibouti

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

In the United Kingdom

City Cost of living Population
London
$3296
8.8M
Birmingham
$1951
1.14M
Leeds
$1943
789K
Glasgow
$2011
626K
Edinburgh
$2140
488K
Manchester
$2071
548K
Bristol
$2321
472K
Liverpool
$1774
513K
Sheffield
$1764
518K
Coventry
$1903
363K
Cardiff
$1940
361K
Newcastle upon Tyne
$1726
300K
Leicester
$1805
464K
Belfast
$1755
345K
Southampton
$2039
271K
Bradford
$1598
293K
Nottingham
$1820
289K
Westminster
$2868
255K
Milton Keynes
$2158
264K
Bolton
$1806
285K
Brighton and Hove
$2139
277K
Derby
$1727
255K
Aberdeen
$1614
201K
Solihull
$1740
207K
Kingston upon Hull
$1466
260K
Plymouth
$1710
268K
York
$1727
208K
Luton
$1885
213K
Sunderland
$1510
277K
Swindon
$1924
222K