Djibouti vs Yemen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Djibouti Yemen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$579
$530
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1436
$1312
🏠 One person rent
$252
$233
🏘️ Family rent
$461
$455
🍽️ Food expenses
$222
$200
🚐 Transport expenses
$45
$48.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$435
$397
💸 GDP per capita
$3606
$533
😃 Human freedom index
3.9
3.43
❤️ Life expectancy
62.9
63.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
30
16
🌐 English speaking %
1%
9%
🎓 Higher education
14
25
😀 Quality of life
18
12
🏙️ Population
957K
28.3M

The average cost of living in Djibouti ($579) is 9% more expensive than in Yemen ($530). Djibouti ranked 168th vs 179th for Yemen 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 0.8 months in Yemen. Ranked 170th and 187th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Djibouti vs Yemen

We calculate prices for Djibouti and Yemen 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 Yemen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.98
$2.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.6
$19.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.01
$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$1.83
 Cappuccino
$1.88
$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$242
$234
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$170
$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$505
$532
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$339
$332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.3
$36.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.3
$56.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.8
$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.84%
12.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1454
$1647
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$895
$872
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.9
$11.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.36
$5.65
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.72
$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.15
$6.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$4.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.24
$6.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$2.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.79
$7.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.83
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.01
$3.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.13
$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.7
$23.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.68
$4.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.4
$12.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.73
$3.85
👖 Brand Jeans
$34
$25.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.6
$60.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$141
$79
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4197
$2904

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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 Yemen

City Cost of living Population
Sanaa
$550
2.96M
Taiz
$514
615K
Al Hudaydah
$513
618K
Aden
$509
507K
Ibb
$504
351K
Dhamar
$491
160K
Mukalla
$491
144K
Sa'dah
$488
70.2K
Sayyan
$491
70K
Zabid
$489
50.8K