Abidjan vs Djibouti City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Abidjan	Djibouti City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1224	$586
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2885	$1414
🏠 One person rent	$548	$249
🏘️ Family rent	$912	$413
🍽️ Food expenses	$370	$227
🚐 Transport expenses	$197	$49.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$198	$233
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	33	8
😀 Quality of life	43	41
🏙️ Population	5.62M	604K

The cost of living in Abidjan is 109% more expensive than in Djibouti City. Cities ranked 4654th and 7941st ($1224 vs $586) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ivory Coast and Djibouti, respectively. Check Ivory Coast vs Djibouti comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abidjan compared to 0.4 months in Djibouti City. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Djibouti City ranked 1st in Djibouti, while ranked 7383rd and 7664th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abidjan vs Djibouti City

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	Abidjan	Djibouti City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.07	$4.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.9	$23.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$5.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$1.88
☕ Cappuccino	$2.03	$1.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.83	$0.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$467	$245
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$373	$167
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$853	$447
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$656	$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$63.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40	$25.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.66%	11.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2430	$1488
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1432	$959
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.98	$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.2	$19.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$7.46
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.56	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.1	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.52	$0.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.17	$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.8	$7.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.87	$4.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.19	$7.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.09	$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.52	$7.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.76	$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.67	$4.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.93	$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.35	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.58	$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.8	$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.83	$4.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.7	$21.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.1	$34.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.9	$68.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$293	$136
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3211	$4170

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Cities near Abidjan

Distance	City	Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1059
39 km or 24 mi	Dabou	$1057
70 km or 43 mi	Agboville	$1057
157 km or 98 mi	Divo	$1083
166 km or 103 mi	Abengourou	$1066
215 km or 134 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1056
229 km or 142 mi	Gagnoa	$1082
255 km or 158 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$649
276 km or 172 mi	Obuasi	$631
284 km or 176 mi	Bouake	$1123
306 km or 190 mi	Kumasi	$532
425 km or 264 mi	Koforidua	$668
426 km or 265 mi	Accra	$822
444 km or 276 mi	Ashaiman	$630
445 km or 277 mi	Tema	$600
491 km or 305 mi	Korhogo	$1099
517 km or 321 mi	Ho	$417
537 km or 334 mi	Hohoe	$652
544 km or 338 mi	Kpalime	$684
556 km or 345 mi	Greenville	$502
557 km or 346 mi	Yekepa	$503
564 km or 350 mi	Sanniquellie	$503
572 km or 356 mi	Tamale	$576
587 km or 365 mi	Lome	$835
593 km or 369 mi	Nzerekore	$1003
619 km or 385 mi	Atakpame	$699
651 km or 404 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$831
659 km or 410 mi	Sotouboua	$703
675 km or 419 mi	Leo	$846
689 km or 428 mi	Sikasso	$514
696 km or 433 mi	Abomey	$598
699 km or 434 mi	Sokode	$705
712 km or 442 mi	Kakata	$502
722 km or 449 mi	Cotonou	$793
742 km or 461 mi	Kara	$712
746 km or 463 mi	Porto-Novo	$743
758 km or 471 mi	Monrovia	$536
764 km or 475 mi	Gueckedou	$1010
775 km or 482 mi	Manga	$877
776 km or 482 mi	Bougouni	$508

Cities near Djibouti City

Distance	City	Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi	Obock	$560
68 km or 42 mi	Ali Sabieh	$557
101 km or 63 mi	Dikhil	$559
185 km or 115 mi	Borama	$502
240 km or 149 mi	Taiz	$522
245 km or 152 mi	Aden	$517
247 km or 153 mi	Hargeisa	$694
253 km or 157 mi	Jijiga	$1169
264 km or 164 mi	Dire Dawa	$1175
277 km or 172 mi	Harar	$1175
286 km or 178 mi	Ibb	$512
290 km or 180 mi	Zabid	$499
356 km or 221 mi	Dhamar	$500
357 km or 222 mi	Al Hudaydah	$522
387 km or 240 mi	Dessie	$1039
418 km or 259 mi	Sayyan	$498
433 km or 269 mi	Sanaa	$560
451 km or 280 mi	Mekelle	$826
561 km or 348 mi	Addis Ababa	$1289
594 km or 369 mi	Mendefera	$498
598 km or 371 mi	Sa'dah	$498
600 km or 373 mi	Massawa	$499
618 km or 384 mi	Asmara	$533
627 km or 390 mi	Bahir Dar	$864
628 km or 390 mi	Gondar	$1016
664 km or 413 mi	Najran	$860
689 km or 428 mi	Keren	$500
720 km or 448 mi	Awasa	$1031
726 km or 451 mi	Mukalla	$500
740 km or 460 mi	Abha	$911
818 km or 509 mi	Jimma	$802
826 km or 513 mi	Bareq	$903
846 km or 526 mi	Kassala	$971
884 km or 550 mi	El-Gadarif	$925
936 km or 582 mi	Bisha	$918
944 km or 587 mi	Baidoa	$724
958 km or 595 mi	Ad-Damazin	$829
1019 km or 633 mi	As Sulayyil	$1008
1090 km or 677 mi	Mogadishu	$715
1095 km or 680 mi	Port Sudan	$964