Abu Dhabi vs Djibouti City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: July 09, 2025

	Abu Dhabi	Djibouti City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1915	$586
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4277	$1421
🏠 One person rent	$1247	$250
🏘️ Family rent	$2181	$421
🍽️ Food expenses	$451	$226
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.9	$49.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3000	$430
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	53	8
😀 Quality of life	84	41
🏙️ Population	1.57M	604K

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 227% more expensive than in Djibouti City. Cities ranked 2282nd and 7971st ($1915 vs $586) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in the United Arab Emirates and Djibouti, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Djibouti comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 0.7 months in Djibouti City. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Djibouti City ranked 1st in Djibouti, while ranked 427th and 7232nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Djibouti City

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	Abu Dhabi	Djibouti City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11	$4.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.8	$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.57	$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$11.4	$1.86
☕ Cappuccino	$5.73	$1.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.26	$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1359	$243
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$975	$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2488	$431
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1798	$307
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.2	$41.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$64.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$103	$25.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.21%	11.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5745	$1483
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12613	$924
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26	$19.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.64	$7.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.77	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$0.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.66	$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$7.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.57	$4.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$7.49
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$1.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$8.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.38	$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.22	$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.82	$4.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$3.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.71	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$5.96	$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$67.1	$24.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.7	$4.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78.4	$21.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$4.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.8	$34.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.4	$68.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$612	$136
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12182	$4262

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Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance	City	Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1713
129 km or 80 mi	Dubai	$2512
142 km or 88 mi	Sharjah	$1383
143 km or 89 mi	Al Ain	$1450
152 km or 94 mi	Ajman	$2504
170 km or 105 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1081
211 km or 131 mi	Fujairah	$1215
237 km or 147 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1455
300 km or 187 mi	Doha	$1762
318 km or 198 mi	Al Khor	$1688
356 km or 221 mi	Bandar Abbas	$631
365 km or 227 mi	Nizwa	$794
395 km or 246 mi	Seeb	$995
425 km or 264 mi	Riffa	$1205
427 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1240
428 km or 266 mi	Isa Town	$1226
439 km or 273 mi	Muscat	$1116
454 km or 282 mi	Jahrom	$537
468 km or 291 mi	Dhahran	$1063
481 km or 299 mi	Dammam	$1055
486 km or 302 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$806
501 km or 311 mi	Fasa	$537
514 km or 320 mi	Qatif	$893
548 km or 341 mi	Jubail	$913
568 km or 353 mi	Sirjan	$515
575 km or 357 mi	Jiroft	$530
599 km or 372 mi	Shiraz	$564
610 km or 379 mi	Bushehr	$464
617 km or 384 mi	Borazjan	$489
620 km or 385 mi	Marvdasht	$541
632 km or 392 mi	Kazerun	$521
637 km or 396 mi	Chabahar	$578
649 km or 404 mi	Bam	$524
678 km or 421 mi	Rafsanjan	$527
698 km or 434 mi	Kerman	$536
701 km or 435 mi	Iranshahr	$604
741 km or 460 mi	Yasuj	$515
775 km or 481 mi	Riyadh	$1695
790 km or 491 mi	Al Wafrah	$1242
792 km or 492 mi	Behbahan	$493

Cities near Djibouti City

Distance	City	Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi	Obock	$558
68 km or 42 mi	Ali Sabieh	$558
101 km or 63 mi	Dikhil	$556
185 km or 115 mi	Borama	$514
240 km or 149 mi	Taiz	$517
245 km or 152 mi	Aden	$512
247 km or 153 mi	Hargeisa	$657
253 km or 157 mi	Jijiga	$1134
264 km or 164 mi	Dire Dawa	$1139
277 km or 172 mi	Harar	$1131
286 km or 178 mi	Ibb	$507
290 km or 180 mi	Zabid	$492
356 km or 221 mi	Dhamar	$495
357 km or 222 mi	Al Hudaydah	$515
387 km or 240 mi	Dessie	$1015
418 km or 259 mi	Sayyan	$493
433 km or 269 mi	Sanaa	$556
451 km or 280 mi	Mekelle	$808
561 km or 348 mi	Addis Ababa	$1255
594 km or 369 mi	Mendefera	$499
598 km or 371 mi	Sa'dah	$493
600 km or 373 mi	Massawa	$500
618 km or 384 mi	Asmara	$532
627 km or 390 mi	Bahir Dar	$846
628 km or 390 mi	Gondar	$986
664 km or 413 mi	Najran	$934
689 km or 428 mi	Keren	$497
720 km or 448 mi	Awasa	$1012
726 km or 451 mi	Mukalla	$494
740 km or 460 mi	Abha	$912
818 km or 509 mi	Jimma	$811
826 km or 513 mi	Bareq	$904
846 km or 526 mi	Kassala	$1017
884 km or 550 mi	El-Gadarif	$958
936 km or 582 mi	Bisha	$907
944 km or 587 mi	Baidoa	$680
958 km or 595 mi	Ad-Damazin	$859
1019 km or 633 mi	As Sulayyil	$1050
1090 km or 677 mi	Mogadishu	$691
1095 km or 680 mi	Port Sudan	$1013