Adelaide vs Djibouti City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Adelaide	Djibouti City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2338	$601
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4797	$1462
🏠 One person rent	$1428	$253
🏘️ Family rent	$2032	$418
🍽️ Food expenses	$589	$235
🚐 Transport expenses	$180	$51
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3804	$224
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	50	8
😀 Quality of life	93	41
🏙️ Population	1.39M	604K

The cost of living in Adelaide is 289% more expensive than in Djibouti City. Cities ranked 1210th and 7928th ($2338 vs $601) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 1st in Australia and Djibouti, respectively. Check Australia vs Djibouti comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Adelaide compared to 0.4 months in Djibouti City. Adelaide ranked 5th best city to live in Australia vs Djibouti City ranked 1st in Djibouti, while ranked 73rd and 7834th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Adelaide vs Djibouti City

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	Adelaide	Djibouti City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.9	$4.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.2	$24
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$5.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.33	$1.87
☕ Cappuccino	$4.02	$1.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.76	$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1521	$248
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1196	$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2231	$454
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1697	$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$43.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$174	$65.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.2	$25.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.37%	11.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8511	$1416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5565	$886
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.19	$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$81.2	$19.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.7	$7.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.56	$0.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.2	$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$7.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.67	$4.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$7.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.55	$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$8.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.74	$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23	$3.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.16	$4.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.16	$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.61	$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.49	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.7	$24.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$4.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.6	$22.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$4.92
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$34.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$123	$69.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1013	$157
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8002	$4808

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Cities near Adelaide

Distance	City	Cost of living
253 km or 157 mi	Whyalla	$2128
337 km or 209 mi	Mildura	$1904
377 km or 235 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
518 km or 322 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
551 km or 342 mi	Bendigo	$1487
555 km or 345 mi	Ballarat	$1604
618 km or 384 mi	Melton	$1906
623 km or 387 mi	Sunbury	$1928
627 km or 390 mi	Geelong	$2217
633 km or 393 mi	Tarneit	$1822
636 km or 395 mi	Shepparton	$1815
637 km or 396 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
655 km or 407 mi	Melbourne	$2496
658 km or 409 mi	South Yarra	$1829
683 km or 424 mi	Dandenong	$1894
686 km or 426 mi	Griffith	$1824
686 km or 426 mi	Frankston	$1889
694 km or 431 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
695 km or 432 mi	Berwick	$1860
709 km or 440 mi	Pakenham	$1896
797 km or 496 mi	Traralgon	$1979
800 km or 497 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
959 km or 596 mi	Canberra	$2223
971 km or 603 mi	Devonport	$1898
974 km or 605 mi	Dubbo	$1867
985 km or 612 mi	Orange	$1477
1016 km or 631 mi	Goulburn	$1821
1025 km or 637 mi	Bathurst	$1699
1040 km or 646 mi	Launceston	$1753
1125 km or 699 mi	Wollongong	$1695
1138 km or 707 mi	Blacktown	$1710
1143 km or 710 mi	Kellyville	$2050
1146 km or 712 mi	Parramatta	$2482
1162 km or 722 mi	Hobart	$2308
1163 km or 723 mi	Sydney	$2844
1173 km or 729 mi	Dee Why	$2379
1234 km or 767 mi	Newcastle	$1997
1318 km or 819 mi	Armidale	$1288
1330 km or 826 mi	Alice Springs	$1590
1387 km or 862 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796

Cities near Djibouti City

Distance	City	Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi	Obock	$571
68 km or 42 mi	Ali Sabieh	$570
101 km or 63 mi	Dikhil	$572
185 km or 115 mi	Borama	$509
240 km or 149 mi	Taiz	$514
245 km or 152 mi	Aden	$526
247 km or 153 mi	Hargeisa	$712
253 km or 157 mi	Jijiga	$1152
264 km or 164 mi	Dire Dawa	$1156
277 km or 172 mi	Harar	$1153
286 km or 178 mi	Ibb	$504
290 km or 180 mi	Zabid	$491
356 km or 221 mi	Dhamar	$494
357 km or 222 mi	Al Hudaydah	$515
387 km or 240 mi	Dessie	$1022
418 km or 259 mi	Sayyan	$492
433 km or 269 mi	Sanaa	$551
451 km or 280 mi	Mekelle	$810
561 km or 348 mi	Addis Ababa	$1269
594 km or 369 mi	Mendefera	$498
598 km or 371 mi	Sa'dah	$491
600 km or 373 mi	Massawa	$497
618 km or 384 mi	Asmara	$531
627 km or 390 mi	Bahir Dar	$863
628 km or 390 mi	Gondar	$1017
664 km or 413 mi	Najran	$865
689 km or 428 mi	Keren	$498
720 km or 448 mi	Awasa	$996
726 km or 451 mi	Mukalla	$493
740 km or 460 mi	Abha	$902
818 km or 509 mi	Jimma	$775
826 km or 513 mi	Bareq	$893
846 km or 526 mi	Kassala	$931
884 km or 550 mi	El-Gadarif	$858
936 km or 582 mi	Bisha	$906
944 km or 587 mi	Baidoa	$743
958 km or 595 mi	Ad-Damazin	$771
1019 km or 633 mi	As Sulayyil	$1005
1090 km or 677 mi	Mogadishu	$724
1095 km or 680 mi	Port Sudan	$964