Amman vs Djibouti City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Amman	Djibouti City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$994	$571
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2473	$1421
🏠 One person rent	$386	$245
🏘️ Family rent	$700	$452
🍽️ Food expenses	$345	$219
🚐 Transport expenses	$149	$48.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$663	$424
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	64	8
😀 Quality of life	68	20
🏙️ Population	4.01M	604K

The cost of living in Amman is 74% more expensive than in Djibouti City. Cities ranked 5535th and 8002nd ($994 vs $571) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Jordan and Djibouti, respectively. Check Jordan vs Djibouti comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Amman compared to 0.7 months in Djibouti City. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Djibouti City ranked 1st in Djibouti, while ranked 3048th and 8841st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amman vs Djibouti City

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	Amman	Djibouti City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.09	$3.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.9	$21.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.07	$5.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.61	$1.78
☕ Cappuccino	$4.08	$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$408	$238
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$258	$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$763	$500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$518	$331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.3	$40.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.7	$62.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34	$25
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.3%	11.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1392	$1448
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$875	$930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.1	$18.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.9	$7.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.12	$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.62	$7.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.32	$4.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$7.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.74	$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.9	$7.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.84	$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.51	$2.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.93	$4.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.76	$3.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.99	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.46	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.5	$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.3	$4.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.1	$19.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.68	$4.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$61	$33.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$66.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$260	$138
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5545	$4050

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Amman

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Al-Salt	$552
36 km or 22 mi	Jerash	$608
68 km or 42 mi	Irbid	$679
69 km or 43 mi	Ramallah	$996
69 km or 43 mi	Nablus	$877
70 km or 44 mi	Jerusalem	$2114
72 km or 45 mi	Ariel	$1556
74 km or 46 mi	Bethlehem	$905
88 km or 55 mi	Al-Karak	$710
89 km or 56 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1915
91 km or 57 mi	Hebron	$762
92 km or 57 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1506
92 km or 57 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1927
94 km or 58 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1919
95 km or 59 mi	Tayibe	$1902
95 km or 59 mi	Qalqilya	$761
95 km or 59 mi	Afula	$1652
97 km or 60 mi	Umm al-Fahm	$1756
97 km or 61 mi	Lod	$1891
98 km or 61 mi	Tira	$1931
98 km or 61 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$1782
99 km or 61 mi	Dura	$813
99 km or 62 mi	Yehud	$1931
100 km or 62 mi	Ramla	$2123
100 km or 62 mi	Petah Tikva	$1853
100 km or 62 mi	Kfar Saba	$1965
101 km or 63 mi	Tiberias	$1600
101 km or 63 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2035
102 km or 64 mi	Nof HaGalil	$1709
102 km or 64 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1894
103 km or 64 mi	Arad	$1680
103 km or 64 mi	Nazareth	$1732
104 km or 64 mi	Migdal HaEmek	$1742
104 km or 65 mi	Ra'anana	$1990
105 km or 65 mi	Bnei Brak	$2072
105 km or 65 mi	Herzliya	$2145
105 km or 65 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1912
106 km or 66 mi	Ramat Gan	$2232
106 km or 66 mi	Rehovot	$1811
107 km or 66 mi	Givatayim	$2156

Cities near Djibouti City

Distance	City	Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi	Obock	$540
68 km or 42 mi	Ali Sabieh	$542
101 km or 63 mi	Dikhil	$542
185 km or 115 mi	Borama	$518
240 km or 149 mi	Taiz	$507
245 km or 152 mi	Aden	$503
247 km or 153 mi	Hargeisa	$660
253 km or 157 mi	Jijiga	$764
264 km or 164 mi	Dire Dawa	$756
277 km or 172 mi	Harar	$718
286 km or 178 mi	Ibb	$496
290 km or 180 mi	Zabid	$482
356 km or 221 mi	Dhamar	$486
357 km or 222 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
387 km or 240 mi	Dessie	$838
418 km or 259 mi	Sayyan	$481
433 km or 269 mi	Sanaa	$546
451 km or 280 mi	Mekelle	$662
561 km or 348 mi	Addis Ababa	$1180
594 km or 369 mi	Mendefera	$487
598 km or 371 mi	Sa'dah	$482
600 km or 373 mi	Massawa	$486
618 km or 384 mi	Asmara	$520
627 km or 390 mi	Bahir Dar	$752
628 km or 390 mi	Gondar	$897
664 km or 413 mi	Najran	$937
689 km or 428 mi	Keren	$488
720 km or 448 mi	Awasa	$886
726 km or 451 mi	Mukalla	$484
740 km or 460 mi	Abha	$910
818 km or 509 mi	Jimma	$654
826 km or 513 mi	Bareq	$902
846 km or 526 mi	Kassala	$1006
884 km or 550 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
936 km or 582 mi	Bisha	$905
944 km or 587 mi	Baidoa	$706
958 km or 595 mi	Ad-Damazin	$836
1019 km or 633 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
1090 km or 677 mi	Mogadishu	$711
1095 km or 680 mi	Port Sudan	$1003