Athens vs Djibouti City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Athens	Djibouti City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1436	$586
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3478	$1414
🏠 One person rent	$710	$249
🏘️ Family rent	$1232	$413
🍽️ Food expenses	$496	$227
🚐 Transport expenses	$95.7	$49.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1185	$233
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	90	8
😀 Quality of life	82	41
🏙️ Population	643K	604K

The cost of living in Athens is 145% more expensive than in Djibouti City. Cities ranked 4155th and 7941st ($1436 vs $586) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Greece and Djibouti, respectively. Check Greece vs Djibouti comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Athens compared to 0.4 months in Djibouti City. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Djibouti City ranked 1st in Djibouti, while ranked 611th and 7664th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Athens vs Djibouti City

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	Athens	Djibouti City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.2	$4.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.9	$23.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$5.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.91	$1.88
☕ Cappuccino	$4.53	$1.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.42	$0.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$660	$245
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$525	$167
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1214	$447
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$950	$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$197	$63.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.3	$25.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.72%	11.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3810	$1488
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3763	$959
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.4	$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.9	$19.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.5	$7.46
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.11	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.92	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.35	$0.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.06	$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$7.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$4.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$7.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.68	$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$7.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.88	$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.96	$4.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.49	$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.98	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.86	$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.5	$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.3	$4.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55	$21.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.5	$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$34.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$68.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$553	$136
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11493	$4170

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Cities near Athens

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Kallithea	$1291
4 km or 2.5 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1281
5 km or 3.1 mi	Peristeri	$1192
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1386
6.5 km or 4 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1259
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Nea Ionia	$1265
7.3 km or 4.5 mi	Piraeus	$1177
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Nikaia	$1170
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Argyroupoli	$1438
12 km or 7.2 mi	Glyfada	$1636
15 km or 9 mi	Kifissia	$1415
15 km or 9.1 mi	Voula	$1477
15 km or 9.4 mi	Aspropyrgos	$1041
16 km or 10 mi	Eleusis	$1127
20 km or 12 mi	Salamina	$1055
55 km or 34 mi	Chalcis	$1224
69 km or 43 mi	Corinth	$1026
129 km or 80 mi	Tripoli	$1143
151 km or 94 mi	Lamia	$930
154 km or 96 mi	Mykonos	$2056
168 km or 104 mi	Volos	$1101
176 km or 109 mi	Patras	$1111
178 km or 111 mi	Kalamata	$1162
214 km or 133 mi	Agrinio	$976
216 km or 134 mi	Chios	$1254
216 km or 134 mi	Larissa	$1149
219 km or 136 mi	Karditsa	$1112
231 km or 143 mi	Santorini	$1835
243 km or 151 mi	Trikala	$1092
275 km or 171 mi	Mytilene	$1067
275 km or 171 mi	Katerini	$1036
275 km or 171 mi	Chania	$1245
298 km or 185 mi	Rethymno	$1174
302 km or 188 mi	Thessaloniki	$1225
303 km or 188 mi	Izmir	$1046
307 km or 191 mi	Kozani	$1040
311 km or 193 mi	Ioannina	$1045
311 km or 193 mi	Kusadasi	$770
311 km or 193 mi	Veria	$973
315 km or 196 mi	Crete	$1303

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