Bangkok vs Djibouti City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bangkok	Djibouti City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$958	$586
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2465	$1414
🏠 One person rent	$424	$249
🏘️ Family rent	$741	$413
🍽️ Food expenses	$278	$227
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$49.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$707	$233
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	89	8
😀 Quality of life	75	41
🏙️ Population	5.68M	604K

The cost of living in Bangkok is 63% more expensive than in Djibouti City. Cities ranked 5912th and 7941st ($958 vs $586) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Thailand and Djibouti, respectively. Check Thailand vs Djibouti comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Bangkok compared to 0.4 months in Djibouti City. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Djibouti City ranked 1st in Djibouti, while ranked 1890th and 7664th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Djibouti City

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	Bangkok	Djibouti City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.1	$4.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.9	$23.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.12	$5.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$1.88
☕ Cappuccino	$2.59	$1.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$0.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$611	$245
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$285	$167
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1104	$447
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$519	$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.2	$41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.6	$63.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.9	$25.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.78%	11.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5905	$1488
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2775	$959
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.23	$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.5	$19.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.6	$7.46
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.45	$0.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.31	$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$7.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$4.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$7.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.9	$7.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.39	$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.53	$4.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.19	$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.95	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.97	$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.9	$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.03	$4.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.8	$21.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.83	$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.4	$34.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$68.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$561	$136
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13469	$4170

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$737
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$774
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$774
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$736
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$635
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$675
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$623
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$779
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$770
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$812
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$787
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$724
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$718
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$680
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$553
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$623
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$708
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$571
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$558
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$650
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$812
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$567
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$765
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$581
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$578
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$763
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$741
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$558
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1152
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$593
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$622
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$829
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$511
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$504
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$614
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$727
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$727
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$571

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