Berlin vs Djibouti City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Berlin	Djibouti City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2222	$586
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4975	$1414
🏠 One person rent	$1217	$249
🏘️ Family rent	$2066	$413
🍽️ Food expenses	$555	$227
🚐 Transport expenses	$304	$49.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3412	$233
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	8
😀 Quality of life	96	41
🏙️ Population	3.78M	604K

The cost of living in Berlin is 279% more expensive than in Djibouti City. Cities ranked 1418th and 7941st ($2222 vs $586) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Germany and Djibouti, respectively. Check Germany vs Djibouti comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Berlin compared to 0.4 months in Djibouti City. Berlin ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Djibouti City ranked 1st in Djibouti, while ranked 35th and 7664th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Djibouti City

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	Berlin	Djibouti City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.6	$4.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.5	$23.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.4	$5.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.2	$1.88
☕ Cappuccino	$4.41	$1.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.43	$0.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1250	$245
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$928	$167
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2200	$447
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1631	$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$277	$63.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.2	$25.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.62%	11.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8887	$1488
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6036	$959
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.44	$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.5	$19.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.6	$7.46
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$0.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.11	$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$7.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$4.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$7.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.13	$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.24	$7.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$4.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.6	$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.4	$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$4.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$67	$21.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.5	$34.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$68.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$149	$136
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9480	$4170

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1868
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1893
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1892
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1862
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1888
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1902
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1851
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1887
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1841
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1826
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1856
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1862
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1776
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1810
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1839
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1826
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1822
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1681
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1852
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1454
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1484
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1567
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1430
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1363
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1425
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1424
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1436
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1471
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1501
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1486
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1479
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1421
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1417
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1435
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1411
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1166
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1422
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1113
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1563
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1446

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