Cairo vs Djibouti City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cairo	Djibouti City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$417	$571
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1080	$1421
🏠 One person rent	$154	$245
🏘️ Family rent	$315	$452
🍽️ Food expenses	$166	$219
🚐 Transport expenses	$38	$48.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$165	$424
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	83	8
😀 Quality of life	58	20
🏙️ Population	9.61M	604K

The cost of living in Cairo is 27% less expensive than in Djibouti City. Cities ranked 8923rd and 8002nd ($417 vs $571) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Egypt and Djibouti, respectively. Check Egypt vs Djibouti comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Cairo compared to 0.7 months in Djibouti City. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Djibouti City ranked 1st in Djibouti, while ranked 5545th and 8841st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Djibouti City

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	Cairo	Djibouti City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.9	$3.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.6	$21.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.73	$5.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$1.78
☕ Cappuccino	$1.5	$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.34	$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$185	$238
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$113	$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$386	$500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$253	$331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.8	$40.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.8	$62.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.1	$25
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.49%	11.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$690	$1448
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$453	$930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.68	$18.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.17	$7.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.29	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.51	$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$7.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$4.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.58	$7.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.72	$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.33	$7.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.84	$2.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.46	$4.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.31	$3.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.87	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.69	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.3	$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.97	$4.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11	$19.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.86	$4.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$37	$33.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$66.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$90.2	$138
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1985	$4050

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Cities near Cairo

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi	Giza	$318
8.1 km or 5 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$365
26 km or 16 mi	Helwan	$335
46 km or 28 mi	Benha	$300
60 km or 37 mi	Shibin El Kom	$305
62 km or 39 mi	Zagazig	$307
84 km or 52 mi	Tanta	$288
93 km or 58 mi	Faiyum	$325
101 km or 63 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$269
111 km or 69 mi	Beni Suef	$319
111 km or 69 mi	Mansoura	$301
115 km or 71 mi	Ismailia	$295
125 km or 78 mi	Suez	$272
133 km or 83 mi	Damanhur	$268
161 km or 100 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$289
161 km or 100 mi	Damietta	$298
166 km or 103 mi	Port Said	$276
179 km or 111 mi	Alexandria	$316
224 km or 139 mi	Minya	$339
319 km or 198 mi	Asyut	$290
347 km or 216 mi	Gaza	$640
351 km or 218 mi	Ofakim	$1684
354 km or 220 mi	Netivot	$1742
360 km or 223 mi	Sderot	$1732
361 km or 224 mi	Dahab	$381
362 km or 225 mi	Eilat	$1577
365 km or 226 mi	Ashkelon	$1511
366 km or 227 mi	Beersheba	$1471
367 km or 228 mi	Rahat	$1686
368 km or 229 mi	Aqaba	$809
379 km or 235 mi	Ashdod	$1837
379 km or 235 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
380 km or 236 mi	Dimona	$1716
381 km or 236 mi	El Gouna	$336
383 km or 238 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
384 km or 239 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
390 km or 242 mi	Yavne	$1884
391 km or 243 mi	Sohag	$360
396 km or 246 mi	Dura	$813
397 km or 246 mi	Rehovot	$1811

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