Cape Town vs Djibouti City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Cape Town	Djibouti City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1120	$584
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2628	$1450
🏠 One person rent	$603	$253
🏘️ Family rent	$1117	$463
🍽️ Food expenses	$284	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$137	$49.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1545	$435
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	55	8
😀 Quality of life	59	36
🏙️ Population	3.78M	604K

The cost of living in Cape Town is 92% more expensive than in Djibouti City. Cities ranked 4849th and 7968th ($1120 vs $584) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in South Africa and Djibouti, respectively. Check South Africa vs Djibouti comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Cape Town compared to 0.7 months in Djibouti City. Cape Town ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Djibouti City ranked 1st in Djibouti, while ranked 5407th and 7418th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cape Town vs Djibouti City

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	Cape Town	Djibouti City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.8	$3.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34	$22.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.15	$5.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.53	$1.84
☕ Cappuccino	$2.32	$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$705	$243
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$452	$171
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1367	$511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$889	$340
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59	$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.3	$63.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.1	$25.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.61%	11.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1902	$1458
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1292	$900
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.14	$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.3	$18.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.91	$7.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.67	$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.88	$7.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.96	$4.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.13	$7.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.57	$7.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$1.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.99	$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.24	$3.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.42	$3.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.59	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.2	$23.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.5	$4.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.2	$20.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$4.74
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.1	$34
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$67.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$201	$141
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4270	$4213

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Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$850
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$649
371 km or 231 mi	George	$790
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$901
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$970
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$741
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$792
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$953
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$859
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$1286
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$703
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$581
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$627
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$862
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$774
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$832
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$788
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$809
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$779
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$692
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$690
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$717
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$674
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$971
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$943
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$718
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$654
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$1079
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$874
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$840
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$997
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$834
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$818
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$790

Cities near Djibouti City

Distance	City	Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi	Obock	$553
68 km or 42 mi	Ali Sabieh	$555
101 km or 63 mi	Dikhil	$554
185 km or 115 mi	Borama	$527
240 km or 149 mi	Taiz	$514
245 km or 152 mi	Aden	$509
247 km or 153 mi	Hargeisa	$684
253 km or 157 mi	Jijiga	$671
264 km or 164 mi	Dire Dawa	$667
277 km or 172 mi	Harar	$626
286 km or 178 mi	Ibb	$504
290 km or 180 mi	Zabid	$489
356 km or 221 mi	Dhamar	$491
357 km or 222 mi	Al Hudaydah	$513
387 km or 240 mi	Dessie	$814
418 km or 259 mi	Sayyan	$491
433 km or 269 mi	Sanaa	$550
451 km or 280 mi	Mekelle	$686
561 km or 348 mi	Addis Ababa	$1103
594 km or 369 mi	Mendefera	$490
598 km or 371 mi	Sa'dah	$488
600 km or 373 mi	Massawa	$492
618 km or 384 mi	Asmara	$524
627 km or 390 mi	Bahir Dar	$799
628 km or 390 mi	Gondar	$946
664 km or 413 mi	Najran	$934
689 km or 428 mi	Keren	$491
720 km or 448 mi	Awasa	$810
726 km or 451 mi	Mukalla	$491
740 km or 460 mi	Abha	$915
818 km or 509 mi	Jimma	$590
826 km or 513 mi	Bareq	$895
846 km or 526 mi	Kassala	$988
884 km or 550 mi	El-Gadarif	$935
936 km or 582 mi	Bisha	$895
944 km or 587 mi	Baidoa	$711
958 km or 595 mi	Ad-Damazin	$827
1019 km or 633 mi	As Sulayyil	$1021
1090 km or 677 mi	Mogadishu	$719
1095 km or 680 mi	Port Sudan	$1096