Cape Town vs Djibouti City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Cape Town	Djibouti City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1231	$586
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2814	$1414
🏠 One person rent	$681	$249
🏘️ Family rent	$1180	$413
🍽️ Food expenses	$322	$227
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$49.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$352	$233
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	56	8
😀 Quality of life	55	41
🏙️ Population	3.78M	604K

The cost of living in Cape Town is 110% more expensive than in Djibouti City. Cities ranked 4637th and 7941st ($1231 vs $586) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 0.3 months in Cape Town compared to 0.4 months in Djibouti City. Cape Town ranked 5th best city to live in South Africa vs Djibouti City ranked 1st in Djibouti, while ranked 6312th and 7664th 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	$11.5	$4.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.4	$23.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.16	$5.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$1.88
☕ Cappuccino	$2.15	$1.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.24	$0.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$761	$245
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$513	$167
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1355	$447
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$937	$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75	$41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$63.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.4	$25.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.58%	11.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1957	$1488
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1290	$959
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.15	$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.5	$19.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$7.46
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.14	$0.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.53	$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.62	$7.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.36	$4.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$7.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.67	$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.78	$7.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.35	$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.18	$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.15	$4.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.66	$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.2	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.56	$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.3	$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.86	$4.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.1	$21.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.69	$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$56	$34.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$68.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$228	$136
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4978	$4170

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Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$1243
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$666
371 km or 231 mi	George	$857
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$946
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$1005
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$746
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$814
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$988
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$861
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$1304
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$784
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$598
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$650
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$901
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$762
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$948
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$808
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$833
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$904
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$637
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$637
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$706
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$705
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$984
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$940
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$668
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$607
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$1082
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$890
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$985
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$984
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$892
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$927
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$857

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