Cape Town vs Djibouti City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Cape Town	Djibouti City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$881	$551
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2144	$1372
🏠 One person rent	$484	$235
🏘️ Family rent	$966	$434
🍽️ Food expenses	$259	$212
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.2	$47.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1518	$403
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	55	8
😀 Quality of life	60	23
🏙️ Population	434K	604K

The cost of living in Cape Town is 60% more expensive than in Djibouti City. Cities ranked 6078th and 8114th ($881 vs $551) 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 1.7 months in Cape Town compared to 0.7 months in Djibouti City. Cape Town ranked 3rd best city to live in South Africa vs Djibouti City ranked 1st in Djibouti, while ranked 5406th and 8873rd 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	$7.47	$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.2	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.87	$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.04	$1.78
☕ Cappuccino	$1.94	$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.86	$0.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$536	$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$353	$153
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1202	$482
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$749	$311
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.2	$40.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87	$61.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.2	$26.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.61%	11.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1890	$1410
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1307	$838
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.04	$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.8	$17.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.17	$6.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.92	$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.39	$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.96	$6.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.2	$6.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.51	$7.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.62	$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.8	$3.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.76	$3.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.22	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.36	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.3	$22.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.42	$4.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.9	$19.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$4.52
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.7	$32.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.4	$64.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$172	$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4013	$3861

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Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$773
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$632
371 km or 231 mi	George	$684
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$805
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$866
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$643
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$704
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$703
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$753
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$710
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$683
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$601
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$511
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$535
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$689
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$511
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$682
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$765
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$511
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$701
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$621
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$719
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$625
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$738
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$631
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$633
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$698
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$637
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$609
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$875
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$845
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$656
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$603
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$908
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$776
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$807
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$889
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$780
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$751
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$718

Cities near Djibouti City

Distance	City	Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi	Obock	$522
68 km or 42 mi	Ali Sabieh	$524
101 km or 63 mi	Dikhil	$524
185 km or 115 mi	Borama	$602
240 km or 149 mi	Taiz	$490
245 km or 152 mi	Aden	$486
247 km or 153 mi	Hargeisa	$815
253 km or 157 mi	Jijiga	$702
264 km or 164 mi	Dire Dawa	$705
277 km or 172 mi	Harar	$676
286 km or 178 mi	Ibb	$481
290 km or 180 mi	Zabid	$466
356 km or 221 mi	Dhamar	$470
357 km or 222 mi	Al Hudaydah	$489
387 km or 240 mi	Dessie	$820
418 km or 259 mi	Sayyan	$467
433 km or 269 mi	Sanaa	$523
451 km or 280 mi	Mekelle	$800
561 km or 348 mi	Addis Ababa	$923
594 km or 369 mi	Mendefera	$466
598 km or 371 mi	Sa'dah	$467
600 km or 373 mi	Massawa	$467
618 km or 384 mi	Asmara	$498
627 km or 390 mi	Bahir Dar	$883
628 km or 390 mi	Gondar	$885
664 km or 413 mi	Najran	$1047
689 km or 428 mi	Keren	$466
720 km or 448 mi	Awasa	$840
726 km or 451 mi	Mukalla	$468
740 km or 460 mi	Abha	$923
818 km or 509 mi	Jimma	$871
826 km or 513 mi	Bareq	$920
846 km or 526 mi	Kassala	$1061
884 km or 550 mi	El-Gadarif	$959
936 km or 582 mi	Bisha	$938
944 km or 587 mi	Baidoa	$805
958 km or 595 mi	Ad-Damazin	$857
1019 km or 633 mi	As Sulayyil	$1085
1090 km or 677 mi	Mogadishu	$819
1095 km or 680 mi	Port Sudan	$1361