Chennai vs Djibouti City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Chennai	Djibouti City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$430	$601
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1055	$1462
🏠 One person rent	$151	$253
🏘️ Family rent	$259	$418
🍽️ Food expenses	$165	$235
🚐 Transport expenses	$65.7	$51
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$320	$224
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	79	8
😀 Quality of life	66	41
🏙️ Population	6.6M	604K

The cost of living in Chennai is 29% less expensive than in Djibouti City. Cities ranked 8922nd and 7928th ($430 vs $601) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 1st in India and Djibouti, respectively. Check India vs Djibouti comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Chennai compared to 0.4 months in Djibouti City. Chennai ranked 4th best city to live in India vs Djibouti City ranked 1st in Djibouti, while ranked 5162nd and 7834th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chennai vs Djibouti City

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	Chennai	Djibouti City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.2	$4.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.9	$24
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.45	$5.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$1.87
☕ Cappuccino	$1.85	$1.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$166	$248
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$105	$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$304	$454
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$188	$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.1	$43.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.2	$65.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.84	$25.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.84%	11.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1789	$1416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$726	$886
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.1	$19.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.16	$7.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.5	$0.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.85	$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.24	$7.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.5	$4.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.39	$7.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$1.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.06	$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.74	$8.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.77	$3.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.79	$4.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.35	$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.99	$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.78	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.2	$24.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.78	$4.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.9	$22.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.65	$4.92
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.8	$34.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$44.5	$69.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$75	$157
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1717	$4808

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Cities near Chennai

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Tirupati	$322
124 km or 77 mi	Vellore	$236
125 km or 78 mi	Chittoor	$300
138 km or 85 mi	Pondicherry	$327
153 km or 95 mi	Nellore	$533
159 km or 99 mi	Cuddalore	$306
198 km or 123 mi	Madanapalle	$334
219 km or 136 mi	Kadapa	$367
260 km or 162 mi	Proddatur	$359
269 km or 167 mi	Ongole	$334
279 km or 173 mi	Salem	$297
282 km or 175 mi	Thanjavur	$285
290 km or 180 mi	Bangalore	$523
304 km or 189 mi	Chirala	$306
305 km or 189 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$303
312 km or 194 mi	Hindupur	$347
328 km or 204 mi	Nandyal	$341
338 km or 210 mi	Anantapur	$346
339 km or 211 mi	Erode	$285
344 km or 214 mi	Tumkur	$332
353 km or 219 mi	Tenali	$287
354 km or 220 mi	Machilipatnam	$315
357 km or 222 mi	Guntur	$276
361 km or 224 mi	Tiruppur	$344
383 km or 238 mi	Vijayawada	$346
388 km or 241 mi	Kurnool	$338
396 km or 246 mi	Dindigul	$299
402 km or 250 mi	Mysore	$349
411 km or 256 mi	Eluru	$292
423 km or 263 mi	Madurai	$348
428 km or 266 mi	Coimbatore	$331
428 km or 266 mi	Adoni	$376
453 km or 282 mi	Nalgonda	$266
462 km or 287 mi	Rajahmundry	$295
463 km or 288 mi	Khammam	$264
474 km or 294 mi	Mahbubnagar	$343
476 km or 296 mi	Kakinada	$291
482 km or 300 mi	Hospet	$262
494 km or 307 mi	Davanagere	$282
509 km or 317 mi	Malappuram	$271

Cities near Djibouti City

Distance	City	Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi	Obock	$571
68 km or 42 mi	Ali Sabieh	$570
101 km or 63 mi	Dikhil	$572
185 km or 115 mi	Borama	$509
240 km or 149 mi	Taiz	$514
245 km or 152 mi	Aden	$526
247 km or 153 mi	Hargeisa	$712
253 km or 157 mi	Jijiga	$1152
264 km or 164 mi	Dire Dawa	$1156
277 km or 172 mi	Harar	$1153
286 km or 178 mi	Ibb	$504
290 km or 180 mi	Zabid	$491
356 km or 221 mi	Dhamar	$494
357 km or 222 mi	Al Hudaydah	$515
387 km or 240 mi	Dessie	$1022
418 km or 259 mi	Sayyan	$492
433 km or 269 mi	Sanaa	$551
451 km or 280 mi	Mekelle	$810
561 km or 348 mi	Addis Ababa	$1269
594 km or 369 mi	Mendefera	$498
598 km or 371 mi	Sa'dah	$491
600 km or 373 mi	Massawa	$497
618 km or 384 mi	Asmara	$531
627 km or 390 mi	Bahir Dar	$863
628 km or 390 mi	Gondar	$1017
664 km or 413 mi	Najran	$865
689 km or 428 mi	Keren	$498
720 km or 448 mi	Awasa	$996
726 km or 451 mi	Mukalla	$493
740 km or 460 mi	Abha	$902
818 km or 509 mi	Jimma	$775
826 km or 513 mi	Bareq	$893
846 km or 526 mi	Kassala	$931
884 km or 550 mi	El-Gadarif	$858
936 km or 582 mi	Bisha	$906
944 km or 587 mi	Baidoa	$743
958 km or 595 mi	Ad-Damazin	$771
1019 km or 633 mi	As Sulayyil	$1005
1090 km or 677 mi	Mogadishu	$724
1095 km or 680 mi	Port Sudan	$964