Comoros vs Djibouti - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Comoros	Djibouti
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1104	$566
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2690	$1407
🏠 One person rent	$664	$245
🏘️ Family rent	$1277	$450
🍽️ Food expenses	$325	$219
🚐 Transport expenses	$37.6	$44
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$613	$424
💸 GDP per capita	$1590	$3555
😃 Human freedom index	3.8	3.9
❤️ Life expectancy	63.7	62.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index	21	31
🌐 English speaking %	0%	1%
🎓 Higher education	1	13
😀 Quality of life	12	19
🏙️ Population	902K	1.15M

The average cost of living in Comoros ($1104) is 95% more expensive than in Djibouti ($566). Comoros ranked 68th vs 168th for Djibouti in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Comoros compared to 0.7 months in Djibouti. Ranked 186th and 170th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Comoros vs Djibouti

We calculate prices for Comoros and Djibouti as a population-weighted mean of 2 and 4 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

	Comoros	Djibouti
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.79	$3.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.5	$21.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.45	$5.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.98	$1.78
☕ Cappuccino	$1.65	$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.93	$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$618	$237
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$509	$164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1313	$494
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1060	$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.1	$40.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.2	$62.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.5	$25.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.79%	11.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1479	$1442
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1246	$928
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.57	$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.9	$18.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.93	$7.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.83	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.01	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.53	$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.71	$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.2	$7.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$4.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$7.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.69	$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.2	$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.17	$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$7.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.88	$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.87	$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.71	$4.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.89	$3.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32	$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.07	$4.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.4	$19.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.9	$4.57
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.7	$33.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$66.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$372	$138
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13251	$4041