Dhaka vs Djibouti City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dhaka	Djibouti City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$464	$586
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1123	$1414
🏠 One person rent	$141	$249
🏘️ Family rent	$240	$413
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$227
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.7	$49.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$181	$233
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	73	8
😀 Quality of life	57	41
🏙️ Population	16.8M	604K

The cost of living in Dhaka is 21% less expensive than in Djibouti City. Cities ranked 8829th and 7941st ($464 vs $586) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Bangladesh and Djibouti, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Djibouti comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dhaka compared to 0.4 months in Djibouti City. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Djibouti City ranked 1st in Djibouti, while ranked 6151st and 7664th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Djibouti City

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	Dhaka	Djibouti City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.14	$4.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.2	$23.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.03	$5.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.09	$1.88
☕ Cappuccino	$2.34	$1.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$0.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$149	$245
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$95.5	$167
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$274	$447
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$172	$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.7	$41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.1	$63.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$25.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.01%	11.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$939	$1488
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$535	$959
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.3	$19.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.36	$7.46
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$0.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.2	$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.02	$7.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$4.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.6	$7.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$7.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.92	$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.15	$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.3	$4.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.47	$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.88	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.88	$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.7	$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$4.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$21.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.15	$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.7	$34.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$46.2	$68.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$57.7	$136
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1844	$4170

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$348
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$352
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$332
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$362
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$312
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$282
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$301
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$300
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$287
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$274
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$321
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$286
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$358
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$313
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$294
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$320
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$312
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$313
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$328
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$317
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$315
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$320
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$297
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$315
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$456
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$324
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$320
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$327
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$335
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$318
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$312
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$318
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$323
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$366
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$332
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$308
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$354
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$333
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$302

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