Djibouti City vs Douala - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Djibouti City	Douala
🚶 Cost of living one person	$571	$1265
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1421	$3165
🏠 One person rent	$245	$676
🏘️ Family rent	$452	$1351
🍽️ Food expenses	$219	$411
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.2	$77.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$424	$147
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	8	21
😀 Quality of life	20	34
🏙️ Population	604K	2.77M

The cost of living in Djibouti City is 55% less expensive than in Douala. Cities ranked 8002nd and 4304th ($571 vs $1265) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Djibouti and Cameroon, respectively. Check Djibouti vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Djibouti City compared to 0.1 months in Douala. Djibouti City ranked 1st best city to live in Djibouti vs Douala ranked 1st in Cameroon, while ranked 8841st and 7681st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Djibouti City vs Douala

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	Djibouti City	Douala
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.94	$8.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.4	$112
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.04	$4.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$1.01
☕ Cappuccino	$1.87	$1.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.65	$1.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$238	$746
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$165	$478
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$500	$1743
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$331	$1010
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.8	$92.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.2	$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25	$51.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.54%	19.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1448	$1890
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$930	$920
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.5	$16
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.21	$6.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$2.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.82	$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.88
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.74	$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.14	$20.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$7.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.2	$5.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$4.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$3.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$2.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.88	$7.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.84	$3.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.03	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.08	$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.29	$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.5	$19.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.56	$7.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.8	$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.58	$8.73
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.3	$75.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.2	$130
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$138	$478
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4050	$3126

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Djibouti City

Distance	City	Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi	Obock	$540
68 km or 42 mi	Ali Sabieh	$542
101 km or 63 mi	Dikhil	$542
185 km or 115 mi	Borama	$518
240 km or 149 mi	Taiz	$507
245 km or 152 mi	Aden	$503
247 km or 153 mi	Hargeisa	$660
253 km or 157 mi	Jijiga	$764
264 km or 164 mi	Dire Dawa	$756
277 km or 172 mi	Harar	$718
286 km or 178 mi	Ibb	$496
290 km or 180 mi	Zabid	$482
356 km or 221 mi	Dhamar	$486
357 km or 222 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
387 km or 240 mi	Dessie	$838
418 km or 259 mi	Sayyan	$481
433 km or 269 mi	Sanaa	$546
451 km or 280 mi	Mekelle	$662
561 km or 348 mi	Addis Ababa	$1180
594 km or 369 mi	Mendefera	$487
598 km or 371 mi	Sa'dah	$482
600 km or 373 mi	Massawa	$486
618 km or 384 mi	Asmara	$520
627 km or 390 mi	Bahir Dar	$752
628 km or 390 mi	Gondar	$897
664 km or 413 mi	Najran	$937
689 km or 428 mi	Keren	$488
720 km or 448 mi	Awasa	$886
726 km or 451 mi	Mukalla	$484
740 km or 460 mi	Abha	$910
818 km or 509 mi	Jimma	$654
826 km or 513 mi	Bareq	$902
846 km or 526 mi	Kassala	$1006
884 km or 550 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
936 km or 582 mi	Bisha	$905
944 km or 587 mi	Baidoa	$706
958 km or 595 mi	Ad-Damazin	$836
1019 km or 633 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
1090 km or 677 mi	Mogadishu	$711
1095 km or 680 mi	Port Sudan	$1003

Cities near Douala

Distance	City	Cost of living
53 km or 33 mi	Buea	$601
54 km or 33 mi	Limbe	$655
71 km or 44 mi	Kumba	$764
108 km or 67 mi	Malabo	$741
176 km or 110 mi	Bafoussam	$555
182 km or 113 mi	Calabar	$384
203 km or 126 mi	Yaounde	$747
216 km or 134 mi	Bamenda	$553
245 km or 152 mi	Bata	$1121
285 km or 177 mi	Aba	$621
296 km or 184 mi	Umuahia	$883
309 km or 192 mi	Port Harcourt	$679
336 km or 209 mi	Owerri	$1611
361 km or 224 mi	Enugu	$462
377 km or 234 mi	Awka	$805
400 km or 248 mi	Onitsha	$972
408 km or 253 mi	Libreville	$668
467 km or 290 mi	Warri	$881
518 km or 322 mi	Benin	$558
529 km or 328 mi	Sao Tome	$900
536 km or 333 mi	Trindade	$900
540 km or 335 mi	Port-Gentil	$625
563 km or 350 mi	Ngaoundere	$527
573 km or 356 mi	Owo	$651
608 km or 378 mi	Abuja	$1502
612 km or 381 mi	Akure	$634
635 km or 395 mi	Ado Ekiti	$666
660 km or 410 mi	Jos	$820
675 km or 419 mi	Berberati	$482
683 km or 425 mi	Ife	$779
697 km or 433 mi	Bauchi	$759
702 km or 436 mi	Osogbo	$695
709 km or 441 mi	Minna	$743
712 km or 443 mi	Garoua	$556
740 km or 460 mi	Ibadan	$776
747 km or 464 mi	Lagos	$1113
754 km or 469 mi	Ilorin	$535
762 km or 473 mi	Kaduna	$371
764 km or 475 mi	Oyo	$677
783 km or 486 mi	Abeokuta	$1030