Djibouti City vs Dublin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Djibouti City	Dublin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$586	$2858
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1414	$6400
🏠 One person rent	$249	$1880
🏘️ Family rent	$413	$3325
🍽️ Food expenses	$227	$649
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.7	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$233	$4105
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	8	96
😀 Quality of life	41	96
🏙️ Population	604K	593K

The cost of living in Djibouti City is 79% less expensive than in Dublin. Cities ranked 7941st and 315th ($586 vs $2858) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Djibouti and Ireland, respectively. Check Djibouti vs Ireland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Djibouti City compared to 1.4 months in Dublin. Djibouti City ranked 1st best city to live in Djibouti vs Dublin ranked 1st in Ireland, while ranked 7664th and 21st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Djibouti City vs Dublin

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	Djibouti City	Dublin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.12	$20.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.1	$91.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.23	$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$8.38
☕ Cappuccino	$1.92	$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.68	$2.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$245	$2001
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$167	$1600
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$447	$3623
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$294	$2903
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.2	$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.1	$51.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.94%	3.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1488	$7908
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$959	$6270
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$2.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.1	$98.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.46	$19.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.83	$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.96
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.75	$4.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.5	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.42	$14.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$4.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$2.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.9	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.44	$3.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.94	$20.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.05	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.1	$7.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.28	$3.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.9	$57.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.75	$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.5	$76.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.29	$20.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$34.5	$117
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.4	$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$136	$1314
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4170	$9426

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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

Cities near Dublin

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Swords	$2402
30 km or 19 mi	Naas	$2443
42 km or 26 mi	Drogheda	$2902
75 km or 46 mi	Dundalk	$1955
102 km or 63 mi	Kilkenny	$2010
113 km or 70 mi	Wexford	$1912
131 km or 82 mi	Lisburn	$1879
134 km or 83 mi	Waterford	$2359
141 km or 88 mi	Belfast	$1884
148 km or 92 mi	Douglas	$2205
148 km or 92 mi	Newtownabbey	$1808
152 km or 94 mi	Bangor	$1484
154 km or 96 mi	Omagh	$1703
175 km or 109 mi	Limerick	$2159
185 km or 115 mi	Galway	$2768
185 km or 115 mi	Rhyl	$1712
196 km or 122 mi	Derry	$1551
212 km or 132 mi	Wallasey	$1655
213 km or 132 mi	Formby	$1815
215 km or 133 mi	Crosby	$1804
216 km or 134 mi	Birkenhead	$1831
217 km or 135 mi	Bebington	$1834
217 km or 135 mi	Liverpool	$1937
217 km or 135 mi	Bootle	$1832
218 km or 136 mi	Southport	$1813
219 km or 136 mi	Blackpool	$1682
219 km or 136 mi	Cork	$2472
220 km or 137 mi	Wrexham	$1729
221 km or 137 mi	Lytham St Annes	$1767
221 km or 137 mi	Whitehaven	$1778
224 km or 139 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1897
225 km or 140 mi	Chester	$2023
234 km or 145 mi	Llanelli	$1802
234 km or 145 mi	St Helens	$1680
235 km or 146 mi	Widnes	$1873
236 km or 147 mi	Runcorn	$1883
239 km or 148 mi	Morecambe	$1840
240 km or 149 mi	Preston	$1652
241 km or 150 mi	Lancaster	$1839
242 km or 150 mi	Wigan	$1723