Djibouti City vs Freetown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Djibouti City	Freetown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$571	$1346
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1421	$1679
🏠 One person rent	$245	$980
🏘️ Family rent	$452	$655
🍽️ Food expenses	$219	$255
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.2	$69
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$424	$1273
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	8	23
😀 Quality of life	20	37
🏙️ Population	604K	951K

The cost of living in Djibouti City is 58% less expensive than in Freetown. Cities ranked 8002nd and 4063rd ($571 vs $1346) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Djibouti and Sierra Leone, respectively. Check Djibouti vs Sierra Leone comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Djibouti City compared to 0.9 months in Freetown. Djibouti City ranked 1st best city to live in Djibouti vs Freetown ranked 1st in Sierra Leone, while ranked 8841st and 7302nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Djibouti City vs Freetown

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	Djibouti City	Freetown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.94	$2.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.4	$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.04	$7.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$1.21
☕ Cappuccino	$1.87	$1.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.65	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$238	$866
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$165	$801
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$500	$1547
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$331	$170
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.8	$80.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.2	$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25	$85.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.54%	12.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1448	$1087
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$930	$1072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.5	$18.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.21	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.82	$0.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.74	$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.14	$6.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$6.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.2	$3.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$0.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$3.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.88	$5.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.84	$2.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.03	$1.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.08	$1.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.29	$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.5	$40.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.56	$1.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.8	$12.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.58	$2.91
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.3	$10
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.2	$60.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$138	$82.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4050	$2773

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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 Freetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
126 km or 78 mi	Conakry	$1061
137 km or 85 mi	Forecariah	$998
174 km or 108 mi	Bo	$1278
207 km or 128 mi	Boffa	$998
235 km or 146 mi	Kenema	$1272
246 km or 153 mi	Mamou	$1019
341 km or 212 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
361 km or 224 mi	Monrovia	$523
385 km or 239 mi	Kakata	$487
439 km or 273 mi	Bafata	$804
456 km or 283 mi	Bissau	$827
480 km or 298 mi	Kankan	$1007
493 km or 306 mi	Nzerekore	$999
514 km or 319 mi	Sanniquellie	$487
525 km or 326 mi	Kolda	$964
527 km or 327 mi	Yekepa	$487
564 km or 350 mi	Ziguinchor	$953
603 km or 375 mi	Greenville	$487
650 km or 404 mi	Brikama	$552
660 km or 410 mi	Lamin	$507
662 km or 412 mi	Banjul	$477
701 km or 436 mi	Kaolack	$1000
709 km or 441 mi	Bougouni	$489
736 km or 457 mi	Fatick	$998
736 km or 458 mi	Bamako	$569
788 km or 490 mi	Koulikoro	$490
807 km or 502 mi	Thies	$1052
821 km or 510 mi	Rufisque	$1046
833 km or 518 mi	Dakar	$1114
842 km or 523 mi	Korhogo	$916
846 km or 526 mi	Banamba	$491
846 km or 526 mi	Gagnoa	$904
857 km or 532 mi	Louga	$970
887 km or 551 mi	Sikasso	$499
896 km or 557 mi	Yamoussoukro	$887
907 km or 564 mi	Bouake	$937
911 km or 566 mi	Saint-Louis	$960
917 km or 570 mi	Divo	$906
935 km or 581 mi	Rosso	$647
940 km or 584 mi	Segou	$490