Djibouti City vs Freetown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Djibouti City	Freetown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$601	$1323
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1462	$1665
🏠 One person rent	$253	$951
🏘️ Family rent	$418	$609
🍽️ Food expenses	$235	$260
🚐 Transport expenses	$51	$68.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$224	$103
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	8	23
😀 Quality of life	41	30
🏙️ Population	604K	951K

The cost of living in Djibouti City is 55% less expensive than in Freetown. Cities ranked 7928th and 4528th ($601 vs $1323) 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 0.4 months in Djibouti City compared to 0.1 months in Freetown. Djibouti City ranked 1st best city to live in Djibouti vs Freetown ranked 2nd in Sierra Leone, while ranked 7834th and 8841st 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	$4.38	$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24	$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.41	$7.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.87	$1.2
☕ Cappuccino	$1.99	$1.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.71	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$248	$731
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$168	$798
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$454	$1323
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$294	$169
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.5	$80.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.9	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.4	$86.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.99%	12.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1416	$1433
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$886	$833
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.49	$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.3	$18
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.93	$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.89	$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.8	$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.43	$6.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$6.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.62	$5.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$0.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$3.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.36	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.19	$5.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.04	$2.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.09	$1.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.23	$1.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.61	$0.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.31	$0.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.6	$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.73	$1.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.8	$15.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.92	$2.91
👖 Brand Jeans	$34.9	$10
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.8	$60.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$157	$97.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4808	$3659

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Cities near Djibouti City

Distance	City	Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi	Obock	$571
68 km or 42 mi	Ali Sabieh	$570
101 km or 63 mi	Dikhil	$572
185 km or 115 mi	Borama	$509
240 km or 149 mi	Taiz	$514
245 km or 152 mi	Aden	$526
247 km or 153 mi	Hargeisa	$712
253 km or 157 mi	Jijiga	$1152
264 km or 164 mi	Dire Dawa	$1156
277 km or 172 mi	Harar	$1153
286 km or 178 mi	Ibb	$504
290 km or 180 mi	Zabid	$491
356 km or 221 mi	Dhamar	$494
357 km or 222 mi	Al Hudaydah	$515
387 km or 240 mi	Dessie	$1022
418 km or 259 mi	Sayyan	$492
433 km or 269 mi	Sanaa	$551
451 km or 280 mi	Mekelle	$810
561 km or 348 mi	Addis Ababa	$1269
594 km or 369 mi	Mendefera	$498
598 km or 371 mi	Sa'dah	$491
600 km or 373 mi	Massawa	$497
618 km or 384 mi	Asmara	$531
627 km or 390 mi	Bahir Dar	$863
628 km or 390 mi	Gondar	$1017
664 km or 413 mi	Najran	$865
689 km or 428 mi	Keren	$498
720 km or 448 mi	Awasa	$996
726 km or 451 mi	Mukalla	$493
740 km or 460 mi	Abha	$902
818 km or 509 mi	Jimma	$775
826 km or 513 mi	Bareq	$893
846 km or 526 mi	Kassala	$931
884 km or 550 mi	El-Gadarif	$858
936 km or 582 mi	Bisha	$906
944 km or 587 mi	Baidoa	$743
958 km or 595 mi	Ad-Damazin	$771
1019 km or 633 mi	As Sulayyil	$1005
1090 km or 677 mi	Mogadishu	$724
1095 km or 680 mi	Port Sudan	$964

Cities near Freetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
126 km or 78 mi	Conakry	$1058
137 km or 85 mi	Forecariah	$993
174 km or 108 mi	Bo	$1257
207 km or 128 mi	Boffa	$990
235 km or 146 mi	Kenema	$1257
246 km or 153 mi	Mamou	$1016
341 km or 212 mi	Gueckedou	$1004
361 km or 224 mi	Monrovia	$535
385 km or 239 mi	Kakata	$503
439 km or 273 mi	Bafata	$852
456 km or 283 mi	Bissau	$878
480 km or 298 mi	Kankan	$1001
493 km or 306 mi	Nzerekore	$999
514 km or 319 mi	Sanniquellie	$501
525 km or 326 mi	Kolda	$1127
527 km or 327 mi	Yekepa	$502
564 km or 350 mi	Ziguinchor	$1108
603 km or 375 mi	Greenville	$502
650 km or 404 mi	Brikama	$605
660 km or 410 mi	Lamin	$537
662 km or 412 mi	Banjul	$518
701 km or 436 mi	Kaolack	$1178
709 km or 441 mi	Bougouni	$507
736 km or 457 mi	Fatick	$1176
736 km or 458 mi	Bamako	$583
788 km or 490 mi	Koulikoro	$508
807 km or 502 mi	Thies	$1236
821 km or 510 mi	Rufisque	$1229
833 km or 518 mi	Dakar	$1320
842 km or 523 mi	Korhogo	$1097
846 km or 526 mi	Banamba	$507
846 km or 526 mi	Gagnoa	$1079
857 km or 532 mi	Louga	$1145
887 km or 551 mi	Sikasso	$515
896 km or 557 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1060
907 km or 564 mi	Bouake	$1124
911 km or 566 mi	Saint-Louis	$1147
917 km or 570 mi	Divo	$1092
935 km or 581 mi	Rosso	$619
940 km or 584 mi	Segou	$508