Djibouti City vs Gaborone - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Djibouti City	Gaborone
🚶 Cost of living one person	$590	$723
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1446	$1750
🏠 One person rent	$246	$281
🏘️ Family rent	$408	$453
🍽️ Food expenses	$232	$309
🚐 Transport expenses	$50.8	$66.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$246	$454
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	8	39
😀 Quality of life	43	61
🏙️ Population	604K	236K

The cost of living in Djibouti City is 18% less expensive than in Gaborone. Cities ranked 8069th and 7140th ($590 vs $723) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Djibouti and Botswana, respectively. Check Djibouti vs Botswana comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Djibouti City compared to 0.6 months in Gaborone. Djibouti City ranked 1st best city to live in Djibouti vs Gaborone ranked 1st in Botswana, while ranked 7471st and 5784th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Djibouti City vs Gaborone

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	Djibouti City	Gaborone
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.29	$11.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.3	$29.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.38	$5.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$2.02
☕ Cappuccino	$2	$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.71	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$239	$279
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$163	$180
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$429	$475
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$290	$321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.5	$37
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.5	$57.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.4	$43.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12%	10.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1416	$1314
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$879	$1290
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.47	$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.2	$30
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.86	$20.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.87	$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.79	$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.5	$5.96
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.5	$4.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.52	$4.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.29	$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.04	$4.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.17	$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.1	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.16	$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.56	$0.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$3.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.2	$34
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.7	$6.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.2	$19
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.71	$4.68
👖 Brand Jeans	$34.6	$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.4	$67.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$168	$131
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5247	$2568

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Cities near Djibouti City

Distance	City	Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi	Obock	$564
68 km or 42 mi	Ali Sabieh	$561
101 km or 63 mi	Dikhil	$563
185 km or 115 mi	Borama	$521
240 km or 149 mi	Taiz	$497
245 km or 152 mi	Aden	$509
247 km or 153 mi	Hargeisa	$682
253 km or 157 mi	Jijiga	$1045
264 km or 164 mi	Dire Dawa	$1050
277 km or 172 mi	Harar	$1050
286 km or 178 mi	Ibb	$488
290 km or 180 mi	Zabid	$476
356 km or 221 mi	Dhamar	$478
357 km or 222 mi	Al Hudaydah	$499
387 km or 240 mi	Dessie	$931
418 km or 259 mi	Sayyan	$476
433 km or 269 mi	Sanaa	$532
451 km or 280 mi	Mekelle	$748
561 km or 348 mi	Addis Ababa	$1148
594 km or 369 mi	Mendefera	$481
598 km or 371 mi	Sa'dah	$475
600 km or 373 mi	Massawa	$484
618 km or 384 mi	Asmara	$513
627 km or 390 mi	Bahir Dar	$800
628 km or 390 mi	Gondar	$923
664 km or 413 mi	Najran	$864
689 km or 428 mi	Keren	$483
720 km or 448 mi	Awasa	$910
726 km or 451 mi	Mukalla	$477
740 km or 460 mi	Abha	$871
818 km or 509 mi	Jimma	$746
826 km or 513 mi	Bareq	$873
846 km or 526 mi	Kassala	$947
884 km or 550 mi	El-Gadarif	$872
936 km or 582 mi	Bisha	$890
944 km or 587 mi	Baidoa	$745
958 km or 595 mi	Ad-Damazin	$753
1019 km or 633 mi	As Sulayyil	$993
1090 km or 677 mi	Mogadishu	$721
1095 km or 680 mi	Port Sudan	$976

Cities near Gaborone

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Molepolole	$663
67 km or 42 mi	Lobatse	$691
67 km or 42 mi	Kanye	$691
136 km or 84 mi	Mmabatho	$903
174 km or 108 mi	Rustenburg	$994
196 km or 122 mi	Mahalapye	$615
215 km or 134 mi	Brits	$950
257 km or 160 mi	Klerksdorp	$860
258 km or 160 mi	Potchefstroom	$789
259 km or 161 mi	Pretoria	$1015
264 km or 164 mi	Randburg	$912
265 km or 165 mi	Palapye	$549
266 km or 165 mi	Centurion	$997
266 km or 165 mi	Soweto	$1031
266 km or 165 mi	Serowe	$590
269 km or 167 mi	Sandton	$1104
275 km or 171 mi	Johannesburg	$1204
296 km or 184 mi	Benoni	$851
298 km or 185 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$867
302 km or 188 mi	Vereeniging	$742
310 km or 193 mi	Springs	$784
358 km or 222 mi	Kroonstad	$872
379 km or 235 mi	Welkom	$811
380 km or 236 mi	Middelburg	$875
407 km or 253 mi	Bethal	$902
421 km or 261 mi	Francistown	$632
468 km or 291 mi	Kimberley	$904
495 km or 308 mi	Bloemfontein	$742
514 km or 319 mi	Butha-Buthe	$589
531 km or 330 mi	Teyateyaneng	$558
540 km or 336 mi	Maseru	$660
559 km or 347 mi	Mbabane	$607
569 km or 354 mi	Bulawayo	$632
584 km or 363 mi	Manzini	$494
589 km or 366 mi	Mafeteng	$611
597 km or 371 mi	Vryheid	$882
628 km or 390 mi	Upington	$796
675 km or 419 mi	Matola	$912
685 km or 425 mi	Maputo	$1014
705 km or 438 mi	Gweru	$565