Djibouti City vs Gwangju - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Djibouti City	Gwangju
🚶 Cost of living one person	$571	$1101
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1421	$2866
🏠 One person rent	$245	$434
🏘️ Family rent	$452	$769
🍽️ Food expenses	$219	$472
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.2	$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$424	$2099
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	8	58
😀 Quality of life	20	83
🏙️ Population	604K	1.49M

The cost of living in Djibouti City is 48% less expensive than in Gwangju. Cities ranked 8002nd and 4821st ($571 vs $1101) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 14th in Djibouti and South Korea, respectively. Check Djibouti vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Djibouti City compared to 1.9 months in Gwangju. Djibouti City ranked 1st best city to live in Djibouti vs Gwangju ranked 7th in South Korea, while ranked 8841st and 439th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Djibouti City vs Gwangju

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	Djibouti City	Gwangju
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.94	$8.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.4	$49.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.04	$5.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$2.28
☕ Cappuccino	$1.87	$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.65	$1.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$238	$385
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$165	$304
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$500	$811
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$331	$556
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.8	$93.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.2	$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25	$20.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.54%	3.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1448	$7404
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$930	$4847
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.5	$62.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.21	$7.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.82	$2.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.74	$2.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.14	$7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$6.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.2	$32.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$7.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$3.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$5.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$5.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$3.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.88	$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.84	$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.03	$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.08	$3.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$3.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.29	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.5	$45.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.56	$8.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.8	$34.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.58	$6.44
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.3	$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.2	$60.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$138	$424
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4050	$20814

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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 Gwangju

Distance	City	Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi	Naju	$1012
45 km or 28 mi	Jeongeup	$970
50 km or 31 mi	Namwon	$987
57 km or 36 mi	Suncheon	$1059
64 km or 39 mi	Mokpo	$998
71 km or 44 mi	Gimje	$937
76 km or 47 mi	Gwangyang	$1002
76 km or 47 mi	Jeonju	$854
82 km or 51 mi	Yeosu	$989
86 km or 54 mi	Iksan	$959
92 km or 57 mi	Gunsan	$1005
106 km or 66 mi	Jinju	$1054
116 km or 72 mi	Nonsan	$1019
127 km or 79 mi	Gyeryong	$977
131 km or 81 mi	Sacheon	$983
132 km or 82 mi	Asan	$1038
133 km or 82 mi	Boryeong	$1063
138 km or 86 mi	Daejeon	$992
142 km or 88 mi	Tongyeong	$924
145 km or 90 mi	Gongju	$1038
148 km or 92 mi	Masan	$998
150 km or 93 mi	Sejong	$1019
151 km or 94 mi	Gimcheon	$977
156 km or 97 mi	Geoje	$887
158 km or 98 mi	Changwon	$1075
170 km or 106 mi	Miryang	$1030
171 km or 106 mi	Daegu	$995
171 km or 107 mi	Cheongju	$936
174 km or 108 mi	Gumi	$992
179 km or 111 mi	Sangju	$1000
179 km or 111 mi	Gimhae	$959
180 km or 112 mi	Gyeongsan	$991
184 km or 114 mi	Cheonan	$1151
184 km or 115 mi	Seosan	$1036
188 km or 117 mi	Jeju	$1037
193 km or 120 mi	Busan	$1060
194 km or 120 mi	Yangsan	$1027
194 km or 120 mi	Dangjin	$1033
196 km or 122 mi	Mungyeong	$979
203 km or 126 mi	Jeju Island	$1080