Djibouti City vs Houston - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Djibouti City	Houston
🚶 Cost of living one person	$601	$2265
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1462	$5394
🏠 One person rent	$253	$1281
🏘️ Family rent	$418	$2031
🍽️ Food expenses	$235	$603
🚐 Transport expenses	$51	$201
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$224	$4606
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	8	100
😀 Quality of life	41	95
🏙️ Population	604K	2.3M

The cost of living in Djibouti City is 73% less expensive than in Houston. Cities ranked 7928th and 1354th ($601 vs $2265) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1137th in Djibouti and the United States, respectively. Check Djibouti vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Djibouti City compared to 2 months in Houston. Djibouti City ranked 1st best city to live in Djibouti vs Houston ranked 1st in the United States, while ranked 7834th and 16th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Djibouti City vs Houston

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	Djibouti City	Houston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.38	$18.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24	$73.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.41	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.87	$6.31
☕ Cappuccino	$1.99	$5.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.71	$2.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$248	$1411
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$168	$1003
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$454	$2380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$294	$1609
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.5	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.9	$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.4	$63.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.99%	6.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1416	$2542
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$886	$1944
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.49	$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.3	$71.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.93	$21.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.89	$3.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$3.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.8	$5.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.43	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.62	$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$3.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$3.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$2.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$1.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.36	$3.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.19	$14.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$3.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.04	$9.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.09	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.23	$8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.61	$3.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.31	$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.6	$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.73	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.8	$149
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.92	$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$34.9	$46.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.8	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$157	$1729
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4808	$22380

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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 Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2228
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2150
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2094
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2260
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2071
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2112
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2136
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2297
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2386
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2102
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2072
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2114
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2738
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2048
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1836
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1897
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2112
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2022
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1605
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1913
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$2000
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1900
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1887
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2226
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$1971
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1904
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1510
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2115
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2444
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2027
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2153
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2237
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2125
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2229
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2171
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2200
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2187
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2285
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2059
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2221