Djibouti City vs Houston - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Djibouti City	Houston
🚶 Cost of living one person	$584	$2248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1450	$5589
🏠 One person rent	$253	$1325
🏘️ Family rent	$463	$2490
🍽️ Food expenses	$222	$564
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.3	$201
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$435	$4672
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	8	100
😀 Quality of life	36	92
🏙️ Population	604K	2.3M

The cost of living in Djibouti City is 74% less expensive than in Houston. Cities ranked 7968th and 1258th ($584 vs $2248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1108th 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 0.7 months in Djibouti City compared to 2.1 months in Houston. Djibouti City ranked 1st best city to live in Djibouti vs Houston ranked 13th in the United States, while ranked 7418th and 82nd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Djibouti City	Houston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.97	$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.6	$66.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.01	$9.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$5.52
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$5.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.67	$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$243	$1392
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$171	$1059
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$511	$2964
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$340	$2036
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.3	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.3	$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.7	$68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.84%	6.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1458	$2925
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$900	$2076
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.9	$71.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.35	$21.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.82	$3.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$3.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$3.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.16	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.22	$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$4.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$3.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$3.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$2.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$1.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.34	$3.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.82	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.83	$8.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.99	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.13	$5.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.56	$3.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.31	$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.7	$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.68	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.5	$110
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.74	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$34	$49.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67.5	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$141	$1368
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4213	$22908

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Cities near Djibouti City

Distance	City	Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi	Obock	$553
68 km or 42 mi	Ali Sabieh	$555
101 km or 63 mi	Dikhil	$554
185 km or 115 mi	Borama	$527
240 km or 149 mi	Taiz	$514
245 km or 152 mi	Aden	$509
247 km or 153 mi	Hargeisa	$684
253 km or 157 mi	Jijiga	$671
264 km or 164 mi	Dire Dawa	$667
277 km or 172 mi	Harar	$626
286 km or 178 mi	Ibb	$504
290 km or 180 mi	Zabid	$489
356 km or 221 mi	Dhamar	$491
357 km or 222 mi	Al Hudaydah	$513
387 km or 240 mi	Dessie	$814
418 km or 259 mi	Sayyan	$491
433 km or 269 mi	Sanaa	$550
451 km or 280 mi	Mekelle	$686
561 km or 348 mi	Addis Ababa	$1103
594 km or 369 mi	Mendefera	$490
598 km or 371 mi	Sa'dah	$488
600 km or 373 mi	Massawa	$492
618 km or 384 mi	Asmara	$524
627 km or 390 mi	Bahir Dar	$799
628 km or 390 mi	Gondar	$946
664 km or 413 mi	Najran	$934
689 km or 428 mi	Keren	$491
720 km or 448 mi	Awasa	$810
726 km or 451 mi	Mukalla	$491
740 km or 460 mi	Abha	$915
818 km or 509 mi	Jimma	$590
826 km or 513 mi	Bareq	$895
846 km or 526 mi	Kassala	$988
884 km or 550 mi	El-Gadarif	$935
936 km or 582 mi	Bisha	$895
944 km or 587 mi	Baidoa	$711
958 km or 595 mi	Ad-Damazin	$827
1019 km or 633 mi	As Sulayyil	$1021
1090 km or 677 mi	Mogadishu	$719
1095 km or 680 mi	Port Sudan	$1096

Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2101
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2080
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2143
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2089
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2164
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2093
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2035
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2074
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2084
41 km or 25 mi	League	$1983
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2003
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2151
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2692
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$1971
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1798
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1844
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2063
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2129
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1653
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1764
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1890
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1865
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1838
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2231
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$2004
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1960
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1468
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2211
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2473
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2145
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2186
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2223
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2194
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2226
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2232
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2177
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2250
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2223
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2156