Djibouti City vs Isfahan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Djibouti City	Isfahan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$601	$500
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1462	$1275
🏠 One person rent	$253	$207
🏘️ Family rent	$418	$364
🍽️ Food expenses	$235	$163
🚐 Transport expenses	$51	$40
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$224	$200
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	8	63
😀 Quality of life	41	57
🏙️ Population	604K	1.96M

The cost of living in Djibouti City is 20% more expensive than in Isfahan. Cities ranked 7928th and 8716th ($601 vs $500) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 70th in Djibouti and Iran, respectively. Check Djibouti vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Djibouti City compared to 0.4 months in Isfahan. Djibouti City ranked 1st best city to live in Djibouti vs Isfahan ranked 3rd in Iran, while ranked 7834th and 6223rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Djibouti City vs Isfahan

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	Djibouti City	Isfahan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.38	$2.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24	$10.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.41	$3.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.87	$0.85
☕ Cappuccino	$1.99	$0.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.71	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$248	$258
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$168	$173
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$454	$477
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$294	$309
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.5	$9.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.9	$14
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.4	$7.49
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.99%	27.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1416	$1124
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$886	$644
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.49	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.3	$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.93	$2.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$0.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.89	$0.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.8	$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.43	$2.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$2.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.62	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$0.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.36	$5.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.19	$1.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$0.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.04	$2.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.09	$4.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.23	$16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.61	$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.31	$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.6	$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.73	$1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.8	$94.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.92	$6.43
👖 Brand Jeans	$34.9	$18.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.8	$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$157	$71.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4808	$525

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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 Isfahan

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$488
27 km or 17 mi	Shahin Shahr	$487
28 km or 18 mi	Najafabad	$481
73 km or 45 mi	Shahreza	$479
83 km or 52 mi	Shahr-e Kord	$364
150 km or 93 mi	Kashan	$516
191 km or 119 mi	Izeh	$476
220 km or 137 mi	Yasuj	$487
234 km or 146 mi	Qom	$455
236 km or 147 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$529
243 km or 151 mi	Arak	$542
259 km or 161 mi	Dorud	$513
265 km or 165 mi	Behbahan	$492
267 km or 166 mi	Yazd	$565
272 km or 169 mi	Shushtar	$546
291 km or 181 mi	Saveh	$512
292 km or 181 mi	Varamin	$571
305 km or 189 mi	Borujerd	$499
307 km or 191 mi	Dezful	$574
311 km or 193 mi	Qarchak	$586
312 km or 194 mi	Andimeshk	$569
315 km or 196 mi	Pakdasht	$583
319 km or 198 mi	Ahvaz	$571
320 km or 199 mi	Robat Karim	$594
322 km or 200 mi	Malayer	$460
322 km or 200 mi	Khorramabad	$546
324 km or 201 mi	Eslamshahr	$602
326 km or 203 mi	Marvdasht	$547
328 km or 204 mi	Nasimshahr	$601
328 km or 204 mi	Ray	$591
329 km or 205 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$537
337 km or 209 mi	Kazerun	$523
340 km or 211 mi	Shahriar	$627
341 km or 212 mi	Tehran	$639
342 km or 212 mi	Malard	$631
344 km or 214 mi	Pardis	$575
345 km or 215 mi	Andisheh	$629
346 km or 215 mi	Qods	$631
348 km or 216 mi	Shiraz	$565
348 km or 216 mi	Fardis	$639