Djibouti City vs Istanbul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Djibouti City	Istanbul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$571	$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1421	$3224
🏠 One person rent	$245	$649
🏘️ Family rent	$452	$1199
🍽️ Food expenses	$219	$354
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.2	$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$424	$883
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	8	95
😀 Quality of life	20	76
🏙️ Population	604K	15.7M

The cost of living in Djibouti City is 54% less expensive than in Istanbul. Cities ranked 8002nd and 4347th ($571 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Djibouti and Turkey, respectively. Check Djibouti vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Djibouti City compared to 0.7 months in Istanbul. Djibouti City ranked 1st best city to live in Djibouti vs Istanbul ranked 1st in Turkey, while ranked 8841st and 850th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Djibouti City vs Istanbul

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	Djibouti City	Istanbul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.94	$11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.4	$49.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.04	$8.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$4.14
☕ Cappuccino	$1.87	$3.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.65	$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$238	$853
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$165	$529
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$500	$1671
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$331	$985
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.8	$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.2	$63.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25	$13.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.54%	47.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1448	$3233
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$930	$1719
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.5	$42.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.21	$5.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.82	$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.74	$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.14	$9.72
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$6.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.2	$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$0.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.88	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$2.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.84	$2.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.03	$5.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.08	$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.29	$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.5	$54.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.56	$6.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.8	$78.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.58	$8.76
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.3	$58.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.2	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$138	$815
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4050	$17728

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Istanbul

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Cayirova	$599
46 km or 28 mi	Gebze	$573
73 km or 45 mi	Korfez	$782
79 km or 49 mi	Kocaeli	$718
83 km or 51 mi	Golcuk	$835
87 km or 54 mi	Izmit	$1113
91 km or 56 mi	Kapakli	$701
92 km or 57 mi	Bursa	$743
96 km or 59 mi	Kartepe	$872
98 km or 61 mi	Corlu	$690
111 km or 69 mi	Bandirma	$679
113 km or 70 mi	Inegol	$708
121 km or 75 mi	Tekirdag	$661
124 km or 77 mi	Adapazari	$455
124 km or 77 mi	Sakarya	$547
129 km or 80 mi	Bilecik	$755
141 km or 88 mi	Luleburgaz	$661
166 km or 103 mi	Kirklareli	$642
176 km or 110 mi	Balikesir	$707
186 km or 115 mi	Duzce	$535
190 km or 118 mi	Eskisehir	$691
192 km or 120 mi	Uzunkopru	$652
197 km or 122 mi	Kutahya	$568
207 km or 129 mi	Burgas	$721
208 km or 129 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$626
214 km or 133 mi	Edirne	$624
224 km or 139 mi	Bolu	$616
234 km or 145 mi	Soma	$679
236 km or 147 mi	Canakkale	$690
259 km or 161 mi	Varna	$892
260 km or 162 mi	Alexandroupoli	$911
261 km or 162 mi	Yambol	$546
261 km or 162 mi	Usak	$629
284 km or 177 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$464
287 km or 178 mi	Sliven	$631
290 km or 180 mi	Salihli	$677
290 km or 180 mi	Bartin	$710
295 km or 184 mi	Manisa	$638
296 km or 184 mi	Mytilene	$934
299 km or 186 mi	Komotini	$899