Djibouti City vs Istanbul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Djibouti City	Istanbul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$586	$1288
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1414	$3260
🏠 One person rent	$249	$675
🏘️ Family rent	$413	$1155
🍽️ Food expenses	$227	$361
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.7	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$233	$958
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	8	95
😀 Quality of life	41	78
🏙️ Population	604K	15.7M

The cost of living in Djibouti City is 55% less expensive than in Istanbul. Cities ranked 7941st and 4522nd ($586 vs $1288) 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 0.4 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 7664th and 1015th 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	$4.12	$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.1	$51.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.23	$8.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$3.98
☕ Cappuccino	$1.92	$3.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.68	$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$245	$864
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$167	$552
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$447	$1568
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$294	$944
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41	$47.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.2	$73.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.1	$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.94%	46.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1488	$2833
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$959	$1376
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.1	$47.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.46	$6.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.83	$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.75	$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.5	$9.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$8.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.42	$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$2.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$0.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$0.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.9	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.44	$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.94	$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.05	$3.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.1	$3.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.28	$2.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.9	$52.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.75	$8.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.5	$61.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.29	$9.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$34.5	$53.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.4	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$136	$1043
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4170	$18637

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Cities near Djibouti City

Distance	City	Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi	Obock	$560
68 km or 42 mi	Ali Sabieh	$557
101 km or 63 mi	Dikhil	$559
185 km or 115 mi	Borama	$502
240 km or 149 mi	Taiz	$522
245 km or 152 mi	Aden	$517
247 km or 153 mi	Hargeisa	$694
253 km or 157 mi	Jijiga	$1169
264 km or 164 mi	Dire Dawa	$1175
277 km or 172 mi	Harar	$1175
286 km or 178 mi	Ibb	$512
290 km or 180 mi	Zabid	$499
356 km or 221 mi	Dhamar	$500
357 km or 222 mi	Al Hudaydah	$522
387 km or 240 mi	Dessie	$1039
418 km or 259 mi	Sayyan	$498
433 km or 269 mi	Sanaa	$560
451 km or 280 mi	Mekelle	$826
561 km or 348 mi	Addis Ababa	$1289
594 km or 369 mi	Mendefera	$498
598 km or 371 mi	Sa'dah	$498
600 km or 373 mi	Massawa	$499
618 km or 384 mi	Asmara	$533
627 km or 390 mi	Bahir Dar	$864
628 km or 390 mi	Gondar	$1016
664 km or 413 mi	Najran	$860
689 km or 428 mi	Keren	$500
720 km or 448 mi	Awasa	$1031
726 km or 451 mi	Mukalla	$500
740 km or 460 mi	Abha	$911
818 km or 509 mi	Jimma	$802
826 km or 513 mi	Bareq	$903
846 km or 526 mi	Kassala	$971
884 km or 550 mi	El-Gadarif	$925
936 km or 582 mi	Bisha	$918
944 km or 587 mi	Baidoa	$724
958 km or 595 mi	Ad-Damazin	$829
1019 km or 633 mi	As Sulayyil	$1008
1090 km or 677 mi	Mogadishu	$715
1095 km or 680 mi	Port Sudan	$964

Cities near Istanbul

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Cayirova	$679
46 km or 28 mi	Gebze	$659
73 km or 45 mi	Korfez	$819
79 km or 49 mi	Kocaeli	$835
83 km or 51 mi	Golcuk	$838
87 km or 54 mi	Izmit	$985
91 km or 56 mi	Kapakli	$725
92 km or 57 mi	Bursa	$915
96 km or 59 mi	Kartepe	$852
98 km or 61 mi	Corlu	$679
111 km or 69 mi	Bandirma	$724
113 km or 70 mi	Inegol	$787
121 km or 75 mi	Tekirdag	$562
124 km or 77 mi	Adapazari	$547
124 km or 77 mi	Sakarya	$686
129 km or 80 mi	Bilecik	$837
141 km or 88 mi	Luleburgaz	$691
166 km or 103 mi	Kirklareli	$574
176 km or 110 mi	Balikesir	$704
186 km or 115 mi	Duzce	$695
190 km or 118 mi	Eskisehir	$777
192 km or 120 mi	Uzunkopru	$821
197 km or 122 mi	Kutahya	$612
207 km or 129 mi	Burgas	$848
208 km or 129 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$713
214 km or 133 mi	Edirne	$1151
224 km or 139 mi	Bolu	$655
234 km or 145 mi	Soma	$732
236 km or 147 mi	Canakkale	$697
259 km or 161 mi	Varna	$1039
260 km or 162 mi	Alexandroupoli	$1006
261 km or 162 mi	Yambol	$618
261 km or 162 mi	Usak	$699
284 km or 177 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$664
287 km or 178 mi	Sliven	$591
290 km or 180 mi	Salihli	$725
290 km or 180 mi	Bartin	$745
295 km or 184 mi	Manisa	$760
296 km or 184 mi	Mytilene	$1067
299 km or 186 mi	Komotini	$1013