Djibouti City vs Izmir - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Djibouti City	Izmir
🚶 Cost of living one person	$586	$1046
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1414	$2611
🏠 One person rent	$249	$513
🏘️ Family rent	$413	$861
🍽️ Food expenses	$227	$311
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.7	$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$233	$775
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	8	68
😀 Quality of life	41	72
🏙️ Population	604K	4.49M

The cost of living in Djibouti City is 44% less expensive than in Izmir. Cities ranked 7941st and 5223rd ($586 vs $1046) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 Izmir. Djibouti City ranked 1st best city to live in Djibouti vs Izmir ranked 3rd in Turkey, while ranked 7664th and 3140th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Djibouti City vs Izmir

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	Djibouti City	Izmir
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.12	$7.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.1	$40.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.23	$7.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$3.76
☕ Cappuccino	$1.92	$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.68	$1.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$245	$600
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$167	$416
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$447	$1069
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$294	$703
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41	$46.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.2	$71.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.1	$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.94%	40.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1488	$1742
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$959	$1073
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.1	$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.46	$9.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.83	$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.75	$2.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.5	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$6.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.42	$22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$2.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$1.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.9	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.44	$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.94	$1.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.05	$2.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.1	$2.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$0.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.28	$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.9	$35.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.75	$7.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.5	$50.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.29	$8.05
👖 Brand Jeans	$34.5	$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.4	$96.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$136	$622
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4170	$14684

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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 Izmir

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Manisa	$760
50 km or 31 mi	Turgutlu	$759
63 km or 39 mi	Kusadasi	$770
64 km or 39 mi	Tire	$686
87 km or 54 mi	Chios	$1254
87 km or 54 mi	Salihli	$725
88 km or 55 mi	Aydin	$595
93 km or 58 mi	Mytilene	$1067
95 km or 59 mi	Soma	$732
117 km or 73 mi	Nazilli	$652
152 km or 94 mi	Balikesir	$704
155 km or 96 mi	Bodrum	$926
171 km or 106 mi	Mugla	$799
185 km or 115 mi	Denizli	$557
192 km or 119 mi	Mykonos	$2056
199 km or 124 mi	Usak	$699
200 km or 124 mi	Marmaris	$884
203 km or 126 mi	Canakkale	$697
227 km or 141 mi	Bandirma	$724
240 km or 149 mi	Rhodes	$1284
257 km or 160 mi	Bursa	$915
265 km or 164 mi	Fethiye	$846
268 km or 167 mi	Santorini	$1835
271 km or 168 mi	Kutahya	$612
276 km or 171 mi	Inegol	$787
286 km or 178 mi	Burdur	$618
288 km or 179 mi	Tekirdag	$562
292 km or 181 mi	Alexandroupoli	$1006
292 km or 182 mi	Kifissia	$1415
298 km or 185 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$664
299 km or 186 mi	Nea Ionia	$1265
300 km or 186 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1259
302 km or 187 mi	Argyroupoli	$1438
302 km or 188 mi	Glyfada	$1636
303 km or 188 mi	Voula	$1477
303 km or 188 mi	Athens	$1436
304 km or 189 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1281
305 km or 189 mi	Kallithea	$1291
305 km or 190 mi	Peristeri	$1192
305 km or 190 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1386