Djibouti City vs Jakarta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Djibouti City	Jakarta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$586	$699
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1414	$1692
🏠 One person rent	$249	$324
🏘️ Family rent	$413	$558
🍽️ Food expenses	$227	$237
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.7	$68.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$233	$370
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	8	80
😀 Quality of life	41	67
🏙️ Population	604K	11.1M

The cost of living in Djibouti City is 16% less expensive than in Jakarta. Cities ranked 7941st and 7091st ($586 vs $699) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Djibouti and Indonesia, respectively. Check Djibouti vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Djibouti City compared to 0.5 months in Jakarta. Djibouti City ranked 1st best city to live in Djibouti vs Jakarta ranked 2nd in Indonesia, while ranked 7664th and 4721st among best cities to live in the world.

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	Djibouti City	Jakarta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.12	$2.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.1	$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.23	$3.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$3.05
☕ Cappuccino	$1.92	$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.68	$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$245	$362
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$167	$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$447	$664
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$294	$374
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41	$63.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.2	$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.1	$25
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.94%	9.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1488	$1739
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$959	$970
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.1	$21.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.46	$3.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.83	$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.75	$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.5	$7.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$3.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.42	$7.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$2.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.9	$22.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.44	$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.94	$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.05	$1.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.1	$2.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.28	$0.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.9	$27.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.75	$3.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.5	$20.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.29	$5.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$34.5	$54.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.4	$87.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$136	$185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4170	$8840

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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 Jakarta

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	South Tangerang	$567
17 km or 11 mi	Bekasi	$555
20 km or 12 mi	Depok	$400
24 km or 15 mi	Tangerang	$665
43 km or 27 mi	Bogor	$480
78 km or 48 mi	Serang	$517
79 km or 49 mi	Sukabumi	$561
95 km or 59 mi	Cilegon	$511
106 km or 66 mi	Cimahi	$490
114 km or 71 mi	Bandung	$534
195 km or 121 mi	Tasikmalaya	$367
196 km or 122 mi	Bandar Lampung	$368
198 km or 123 mi	Cirebon	$523
210 km or 131 mi	Metro	$429
226 km or 141 mi	Banjar	$488
263 km or 163 mi	Tegal	$482
292 km or 182 mi	Cilacap	$478
321 km or 200 mi	Pekalongan	$471
403 km or 251 mi	Semarang	$488
423 km or 263 mi	Salatiga	$422
423 km or 263 mi	Prabumulih	$411
427 km or 265 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
427 km or 265 mi	Palembang	$390
463 km or 288 mi	Surakarta	$409
467 km or 290 mi	Pagar Alam	$448
540 km or 335 mi	Madiun	$456
548 km or 340 mi	Lubuklinggau	$443
575 km or 357 mi	Bengkulu	$461
597 km or 371 mi	Kediri	$447
622 km or 386 mi	Blitar	$440
627 km or 390 mi	Jambi	$444
633 km or 393 mi	Mojokerto	$413
653 km or 406 mi	Batu	$409
661 km or 411 mi	Surabaya	$551
667 km or 414 mi	Malang	$384
688 km or 427 mi	Pasuruan	$457
724 km or 450 mi	Probolinggo	$470
742 km or 461 mi	Pontianak	$413
826 km or 513 mi	Singkawang	$420
836 km or 520 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$502