Djibouti City vs Jeddah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Djibouti City	Jeddah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$586	$1155
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1414	$2694
🏠 One person rent	$249	$541
🏘️ Family rent	$413	$841
🍽️ Food expenses	$227	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.7	$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$233	$2303
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	8	45
😀 Quality of life	41	79
🏙️ Population	604K	4.7M

The cost of living in Djibouti City is 49% less expensive than in Jeddah. Cities ranked 7941st and 4809th ($586 vs $1155) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Djibouti and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Djibouti vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Djibouti City compared to 2 months in Jeddah. Djibouti City ranked 1st best city to live in Djibouti vs Jeddah ranked 2nd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 7664th and 894th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Djibouti City vs Jeddah

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	Djibouti City	Jeddah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.12	$6.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.1	$40
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.23	$7.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$2.14
☕ Cappuccino	$1.92	$3.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.68	$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$245	$484
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$167	$393
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$447	$881
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$294	$627
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41	$62.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.2	$96.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.1	$67
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.94%	4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1488	$2007
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$959	$1025
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$1.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.1	$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.46	$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.83	$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.75	$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.5	$6.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$7.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.42	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$2.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.9	$5.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.44	$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.94	$6.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.05	$4.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.1	$4.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.28	$3.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.9	$85.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.75	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.5	$56
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.29	$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$34.5	$53.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.4	$93.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$136	$393
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4170	$6703

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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 Jeddah

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Mecca	$1162
296 km or 184 mi	Port Sudan	$964
307 km or 191 mi	Yanbu	$791
328 km or 204 mi	Medina	$1182
395 km or 246 mi	Bisha	$918
410 km or 255 mi	Bareq	$903
508 km or 315 mi	Abha	$911
597 km or 371 mi	Al Wajh	$940
645 km or 401 mi	Keren	$500
652 km or 405 mi	Ar Rass	$862
661 km or 411 mi	Massawa	$499
675 km or 420 mi	As Sulayyil	$1008
688 km or 427 mi	Najran	$860
690 km or 429 mi	Atbara	$1116
691 km or 429 mi	Asmara	$533
702 km or 436 mi	Aswan	$348
703 km or 437 mi	Sa'dah	$498
704 km or 437 mi	Unaizah	$967
711 km or 442 mi	Ha'il	$825
738 km or 458 mi	Kassala	$971
741 km or 461 mi	Mendefera	$498
806 km or 501 mi	Tabuk	$1069
810 km or 503 mi	Luxor	$365
834 km or 518 mi	Qena	$428
836 km or 519 mi	Hurghada	$346
845 km or 525 mi	Riyadh	$1627
849 km or 528 mi	Al Hudaydah	$522
855 km or 531 mi	El Gouna	$354
863 km or 536 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$589
869 km or 540 mi	Sanaa	$560
893 km or 555 mi	Sayyan	$498
897 km or 557 mi	Mekelle	$826
904 km or 562 mi	Dahab	$517
922 km or 573 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$791
926 km or 576 mi	El-Gadarif	$925
927 km or 576 mi	Zabid	$499
942 km or 585 mi	Sohag	$398
943 km or 586 mi	Sakakah	$769
952 km or 592 mi	Khartoum North	$879
954 km or 593 mi	Dhamar	$500