Djibouti City vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Djibouti City	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$586	$1082
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1414	$2560
🏠 One person rent	$249	$485
🏘️ Family rent	$413	$833
🍽️ Food expenses	$227	$306
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.7	$206
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$233	$1614
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	8	74
😀 Quality of life	41	62
🏙️ Population	604K	4.43M

The cost of living in Djibouti City is 46% less expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 7941st and 5031st ($586 vs $1082) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Djibouti and South Africa, respectively. Check Djibouti vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Djibouti City compared to 1.5 months in Johannesburg. Djibouti City ranked 1st best city to live in Djibouti vs Johannesburg ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 7664th and 5648th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Djibouti City vs Johannesburg

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	Djibouti City	Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.12	$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.1	$38.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.23	$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$2.51
☕ Cappuccino	$1.92	$2.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.68	$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$245	$462
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$167	$342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$447	$824
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$294	$632
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41	$78.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.2	$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.1	$40.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.94%	11.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1488	$1106
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$959	$741
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$2.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.1	$77.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.46	$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.83	$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.75	$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.5	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$5.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.42	$7.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.9	$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.44	$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.94	$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.05	$5.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.1	$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.28	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.9	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.75	$7.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.5	$29.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.29	$6.46
👖 Brand Jeans	$34.5	$52.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.4	$93.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$136	$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4170	$5503

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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 Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$984
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$890
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$984
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$826
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$740
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$892
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$975
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$706
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$875
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$940
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$838
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$830
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$808
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$762
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$833
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$637
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$668
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$637
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$599
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$827
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$607
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$469
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$650
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$577
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$598
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$514
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$861
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$705
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$908
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$536
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$915
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$892
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$587
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$915