Djibouti City vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Djibouti City	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$571	$993
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1421	$2403
🏠 One person rent	$245	$441
🏘️ Family rent	$452	$809
🍽️ Food expenses	$219	$288
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.2	$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$424	$1383
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	8	72
😀 Quality of life	20	57
🏙️ Population	604K	4.43M

The cost of living in Djibouti City is 42% less expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 8002nd and 5539th ($571 vs $993) 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 0.7 months in Djibouti City compared to 1.4 months in Johannesburg. Djibouti City ranked 1st best city to live in Djibouti vs Johannesburg ranked 2nd in South Africa, while ranked 8841st and 5667th 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	$3.94	$9.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.4	$37.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.04	$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$2.37
☕ Cappuccino	$1.87	$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.65	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$238	$377
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$165	$318
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$500	$790
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$331	$627
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.8	$71.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.2	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25	$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.54%	11.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1448	$1031
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$930	$684
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$1.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.5	$72
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.21	$9.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.82	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.74	$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.14	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$5.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.2	$6.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$1.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.88	$5.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.84	$2.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.03	$5.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.08	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.29	$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.5	$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.56	$7.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.8	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.58	$5.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.3	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.2	$88.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$138	$214
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4050	$5271

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Cities near Djibouti City

Distance	City	Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi	Obock	$540
68 km or 42 mi	Ali Sabieh	$542
101 km or 63 mi	Dikhil	$542
185 km or 115 mi	Borama	$518
240 km or 149 mi	Taiz	$507
245 km or 152 mi	Aden	$503
247 km or 153 mi	Hargeisa	$660
253 km or 157 mi	Jijiga	$764
264 km or 164 mi	Dire Dawa	$756
277 km or 172 mi	Harar	$718
286 km or 178 mi	Ibb	$496
290 km or 180 mi	Zabid	$482
356 km or 221 mi	Dhamar	$486
357 km or 222 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
387 km or 240 mi	Dessie	$838
418 km or 259 mi	Sayyan	$481
433 km or 269 mi	Sanaa	$546
451 km or 280 mi	Mekelle	$662
561 km or 348 mi	Addis Ababa	$1180
594 km or 369 mi	Mendefera	$487
598 km or 371 mi	Sa'dah	$482
600 km or 373 mi	Massawa	$486
618 km or 384 mi	Asmara	$520
627 km or 390 mi	Bahir Dar	$752
628 km or 390 mi	Gondar	$897
664 km or 413 mi	Najran	$937
689 km or 428 mi	Keren	$488
720 km or 448 mi	Awasa	$886
726 km or 451 mi	Mukalla	$484
740 km or 460 mi	Abha	$910
818 km or 509 mi	Jimma	$654
826 km or 513 mi	Bareq	$902
846 km or 526 mi	Kassala	$1006
884 km or 550 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
936 km or 582 mi	Bisha	$905
944 km or 587 mi	Baidoa	$706
958 km or 595 mi	Ad-Damazin	$836
1019 km or 633 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
1090 km or 677 mi	Mogadishu	$711
1095 km or 680 mi	Port Sudan	$1003

Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$953
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$837
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$923
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$785
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$678
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$807
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$906
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$672
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$820
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$889
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$784
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$795
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$768
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$748
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$780
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$665
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$691
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$664
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$562
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$763
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$628
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$442
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$621
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$631
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$567
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$540
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$814
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$964
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$583
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1068
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$809
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$624
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003