Djibouti City vs Kampala - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Djibouti City	Kampala
🚶 Cost of living one person	$571	$698
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1421	$1738
🏠 One person rent	$245	$314
🏘️ Family rent	$452	$645
🍽️ Food expenses	$219	$255
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.2	$78.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$424	$178
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	34 km
🎓 Higher education	8	53
😀 Quality of life	20	44
🏙️ Population	604K	1.68M

The cost of living in Djibouti City is 18% less expensive than in Kampala. Cities ranked 8002nd and 6903rd ($571 vs $698) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Djibouti and Uganda, respectively. Check Djibouti vs Uganda comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Djibouti City compared to 0.3 months in Kampala. Djibouti City ranked 1st best city to live in Djibouti vs Kampala ranked 1st in Uganda, while ranked 8841st and 6624th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Djibouti City vs Kampala

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	Djibouti City	Kampala
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.94	$2.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.4	$27.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.04	$8.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$1.37
☕ Cappuccino	$1.87	$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.65	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$238	$352
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$165	$200
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$500	$1184
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$331	$387
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.8	$25
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.2	$39
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25	$59.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.54%	21.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1448	$1111
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$930	$976
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.5	$40.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.21	$2.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$0.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.82	$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.74	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.14	$4.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$4.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.2	$4.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$2.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.88	$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.84	$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.03	$4.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.08	$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.29	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.5	$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.56	$6.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.8	$17
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.58	$5.64
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.3	$17.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.2	$33.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$138	$125
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4050	$4369

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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 Kampala

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Kira Town	$646
32 km or 20 mi	Entebbe	$558
70 km or 44 mi	Jinja	$562
183 km or 114 mi	Tororo	$602
197 km or 122 mi	Mbale	$605
212 km or 131 mi	Mumias	$490
246 km or 153 mi	Kisumu	$522
274 km or 171 mi	Gulu	$594
288 km or 179 mi	Kasese	$573
294 km or 183 mi	Bunia	$801
301 km or 187 mi	Eldoret	$483
317 km or 197 mi	Mwanza	$625
347 km or 216 mi	Beni	$785
350 km or 217 mi	Byumba	$613
355 km or 220 mi	Arua	$585
366 km or 227 mi	Butembo	$768
377 km or 234 mi	Kigali	$771
384 km or 238 mi	Ruhengeri	$492
393 km or 244 mi	Nakuru	$500
431 km or 268 mi	Muyinga	$650
432 km or 269 mi	Nyanza	$518
432 km or 269 mi	Gisenyi	$381
446 km or 277 mi	Kibuye	$479
452 km or 281 mi	Butare	$413
471 km or 293 mi	Ngozi	$648
494 km or 307 mi	Ruyigi	$648
503 km or 313 mi	Nairobi	$760
510 km or 317 mi	Gitega	$651
514 km or 320 mi	Cyangugu	$496
516 km or 321 mi	Juba	$513
517 km or 321 mi	Bubanza	$648
520 km or 323 mi	Bukavu	$759
523 km or 325 mi	Thika	$589
545 km or 339 mi	Bujumbura	$719
551 km or 343 mi	Rutana	$648
559 km or 348 mi	Machakos	$408
563 km or 350 mi	Uvira	$803
564 km or 351 mi	Meru	$541
583 km or 362 mi	Makamba	$647
613 km or 381 mi	Arusha	$638