Djibouti City vs Kananga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Djibouti City	Kananga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$571	$976
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1421	$2536
🏠 One person rent	$245	$413
🏘️ Family rent	$452	$990
🍽️ Food expenses	$219	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.2	$194
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$424	$816
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	8	5
😀 Quality of life	20	14
🏙️ Population	604K	1.97M

The cost of living in Djibouti City is 41% less expensive than in Kananga. Cities ranked 8002nd and 5651st ($571 vs $976) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Djibouti and the DR Congo, respectively. Check Djibouti vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Djibouti City compared to 0.8 months in Kananga. Djibouti City ranked 1st best city to live in Djibouti vs Kananga ranked 5th in the DR Congo, while ranked 8841st and 9075th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Djibouti City vs Kananga

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	Djibouti City	Kananga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.94	$7.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.4	$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.04	$4.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$1.72
☕ Cappuccino	$1.87	$4.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.65	$1.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$238	$505
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$165	$198
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$500	$1226
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$331	$648
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.8	$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.2	$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25	$23.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.54%	12.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1448	$4060
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$930	$511
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.5	$95.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.21	$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.82	$1.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.74	$2.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.14	$5.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$4.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.2	$8.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.88	$8.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.84	$4.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.03	$3.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.08	$2.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$1.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.29	$0.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.5	$35.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.56	$7.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.8	$30.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.58	$3.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.3	$24.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.2	$56.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$138	$88.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4050	$3312

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Kananga

Distance	City	Cost of living
129 km or 80 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$1011
165 km or 103 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$843
191 km or 119 mi	Tshikapa	$934
193 km or 120 mi	Gandajika	$828
413 km or 257 mi	Kikwit	$876
505 km or 314 mi	Kindu	$746
630 km or 392 mi	Kolwezi	$975
711 km or 442 mi	Luena	$634
736 km or 457 mi	Likasi	$961
746 km or 464 mi	Kalemie	$747
775 km or 482 mi	Kisangani	$910
791 km or 492 mi	Uvira	$803
804 km or 499 mi	Bukavu	$759
809 km or 502 mi	Mbandaka	$850
809 km or 503 mi	Kinshasa	$1120
809 km or 503 mi	Cyangugu	$496
814 km or 506 mi	Brazzaville	$580
815 km or 507 mi	Bujumbura	$719
832 km or 517 mi	Bubanza	$648
838 km or 520 mi	Makamba	$647
842 km or 523 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$812
845 km or 525 mi	Lubumbashi	$1050
865 km or 538 mi	Rutana	$648
869 km or 540 mi	Kinkala	$520
873 km or 543 mi	Gitega	$651
876 km or 544 mi	Kibuye	$479
882 km or 548 mi	Ngozi	$648
888 km or 551 mi	Gisenyi	$381
889 km or 552 mi	Butare	$413
899 km or 559 mi	Bumba	$806
901 km or 560 mi	Nyanza	$518
906 km or 563 mi	Ruyigi	$648
920 km or 571 mi	Mansa	$776
936 km or 582 mi	Ruhengeri	$492
937 km or 582 mi	Muyinga	$650
949 km or 590 mi	Chingola	$875
951 km or 591 mi	Kigali	$771
960 km or 597 mi	Gamboma	$522
972 km or 604 mi	Byumba	$613
977 km or 607 mi	Mufulira	$1018