Djibouti City vs Khartoum - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Djibouti City	Khartoum
🚶 Cost of living one person	$571	$888
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1421	$2035
🏠 One person rent	$245	$410
🏘️ Family rent	$452	$686
🍽️ Food expenses	$219	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.2	$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$424	$197
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	8	48
😀 Quality of life	20	32
🏙️ Population	604K	5.35M

The cost of living in Djibouti City is 36% less expensive than in Khartoum. Cities ranked 8002nd and 6100th ($571 vs $888) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th in Djibouti and Sudan, respectively. Check Djibouti vs Sudan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Djibouti City compared to 0.2 months in Khartoum. Djibouti City ranked 1st best city to live in Djibouti vs Khartoum ranked 1st in Sudan, while ranked 8841st and 7844th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Djibouti City vs Khartoum

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	Djibouti City	Khartoum
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.94	$6.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.4	$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.04	$7.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$2
☕ Cappuccino	$1.87	$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.65	$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$238	$604
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$165	$261
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$500	$1119
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$331	$459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.8	$28.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.2	$44.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25	$51.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.54%	21.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1448	$1145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$930	$800
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.5	$19.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.21	$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.82	$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.74	$2.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.14	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$7.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.2	$6.84
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$5.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$2.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.88	$3.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.84	$1.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.03	$3.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.08	$4.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.29	$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.5	$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.56	$6.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.8	$17
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.58	$3.97
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.3	$27.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.2	$66.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$138	$63.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4050	$2064

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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 Khartoum

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Omdurman	$908
12 km or 7.4 mi	Khartoum North	$877
271 km or 169 mi	Kosti	$860
282 km or 175 mi	Atbara	$1131
353 km or 219 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
366 km or 228 mi	El-Obeid	$855
415 km or 258 mi	Kassala	$1006
470 km or 292 mi	Ad-Damazin	$836
629 km or 391 mi	Gondar	$897
634 km or 394 mi	Keren	$488
668 km or 415 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
680 km or 422 mi	Mendefera	$487
682 km or 424 mi	Malakal	$496
685 km or 426 mi	Asmara	$520
690 km or 429 mi	Bahir Dar	$752
740 km or 460 mi	Massawa	$486
783 km or 487 mi	Mekelle	$662
803 km or 499 mi	Al-Fashir	$960
915 km or 568 mi	Nyala	$974
915 km or 569 mi	Dessie	$838
944 km or 587 mi	Aswan	$329
962 km or 598 mi	Jeddah	$1146
995 km or 618 mi	Addis Ababa	$1180
999 km or 621 mi	Jimma	$654
1005 km or 625 mi	Mecca	$979
1008 km or 627 mi	Wau	$508
1049 km or 652 mi	Bor	$506
1066 km or 662 mi	Bareq	$902
1100 km or 683 mi	Abha	$910
1103 km or 685 mi	Yanbu	$829
1122 km or 697 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
1122 km or 697 mi	Luxor	$335
1150 km or 715 mi	Awasa	$886
1170 km or 727 mi	Zabid	$482
1173 km or 729 mi	Bisha	$905
1175 km or 730 mi	Qena	$362
1176 km or 731 mi	Dikhil	$542
1200 km or 746 mi	Juba	$513
1207 km or 750 mi	Ali Sabieh	$542
1208 km or 751 mi	Sa'dah	$482