Djibouti City vs Kinshasa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Djibouti City	Kinshasa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$571	$1120
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1421	$3075
🏠 One person rent	$245	$578
🏘️ Family rent	$452	$1557
🍽️ Food expenses	$219	$281
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.2	$182
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$424	$975
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	8	31
😀 Quality of life	20	40
🏙️ Population	604K	14.6M

The cost of living in Djibouti City is 49% less expensive than in Kinshasa. Cities ranked 8002nd and 4732nd ($571 vs $1120) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 0.9 months in Kinshasa. Djibouti City ranked 1st best city to live in Djibouti vs Kinshasa ranked 1st in the DR Congo, while ranked 8841st and 6909th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Djibouti City vs Kinshasa

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	Djibouti City	Kinshasa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.94	$5.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.4	$39.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.04	$4.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$2.13
☕ Cappuccino	$1.87	$5.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.65	$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$238	$919
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$165	$304
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$500	$1898
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$331	$1189
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.8	$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.2	$209
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25	$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.54%	13.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1448	$6139
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$930	$726
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.5	$63.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.21	$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.82	$1.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.74	$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.14	$5.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$3.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.2	$7.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$3.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.88	$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.84	$4.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.03	$1.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.08	$2.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$1.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.29	$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.5	$42.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.56	$8.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.8	$44.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.58	$5.17
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.3	$24.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.2	$61
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$138	$106
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4050	$4674

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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 Kinshasa

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	Brazzaville	$580
61 km or 38 mi	Kinkala	$520
114 km or 71 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$812
197 km or 122 mi	Madingou	$519
225 km or 140 mi	Kayes	$523
260 km or 162 mi	Gamboma	$522
261 km or 162 mi	Matadi	$844
302 km or 188 mi	Boma	$821
371 km or 230 mi	Cabinda	$676
386 km or 240 mi	Pointe-Noire	$569
396 km or 246 mi	Kikwit	$876
421 km or 262 mi	N'zeto	$788
460 km or 286 mi	Ambriz	$863
551 km or 343 mi	Luanda	$1012
590 km or 366 mi	Mbandaka	$850
650 km or 404 mi	Tshikapa	$934
809 km or 503 mi	Kananga	$976
829 km or 515 mi	Port-Gentil	$625
836 km or 520 mi	Libreville	$668
914 km or 568 mi	Lobito	$645
924 km or 574 mi	Bata	$1121
937 km or 582 mi	Benguela	$671
938 km or 583 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$1011
939 km or 584 mi	Huambo	$577
948 km or 589 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$843
958 km or 595 mi	Berberati	$482
971 km or 603 mi	Luena	$634
977 km or 607 mi	Gemena	$767
995 km or 618 mi	Gandajika	$828
1004 km or 624 mi	Yaounde	$747
1033 km or 642 mi	Bangui	$513
1075 km or 668 mi	Bumba	$806
1085 km or 674 mi	Sao Tome	$900
1090 km or 677 mi	Trindade	$900
1121 km or 697 mi	Douala	$1265
1149 km or 714 mi	Limbe	$655
1156 km or 718 mi	Malabo	$741
1162 km or 722 mi	Buea	$601
1187 km or 737 mi	Kindu	$746
1191 km or 740 mi	Kumba	$764