Djibouti City vs Kobe - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Djibouti City	Kobe
🚶 Cost of living one person	$571	$1107
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1421	$2821
🏠 One person rent	$245	$460
🏘️ Family rent	$452	$848
🍽️ Food expenses	$219	$400
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.2	$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$424	$1696
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	8	91
😀 Quality of life	20	78
🏙️ Population	604K	1.52M

The cost of living in Djibouti City is 48% less expensive than in Kobe. Cities ranked 8002nd and 4793rd ($571 vs $1107) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 127th in Djibouti and Japan, respectively. Check Djibouti vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Djibouti City compared to 1.5 months in Kobe. Djibouti City ranked 1st best city to live in Djibouti vs Kobe ranked 31st in Japan, while ranked 8841st and 674th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Djibouti City vs Kobe

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	Djibouti City	Kobe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.94	$5.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.4	$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.04	$4.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$2.86
☕ Cappuccino	$1.87	$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.65	$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$238	$437
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$165	$318
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$500	$846
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$331	$646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.8	$86.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.2	$131
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25	$31.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.54%	1.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1448	$4362
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$930	$3074
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.5	$71.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.21	$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.82	$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.74	$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.14	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$7.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.2	$31.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$5.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$4.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$4.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$3.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.88	$9.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.84	$5.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.03	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.08	$3.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$1.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.29	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.5	$60
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.56	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.8	$20
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.58	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.3	$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.2	$46.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$138	$342
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4050	$16179

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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 Kobe

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Ashiya	$1049
15 km or 9 mi	Nishinomiya	$1127
18 km or 11 mi	Akashi	$1158
20 km or 13 mi	Takarazuka	$1072
20 km or 13 mi	Amagasaki	$1111
21 km or 13 mi	Miki	$1057
22 km or 14 mi	Sanda	$1048
23 km or 14 mi	Itami	$1062
25 km or 16 mi	Inami	$1072
26 km or 16 mi	Kawanishi	$1056
27 km or 17 mi	Ikeda	$1046
28 km or 17 mi	Toyonaka	$1063
29 km or 18 mi	Inagawa	$1045
29 km or 18 mi	Harima	$1073
29 km or 18 mi	Osaka	$1242
29 km or 18 mi	Ono	$1057
29 km or 18 mi	Izumiotsu	$1051
30 km or 19 mi	Minoh	$1059
30 km or 19 mi	Takaishi	$1051
31 km or 19 mi	Sakai	$1146
31 km or 19 mi	Kishiwada	$1074
32 km or 20 mi	Kato	$1049
32 km or 20 mi	Suita	$1302
32 km or 20 mi	Izumi	$1065
32 km or 20 mi	Kakogawa	$1110
32 km or 20 mi	Kaizuka	$1059
34 km or 21 mi	Izumisano	$1062
35 km or 22 mi	Moriguchi	$1117
36 km or 22 mi	Kumatori	$1059
36 km or 22 mi	Settsu	$1142
36 km or 22 mi	Matsubara	$1049
37 km or 23 mi	Takasago	$1076
37 km or 23 mi	Kadoma	$1101
37 km or 23 mi	Sennan	$1076
37 km or 23 mi	Hannan	$1084
38 km or 23 mi	Awaji	$1156
38 km or 24 mi	Ibaraki	$1136
38 km or 24 mi	Higashiosaka	$1106
39 km or 24 mi	Nishiwaki	$1046
39 km or 24 mi	Yao	$1079