Djibouti City vs Kobe - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Djibouti City	Kobe
🚶 Cost of living one person	$590	$1185
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1446	$2857
🏠 One person rent	$246	$519
🏘️ Family rent	$408	$877
🍽️ Food expenses	$232	$424
🚐 Transport expenses	$50.8	$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$246	$1748
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	8	91
😀 Quality of life	43	94
🏙️ Population	604K	1.52M

The cost of living in Djibouti City is 50% less expensive than in Kobe. Cities ranked 8069th and 4788th ($590 vs $1185) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 31st in Djibouti and Japan, respectively. Check Djibouti vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Djibouti City compared to 1.5 months in Kobe. Djibouti City ranked 1st best city to live in Djibouti vs Kobe ranked 5th in Japan, while ranked 7471st and 40th 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	$4.29	$7.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.3	$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.38	$4.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$2.43
☕ Cappuccino	$2	$2.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.71	$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$239	$483
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$163	$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$429	$882
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$290	$644
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.5	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.5	$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.4	$30.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12%	2.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1416	$4306
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$879	$2819
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.47	$1.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.2	$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.86	$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.87	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$3.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.79	$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.5	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.5	$6.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.52	$28.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$7.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$2.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$5.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$3.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$3.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.29	$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.04	$8.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.17	$3.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.1	$9.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.16	$3.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.56	$0.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.2	$45.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.7	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.2	$19
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.71	$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$34.6	$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.4	$45.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$168	$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5247	$10496

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Cities near Djibouti City

Distance	City	Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi	Obock	$564
68 km or 42 mi	Ali Sabieh	$561
101 km or 63 mi	Dikhil	$563
185 km or 115 mi	Borama	$521
240 km or 149 mi	Taiz	$497
245 km or 152 mi	Aden	$509
247 km or 153 mi	Hargeisa	$682
253 km or 157 mi	Jijiga	$1045
264 km or 164 mi	Dire Dawa	$1050
277 km or 172 mi	Harar	$1050
286 km or 178 mi	Ibb	$488
290 km or 180 mi	Zabid	$476
356 km or 221 mi	Dhamar	$478
357 km or 222 mi	Al Hudaydah	$499
387 km or 240 mi	Dessie	$931
418 km or 259 mi	Sayyan	$476
433 km or 269 mi	Sanaa	$532
451 km or 280 mi	Mekelle	$748
561 km or 348 mi	Addis Ababa	$1148
594 km or 369 mi	Mendefera	$481
598 km or 371 mi	Sa'dah	$475
600 km or 373 mi	Massawa	$484
618 km or 384 mi	Asmara	$513
627 km or 390 mi	Bahir Dar	$800
628 km or 390 mi	Gondar	$923
664 km or 413 mi	Najran	$864
689 km or 428 mi	Keren	$483
720 km or 448 mi	Awasa	$910
726 km or 451 mi	Mukalla	$477
740 km or 460 mi	Abha	$871
818 km or 509 mi	Jimma	$746
826 km or 513 mi	Bareq	$873
846 km or 526 mi	Kassala	$947
884 km or 550 mi	El-Gadarif	$872
936 km or 582 mi	Bisha	$890
944 km or 587 mi	Baidoa	$745
958 km or 595 mi	Ad-Damazin	$753
1019 km or 633 mi	As Sulayyil	$993
1090 km or 677 mi	Mogadishu	$721
1095 km or 680 mi	Port Sudan	$976

Cities near Kobe

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Ashiya	$1012
15 km or 9 mi	Nishinomiya	$1066
18 km or 11 mi	Akashi	$1141
20 km or 13 mi	Takarazuka	$1024
20 km or 13 mi	Amagasaki	$1059
21 km or 13 mi	Miki	$1031
22 km or 14 mi	Sanda	$1021
23 km or 14 mi	Itami	$1010
25 km or 16 mi	Inami	$1014
26 km or 16 mi	Kawanishi	$996
27 km or 17 mi	Ikeda	$988
28 km or 17 mi	Toyonaka	$1042
29 km or 18 mi	Inagawa	$991
29 km or 18 mi	Harima	$1004
29 km or 18 mi	Osaka	$1254
29 km or 18 mi	Ono	$997
29 km or 18 mi	Izumiotsu	$1028
30 km or 19 mi	Minoh	$982
30 km or 19 mi	Takaishi	$1020
31 km or 19 mi	Sakai	$1099
31 km or 19 mi	Kishiwada	$1046
32 km or 20 mi	Kato	$997
32 km or 20 mi	Suita	$1063
32 km or 20 mi	Izumi	$1035
32 km or 20 mi	Kakogawa	$1007
32 km or 20 mi	Kaizuka	$1033
34 km or 21 mi	Izumisano	$1039
35 km or 22 mi	Moriguchi	$1026
36 km or 22 mi	Kumatori	$1034
36 km or 22 mi	Settsu	$975
36 km or 22 mi	Matsubara	$1026
37 km or 23 mi	Takasago	$946
37 km or 23 mi	Kadoma	$1010
37 km or 23 mi	Sennan	$1046
37 km or 23 mi	Hannan	$1056
38 km or 23 mi	Awaji	$1119
38 km or 24 mi	Ibaraki	$986
38 km or 24 mi	Higashiosaka	$1044
39 km or 24 mi	Nishiwaki	$989
39 km or 24 mi	Yao	$1038