Djibouti City vs Kuala Lumpur - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Djibouti City	Kuala Lumpur
🚶 Cost of living one person	$601	$981
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1462	$2371
🏠 One person rent	$253	$468
🏘️ Family rent	$418	$806
🍽️ Food expenses	$235	$320
🚐 Transport expenses	$51	$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$224	$1331
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	8	93
😀 Quality of life	41	84
🏙️ Population	604K	9M

The cost of living in Djibouti City is 39% less expensive than in Kuala Lumpur. Cities ranked 7928th and 5802nd ($601 vs $981) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Djibouti and Malaysia, respectively. Check Djibouti vs Malaysia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Djibouti City compared to 1.4 months in Kuala Lumpur. Djibouti City ranked 1st best city to live in Djibouti vs Kuala Lumpur ranked 1st in Malaysia, while ranked 7834th and 520th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Djibouti City vs Kuala Lumpur

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	Djibouti City	Kuala Lumpur
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.38	$4.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24	$31
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.41	$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.87	$5
☕ Cappuccino	$1.99	$3.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.71	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$248	$602
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$168	$350
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$454	$1058
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$294	$631
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.5	$41.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.9	$63.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.4	$26.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.99%	4.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1416	$3532
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$886	$1566
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.49	$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.3	$17.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.93	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$0.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$2.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.89	$1.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.8	$2.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.43	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$5.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.62	$9.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$3.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.36	$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.19	$18.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$3.33
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.04	$4.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.09	$4.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.23	$3.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.61	$1.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.31	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.6	$50.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.73	$5.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.8	$21.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.92	$6.47
👖 Brand Jeans	$34.9	$64.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.8	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$157	$309
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4808	$10356

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Cities near Djibouti City

Distance	City	Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi	Obock	$571
68 km or 42 mi	Ali Sabieh	$570
101 km or 63 mi	Dikhil	$572
185 km or 115 mi	Borama	$509
240 km or 149 mi	Taiz	$514
245 km or 152 mi	Aden	$526
247 km or 153 mi	Hargeisa	$712
253 km or 157 mi	Jijiga	$1152
264 km or 164 mi	Dire Dawa	$1156
277 km or 172 mi	Harar	$1153
286 km or 178 mi	Ibb	$504
290 km or 180 mi	Zabid	$491
356 km or 221 mi	Dhamar	$494
357 km or 222 mi	Al Hudaydah	$515
387 km or 240 mi	Dessie	$1022
418 km or 259 mi	Sayyan	$492
433 km or 269 mi	Sanaa	$551
451 km or 280 mi	Mekelle	$810
561 km or 348 mi	Addis Ababa	$1269
594 km or 369 mi	Mendefera	$498
598 km or 371 mi	Sa'dah	$491
600 km or 373 mi	Massawa	$497
618 km or 384 mi	Asmara	$531
627 km or 390 mi	Bahir Dar	$863
628 km or 390 mi	Gondar	$1017
664 km or 413 mi	Najran	$865
689 km or 428 mi	Keren	$498
720 km or 448 mi	Awasa	$996
726 km or 451 mi	Mukalla	$493
740 km or 460 mi	Abha	$902
818 km or 509 mi	Jimma	$775
826 km or 513 mi	Bareq	$893
846 km or 526 mi	Kassala	$931
884 km or 550 mi	El-Gadarif	$858
936 km or 582 mi	Bisha	$906
944 km or 587 mi	Baidoa	$743
958 km or 595 mi	Ad-Damazin	$771
1019 km or 633 mi	As Sulayyil	$1005
1090 km or 677 mi	Mogadishu	$724
1095 km or 680 mi	Port Sudan	$964

Cities near Kuala Lumpur

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.7 mi	Petaling Jaya	$813
15 km or 9.1 mi	Subang Jaya	$831
19 km or 12 mi	Shah Alam	$750
24 km or 15 mi	Putrajaya	$627
25 km or 16 mi	Cyberjaya	$664
30 km or 19 mi	Klang	$762
54 km or 33 mi	Seremban	$678
123 km or 77 mi	Malacca	$736
124 km or 77 mi	Teluk Intan	$701
155 km or 97 mi	Muar	$788
167 km or 104 mi	Dumai	$513
176 km or 109 mi	Ipoh	$696
196 km or 122 mi	Kuantan	$588
199 km or 124 mi	Batu Pahat	$780
211 km or 131 mi	Tanjungbalai	$485
217 km or 135 mi	Taiping	$572
219 km or 136 mi	Kluang	$770
229 km or 142 mi	Chukai	$640
282 km or 175 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
291 km or 181 mi	Butterworth	$740
291 km or 181 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$572
292 km or 181 mi	Pekanbaru	$495
293 km or 182 mi	Pematangsiantar	$470
294 km or 183 mi	George Town	$792
297 km or 184 mi	Johor Bahru	$838
309 km or 192 mi	Sungai Petani	$663
311 km or 193 mi	Singapore City	$3119
315 km or 195 mi	Bukit Merah	$2806
335 km or 208 mi	Padangsidempuan	$558
338 km or 210 mi	Kota Bharu	$551
341 km or 212 mi	Medan	$461
346 km or 215 mi	Batam	$533
360 km or 224 mi	Binjai	$458
361 km or 225 mi	Alor Setar	$564
394 km or 245 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$495
402 km or 250 mi	Kangar	$628
413 km or 257 mi	Langkawi	$634
441 km or 274 mi	Langsa	$451
451 km or 280 mi	Hat Yai	$622
457 km or 284 mi	Ko Lipe	$790