Djibouti City vs Kumasi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Djibouti City	Kumasi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$586	$532
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1414	$1346
🏠 One person rent	$249	$169
🏘️ Family rent	$413	$269
🍽️ Food expenses	$227	$220
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.7	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$233	$135
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	8	38
😀 Quality of life	41	39
🏙️ Population	604K	3.9M

The cost of living in Djibouti City is 10% more expensive than in Kumasi. Cities ranked 7941st and 8436th ($586 vs $532) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th in Djibouti and Ghana, respectively. Check Djibouti vs Ghana comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Djibouti City compared to 0.3 months in Kumasi. Djibouti City ranked 1st best city to live in Djibouti vs Kumasi ranked 4th in Ghana, while ranked 7664th and 7874th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Djibouti City vs Kumasi

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	Djibouti City	Kumasi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.12	$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.1	$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.23	$6.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$0.73
☕ Cappuccino	$1.92	$0.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.68	$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$245	$85.9
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$167	$114
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$447	$152
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$294	$206
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41	$26.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.2	$40.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.1	$33.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.94%	26.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1488	$7314
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$959	$4261
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.1	$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.46	$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.83	$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.75	$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.5	$5.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$4.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.42	$4.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$0.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.9	$1.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.44	$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.94	$0.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.05	$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.1	$1.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$0.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.28	$0.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.9	$20.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.75	$8.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.5	$9.97
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.29	$4.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$34.5	$14.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.4	$28.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$136	$73.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4170	$5514

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Cities near Djibouti City

Distance	City	Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi	Obock	$560
68 km or 42 mi	Ali Sabieh	$557
101 km or 63 mi	Dikhil	$559
185 km or 115 mi	Borama	$502
240 km or 149 mi	Taiz	$522
245 km or 152 mi	Aden	$517
247 km or 153 mi	Hargeisa	$694
253 km or 157 mi	Jijiga	$1169
264 km or 164 mi	Dire Dawa	$1175
277 km or 172 mi	Harar	$1175
286 km or 178 mi	Ibb	$512
290 km or 180 mi	Zabid	$499
356 km or 221 mi	Dhamar	$500
357 km or 222 mi	Al Hudaydah	$522
387 km or 240 mi	Dessie	$1039
418 km or 259 mi	Sayyan	$498
433 km or 269 mi	Sanaa	$560
451 km or 280 mi	Mekelle	$826
561 km or 348 mi	Addis Ababa	$1289
594 km or 369 mi	Mendefera	$498
598 km or 371 mi	Sa'dah	$498
600 km or 373 mi	Massawa	$499
618 km or 384 mi	Asmara	$533
627 km or 390 mi	Bahir Dar	$864
628 km or 390 mi	Gondar	$1016
664 km or 413 mi	Najran	$860
689 km or 428 mi	Keren	$500
720 km or 448 mi	Awasa	$1031
726 km or 451 mi	Mukalla	$500
740 km or 460 mi	Abha	$911
818 km or 509 mi	Jimma	$802
826 km or 513 mi	Bareq	$903
846 km or 526 mi	Kassala	$971
884 km or 550 mi	El-Gadarif	$925
936 km or 582 mi	Bisha	$918
944 km or 587 mi	Baidoa	$724
958 km or 595 mi	Ad-Damazin	$829
1019 km or 633 mi	As Sulayyil	$1008
1090 km or 677 mi	Mogadishu	$715
1095 km or 680 mi	Port Sudan	$964

Cities near Kumasi

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 34 mi	Obuasi	$631
163 km or 101 mi	Koforidua	$668
197 km or 122 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$649
198 km or 123 mi	Accra	$822
206 km or 128 mi	Ashaiman	$630
208 km or 129 mi	Abengourou	$1066
210 km or 130 mi	Tema	$600
231 km or 143 mi	Ho	$417
237 km or 147 mi	Hohoe	$652
249 km or 155 mi	Kpalime	$684
286 km or 178 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1059
299 km or 186 mi	Agboville	$1057
306 km or 190 mi	Abidjan	$1224
314 km or 195 mi	Tamale	$576
317 km or 197 mi	Atakpame	$699
320 km or 199 mi	Lome	$835
341 km or 212 mi	Dabou	$1057
355 km or 221 mi	Sotouboua	$703
393 km or 244 mi	Bouake	$1123
396 km or 246 mi	Sokode	$705
402 km or 250 mi	Abomey	$598
404 km or 251 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1056
424 km or 263 mi	Divo	$1083
444 km or 276 mi	Kara	$712
447 km or 278 mi	Cotonou	$793
468 km or 291 mi	Porto-Novo	$743
477 km or 296 mi	Save	$646
481 km or 299 mi	Gagnoa	$1082
494 km or 307 mi	Leo	$846
539 km or 335 mi	Korhogo	$1099
551 km or 342 mi	Abeokuta	$1013
555 km or 345 mi	Lagos	$1102
557 km or 346 mi	Manga	$877
580 km or 360 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$831
616 km or 383 mi	Ibadan	$752
624 km or 388 mi	Koudougou	$820
625 km or 389 mi	Oyo	$664
631 km or 392 mi	Ouagadougou	$961
635 km or 395 mi	Fada N'gourma	$875
674 km or 419 mi	Dedougou	$822