Djibouti City vs Libreville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Djibouti City	Libreville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$571	$668
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1421	$1694
🏠 One person rent	$245	$279
🏘️ Family rent	$452	$501
🍽️ Food expenses	$219	$247
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.2	$69.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$424	$480
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	8	13
😀 Quality of life	20	40
🏙️ Population	604K	797K

The cost of living in Djibouti City is 14% less expensive than in Libreville. Cities ranked 8002nd and 7071st ($571 vs $668) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Djibouti and Gabon, respectively. Check Djibouti vs Gabon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Djibouti City compared to 0.7 months in Libreville. Djibouti City ranked 1st best city to live in Djibouti vs Libreville ranked 1st in Gabon, while ranked 8841st and 6902nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Djibouti City vs Libreville

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	Djibouti City	Libreville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.94	$5.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.4	$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.04	$5.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$1.83
☕ Cappuccino	$1.87	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.65	$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$238	$276
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$165	$196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$500	$541
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$331	$378
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.8	$44.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.2	$68.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25	$22
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.54%	10.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1448	$1336
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$930	$959
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.5	$28.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.21	$9.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.82	$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.74	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.14	$7.65
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$4.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.2	$8.18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.88	$8.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$1.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.84	$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.03	$4.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.08	$3.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.29	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.5	$24.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.56	$5.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.8	$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.58	$6.03
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.3	$44.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.2	$76.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$138	$226
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4050	$5922

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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 Libreville

Distance	City	Cost of living
144 km or 89 mi	Port-Gentil	$625
166 km or 103 mi	Bata	$1121
303 km or 188 mi	Sao Tome	$900
310 km or 193 mi	Trindade	$900
381 km or 237 mi	Malabo	$741
404 km or 251 mi	Limbe	$655
408 km or 253 mi	Douala	$1265
421 km or 261 mi	Buea	$601
449 km or 279 mi	Yaounde	$747
472 km or 293 mi	Kumba	$764
522 km or 325 mi	Calabar	$384
556 km or 346 mi	Port Harcourt	$679
574 km or 357 mi	Aba	$621
575 km or 357 mi	Bafoussam	$555
612 km or 380 mi	Umuahia	$883
621 km or 386 mi	Bamenda	$553
627 km or 390 mi	Owerri	$1611
635 km or 395 mi	Pointe-Noire	$569
643 km or 400 mi	Gamboma	$522
662 km or 412 mi	Kayes	$523
680 km or 423 mi	Madingou	$519
698 km or 434 mi	Awka	$805
703 km or 437 mi	Warri	$881
707 km or 439 mi	Enugu	$462
707 km or 440 mi	Onitsha	$972
727 km or 452 mi	Cabinda	$676
785 km or 488 mi	Benin	$558
791 km or 491 mi	Kinkala	$520
800 km or 497 mi	Boma	$821
822 km or 511 mi	Matadi	$844
825 km or 512 mi	Berberati	$482
829 km or 515 mi	Brazzaville	$580
836 km or 520 mi	Kinshasa	$1120
869 km or 540 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$812
869 km or 540 mi	Owo	$651
896 km or 557 mi	Ngaoundere	$527
897 km or 557 mi	Akure	$634
928 km or 577 mi	N'zeto	$788
931 km or 578 mi	Ado Ekiti	$666
951 km or 591 mi	Lagos	$1113