Djibouti City vs Lilongwe - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Djibouti City	Lilongwe
🚶 Cost of living one person	$586	$592
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1414	$1419
🏠 One person rent	$249	$250
🏘️ Family rent	$413	$390
🍽️ Food expenses	$227	$241
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.7	$51.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$233	$105
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	8	12
😀 Quality of life	41	25
🏙️ Population	604K	989K

The cost of living in Djibouti City is 1% less expensive than in Lilongwe. Cities ranked 7941st and 7884th ($586 vs $592) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Djibouti and Malawi, respectively. Check Djibouti vs Malawi comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Djibouti City compared to 0.2 months in Lilongwe. Djibouti City ranked 1st best city to live in Djibouti vs Lilongwe ranked 7th in Malawi, while ranked 7664th and 8966th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Djibouti City vs Lilongwe

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	Djibouti City	Lilongwe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.12	$4.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.1	$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.23	$8.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$1.55
☕ Cappuccino	$1.92	$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.68	$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$245	$374
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$167	$114
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$447	$603
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$294	$207
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41	$34.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.2	$53.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.1	$50.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.94%	12.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1488	$10587
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$959	$593
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$0.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.1	$11.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.46	$5.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.83	$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.75	$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.5	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$3.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.42	$4.01
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.9	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.44	$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.94	$1.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.05	$2.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.1	$4.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.28	$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.9	$29.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.75	$4.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.5	$17
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.29	$3.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$34.5	$23
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.4	$49.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$136	$353
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4170	$2356

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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 Lilongwe

Distance	City	Cost of living
123 km or 76 mi	Monkey Bay	$519
134 km or 83 mi	Ntcheu	$493
169 km or 105 mi	Mangochi	$496
228 km or 142 mi	Zomba	$458
233 km or 145 mi	Mzimba	$565
240 km or 149 mi	Blantyre	$506
243 km or 151 mi	Tete	$820
283 km or 176 mi	Mzuzu	$527
293 km or 182 mi	Mulanje	$461
506 km or 314 mi	Kasama	$888
518 km or 322 mi	Harare	$1021
524 km or 326 mi	Marondera	$779
533 km or 331 mi	Chitungwiza	$751
536 km or 333 mi	Chinhoyi	$650
545 km or 339 mi	Quelimane	$692
550 km or 342 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$748
566 km or 352 mi	Mbeya	$495
567 km or 353 mi	Mutare	$755
568 km or 353 mi	Ndola	$577
572 km or 355 mi	Chimoio	$916
603 km or 375 mi	Nampula	$935
613 km or 381 mi	Lusaka	$655
616 km or 383 mi	Mansa	$912
616 km or 383 mi	Kitwe	$1062
618 km or 384 mi	Mufulira	$1278
637 km or 396 mi	Kadoma	$761
660 km or 410 mi	Chingola	$1069
660 km or 410 mi	Beira	$996
682 km or 424 mi	Kwekwe	$716
732 km or 455 mi	Lubumbashi	$1124
740 km or 460 mi	Pemba	$1511
741 km or 460 mi	Gweru	$587
744 km or 462 mi	Nacala	$1168
746 km or 464 mi	Masvingo	$873
795 km or 494 mi	Choma	$687
835 km or 519 mi	Likasi	$1032
883 km or 549 mi	Bulawayo	$658
886 km or 551 mi	Dodoma	$526
902 km or 560 mi	Morogoro	$421
949 km or 590 mi	Livingstone	$653