Djibouti City vs Lilongwe - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Djibouti City	Lilongwe
🚶 Cost of living one person	$571	$587
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1421	$1571
🏠 One person rent	$245	$251
🏘️ Family rent	$452	$555
🍽️ Food expenses	$219	$237
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.2	$51.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$424	$275
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	8	13
😀 Quality of life	20	20
🏙️ Population	604K	989K

The cost of living in Djibouti City is 3% less expensive than in Lilongwe. Cities ranked 8002nd and 7807th ($571 vs $587) 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 0.7 months in Djibouti City compared to 0.5 months in Lilongwe. Djibouti City ranked 1st best city to live in Djibouti vs Lilongwe ranked 4th in Malawi, while ranked 8841st and 8847th 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	$3.94	$4.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.4	$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.04	$8.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$1.37
☕ Cappuccino	$1.87	$2.32
🥤 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	$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$165	$114
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$500	$362
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$331	$474
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.8	$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.2	$53.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25	$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.54%	12.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1448	$10555
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$930	$588
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.5	$11.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.21	$5.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.82	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.74	$2.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.14	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.2	$4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.88	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.84	$1.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.03	$2.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.08	$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.29	$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.5	$28.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.56	$4.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.8	$17
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.58	$3.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.3	$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.2	$49.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$138	$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4050	$2351

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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 Lilongwe

Distance	City	Cost of living
123 km or 76 mi	Monkey Bay	$518
134 km or 83 mi	Ntcheu	$492
169 km or 105 mi	Mangochi	$493
228 km or 142 mi	Zomba	$457
233 km or 145 mi	Mzimba	$566
240 km or 149 mi	Blantyre	$507
243 km or 151 mi	Tete	$825
283 km or 176 mi	Mzuzu	$525
293 km or 182 mi	Mulanje	$461
506 km or 314 mi	Kasama	$748
518 km or 322 mi	Harare	$992
524 km or 326 mi	Marondera	$794
533 km or 331 mi	Chitungwiza	$873
536 km or 333 mi	Chinhoyi	$646
545 km or 339 mi	Quelimane	$675
550 km or 342 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$687
566 km or 352 mi	Mbeya	$461
567 km or 353 mi	Mutare	$752
568 km or 353 mi	Ndola	$541
572 km or 355 mi	Chimoio	$947
603 km or 375 mi	Nampula	$872
613 km or 381 mi	Lusaka	$738
616 km or 383 mi	Mansa	$776
616 km or 383 mi	Kitwe	$917
618 km or 384 mi	Mufulira	$1018
637 km or 396 mi	Kadoma	$723
660 km or 410 mi	Chingola	$875
660 km or 410 mi	Beira	$1003
682 km or 424 mi	Kwekwe	$730
732 km or 455 mi	Lubumbashi	$1050
740 km or 460 mi	Pemba	$1506
741 km or 460 mi	Gweru	$597
744 km or 462 mi	Nacala	$1150
746 km or 464 mi	Masvingo	$854
795 km or 494 mi	Choma	$700
835 km or 519 mi	Likasi	$961
883 km or 549 mi	Bulawayo	$766
886 km or 551 mi	Dodoma	$502
902 km or 560 mi	Morogoro	$486
949 km or 590 mi	Livingstone	$688