Djibouti City vs Lisbon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Djibouti City	Lisbon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$590	$1966
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1446	$4479
🏠 One person rent	$246	$1259
🏘️ Family rent	$408	$2162
🍽️ Food expenses	$232	$446
🚐 Transport expenses	$50.8	$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$246	$1605
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	8	93
😀 Quality of life	43	83
🏙️ Population	604K	546K

The cost of living in Djibouti City is 70% less expensive than in Lisbon. Cities ranked 8069th and 2123rd ($590 vs $1966) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Djibouti and Portugal, respectively. Check Djibouti vs Portugal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Djibouti City compared to 0.8 months in Lisbon. Djibouti City ranked 1st best city to live in Djibouti vs Lisbon ranked 1st in Portugal, while ranked 7471st and 532nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Djibouti City vs Lisbon

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	Djibouti City	Lisbon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.29	$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.3	$57.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.38	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$3.26
☕ Cappuccino	$2	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.71	$2.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$239	$1406
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$163	$1033
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$429	$2582
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$290	$1788
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.5	$118
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.5	$181
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.4	$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12%	3.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1416	$7840
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$879	$4420
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.47	$2.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.2	$46
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.86	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$2.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.87	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.79	$4.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.5	$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.5	$8.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.52	$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$2.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.29	$2.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.04	$6.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.17	$6.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.1	$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.16	$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.56	$2.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.2	$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.7	$8.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.2	$92.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.71	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$34.6	$107
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.4	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$168	$644
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5247	$17788

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Cities near Djibouti City

Distance	City	Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi	Obock	$564
68 km or 42 mi	Ali Sabieh	$561
101 km or 63 mi	Dikhil	$563
185 km or 115 mi	Borama	$521
240 km or 149 mi	Taiz	$497
245 km or 152 mi	Aden	$509
247 km or 153 mi	Hargeisa	$682
253 km or 157 mi	Jijiga	$1045
264 km or 164 mi	Dire Dawa	$1050
277 km or 172 mi	Harar	$1050
286 km or 178 mi	Ibb	$488
290 km or 180 mi	Zabid	$476
356 km or 221 mi	Dhamar	$478
357 km or 222 mi	Al Hudaydah	$499
387 km or 240 mi	Dessie	$931
418 km or 259 mi	Sayyan	$476
433 km or 269 mi	Sanaa	$532
451 km or 280 mi	Mekelle	$748
561 km or 348 mi	Addis Ababa	$1148
594 km or 369 mi	Mendefera	$481
598 km or 371 mi	Sa'dah	$475
600 km or 373 mi	Massawa	$484
618 km or 384 mi	Asmara	$513
627 km or 390 mi	Bahir Dar	$800
628 km or 390 mi	Gondar	$923
664 km or 413 mi	Najran	$864
689 km or 428 mi	Keren	$483
720 km or 448 mi	Awasa	$910
726 km or 451 mi	Mukalla	$477
740 km or 460 mi	Abha	$871
818 km or 509 mi	Jimma	$746
826 km or 513 mi	Bareq	$873
846 km or 526 mi	Kassala	$947
884 km or 550 mi	El-Gadarif	$872
936 km or 582 mi	Bisha	$890
944 km or 587 mi	Baidoa	$745
958 km or 595 mi	Ad-Damazin	$753
1019 km or 633 mi	As Sulayyil	$993
1090 km or 677 mi	Mogadishu	$721
1095 km or 680 mi	Port Sudan	$976

Cities near Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1665
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1500
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1518
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1516
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1456
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1356
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1410
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1705
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1518
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1518
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1666
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1503
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1499
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1506
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1520
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1492
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1454
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1221
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1317
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1459
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1394
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1638
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1383
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1381
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1387
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1308
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1519
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1163
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1195
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1684
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1380
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1432
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1378
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1277
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1363
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1465
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1297
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1370
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$1107
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1231