Djibouti City vs Lisbon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Djibouti City	Lisbon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$586	$1889
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1414	$4274
🏠 One person rent	$249	$1221
🏘️ Family rent	$413	$2077
🍽️ Food expenses	$227	$421
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.7	$96.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$233	$1510
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	8	93
😀 Quality of life	41	84
🏙️ Population	604K	546K

The cost of living in Djibouti City is 69% less expensive than in Lisbon. Cities ranked 7941st and 2357th ($586 vs $1889) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 2nd in Portugal, while ranked 7664th and 479th 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	$4.12	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.1	$55.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.23	$9.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$3.25
☕ Cappuccino	$1.92	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.68	$2.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$245	$1374
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$167	$1010
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$447	$2516
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$294	$1726
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.2	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.1	$36.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.94%	3.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1488	$7218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$959	$4683
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.1	$45.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.46	$12.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.83	$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.75	$3.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.5	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$8.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.42	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.9	$6.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.44	$1.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.94	$6.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.05	$6.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.1	$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.28	$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.9	$45.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.75	$8.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.5	$90.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.29	$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$34.5	$109
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.4	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$136	$624
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4170	$17217

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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 Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1701
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1481
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1522
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1505
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1463
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1352
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1394
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1756
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1533
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1509
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1663
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1486
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1525
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1577
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1656
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1486
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1412
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1216
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1329
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1390
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1379
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1589
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1383
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1370
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1385
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1357
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1498
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1305
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1316
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1681
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1289
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1410
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1333
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1221
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1304
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1350
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1214
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1297
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$1006
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1231