Djibouti City vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Djibouti City	London
🚶 Cost of living one person	$586	$3851
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1414	$8597
🏠 One person rent	$249	$2689
🏘️ Family rent	$413	$4575
🍽️ Food expenses	$227	$592
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.7	$400
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$233	$4336
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	8	100
😀 Quality of life	41	99
🏙️ Population	604K	8.8M

The cost of living in Djibouti City is 85% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 7941st and 8th ($586 vs $3851) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Djibouti and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Djibouti vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Djibouti City compared to 1.1 months in London. Djibouti City ranked 1st best city to live in Djibouti vs London ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 7664th and 5th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Djibouti City	London
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.12	$22.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.1	$91.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.23	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$9.11
☕ Cappuccino	$1.92	$5.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.68	$3.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$245	$3237
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$167	$2291
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$447	$4710
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$294	$4163
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41	$170
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.2	$264
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.1	$39.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.94%	4.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1488	$21687
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$959	$11040
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$4.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.1	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.46	$31.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.83	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.75	$5.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.5	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$9.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.42	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$3.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$3.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$3.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$3.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.9	$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.44	$3.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.94	$22.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.05	$4.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.1	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$2.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.28	$2.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.9	$59
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.75	$18.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.5	$69.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.29	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$34.5	$110
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.4	$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$136	$2511
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4170	$27583

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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 London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$2960
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2512
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2449
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2514
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2435
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2367
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2352
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2337
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2326
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2633
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2299
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2374
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2456
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2200
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2197
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2273
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2655
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2091
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2176
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2274
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2515
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2224
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2205
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2785
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2206
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2164
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2559
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2275
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2223
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2469
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1780
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2118
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2122
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2132
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2160
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2419
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2000
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2245
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2416
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2165