Djibouti City vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Djibouti City	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$584	$3187
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1450	$7653
🏠 One person rent	$253	$2045
🏘️ Family rent	$463	$3732
🍽️ Food expenses	$222	$714
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.3	$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$435	$5275
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	8	99
😀 Quality of life	36	94
🏙️ Population	604K	3.9M

The cost of living in Djibouti City is 82% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 7968th and 72nd ($584 vs $3187) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 59th in Djibouti and the United States, respectively. Check Djibouti vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Djibouti City compared to 1.7 months in Los Angeles. Djibouti City ranked 1st best city to live in Djibouti vs Los Angeles ranked 8th in the United States, while ranked 7418th and 47th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Djibouti City vs Los Angeles

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	Djibouti City	Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.97	$21.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.6	$103
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.01	$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$7.95
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$5.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.67	$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$243	$2261
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$171	$1732
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$511	$3983
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$340	$3315
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.3	$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.3	$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.7	$67.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.84%	6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1458	$7592
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$900	$7011
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.9	$73.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.35	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.82	$4.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$4.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.16	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.22	$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$5.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$1.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.34	$3.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.82	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$3.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.83	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.99	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.13	$8.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.56	$4.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.31	$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.7	$57.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.68	$18.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.5	$174
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.74	$27.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$34	$61
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67.5	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$141	$1998
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4213	$28613

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Cities near Djibouti City

Distance	City	Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi	Obock	$553
68 km or 42 mi	Ali Sabieh	$555
101 km or 63 mi	Dikhil	$554
185 km or 115 mi	Borama	$527
240 km or 149 mi	Taiz	$514
245 km or 152 mi	Aden	$509
247 km or 153 mi	Hargeisa	$684
253 km or 157 mi	Jijiga	$671
264 km or 164 mi	Dire Dawa	$667
277 km or 172 mi	Harar	$626
286 km or 178 mi	Ibb	$504
290 km or 180 mi	Zabid	$489
356 km or 221 mi	Dhamar	$491
357 km or 222 mi	Al Hudaydah	$513
387 km or 240 mi	Dessie	$814
418 km or 259 mi	Sayyan	$491
433 km or 269 mi	Sanaa	$550
451 km or 280 mi	Mekelle	$686
561 km or 348 mi	Addis Ababa	$1103
594 km or 369 mi	Mendefera	$490
598 km or 371 mi	Sa'dah	$488
600 km or 373 mi	Massawa	$492
618 km or 384 mi	Asmara	$524
627 km or 390 mi	Bahir Dar	$799
628 km or 390 mi	Gondar	$946
664 km or 413 mi	Najran	$934
689 km or 428 mi	Keren	$491
720 km or 448 mi	Awasa	$810
726 km or 451 mi	Mukalla	$491
740 km or 460 mi	Abha	$915
818 km or 509 mi	Jimma	$590
826 km or 513 mi	Bareq	$895
846 km or 526 mi	Kassala	$988
884 km or 550 mi	El-Gadarif	$935
936 km or 582 mi	Bisha	$895
944 km or 587 mi	Baidoa	$711
958 km or 595 mi	Ad-Damazin	$827
1019 km or 633 mi	As Sulayyil	$1021
1090 km or 677 mi	Mogadishu	$719
1095 km or 680 mi	Port Sudan	$1096

Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2682
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2673
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2720
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2652
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2748
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2883
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2849
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2604
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$2984
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2561
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$2738
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2675
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2612
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3553
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2831
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2289
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2633
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2733
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$2844
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3327
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2638
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3271
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2354
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2709
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3009
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2861
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2776
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2714
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2629
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2572
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$2866
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2715
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3054
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2717
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2552
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2569
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3589
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2673
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3065
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2754