Djibouti City vs Lubumbashi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Djibouti City	Lubumbashi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$571	$1050
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1421	$3163
🏠 One person rent	$245	$489
🏘️ Family rent	$452	$1593
🍽️ Food expenses	$219	$329
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.2	$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$424	$1100
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	8	14
😀 Quality of life	20	17
🏙️ Population	604K	1.79M

The cost of living in Djibouti City is 46% less expensive than in Lubumbashi. Cities ranked 8002nd and 5160th ($571 vs $1050) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Djibouti and the DR Congo, respectively. Check Djibouti vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Djibouti City compared to 1 months in Lubumbashi. Djibouti City ranked 1st best city to live in Djibouti vs Lubumbashi ranked 2nd in the DR Congo, while ranked 8841st and 8961st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Djibouti City vs Lubumbashi

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	Djibouti City	Lubumbashi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.94	$11.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.4	$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.04	$4.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$1.31
☕ Cappuccino	$1.87	$3.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.65	$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$238	$694
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$165	$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$500	$2119
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$331	$1165
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.8	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.2	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25	$38.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.54%	12.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1448	$6963
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$930	$495
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.5	$62.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.21	$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.82	$0.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.74	$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.14	$8.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.2	$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$5.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.88	$9.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.84	$3.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.03	$3.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.08	$2.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.29	$0.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.5	$69.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.56	$8.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.8	$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.58	$3.53
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.3	$20.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.2	$63.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$138	$101
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4050	$5003

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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 Lubumbashi

Distance	City	Cost of living
107 km or 67 mi	Chingola	$875
110 km or 68 mi	Likasi	$961
131 km or 82 mi	Mufulira	$1018
152 km or 94 mi	Kitwe	$917
165 km or 102 mi	Mansa	$776
193 km or 120 mi	Ndola	$541
242 km or 150 mi	Kolwezi	$975
289 km or 180 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$687
426 km or 265 mi	Lusaka	$738
437 km or 272 mi	Kasama	$748
575 km or 357 mi	Choma	$700
668 km or 415 mi	Kalemie	$747
668 km or 415 mi	Gandajika	$828
668 km or 415 mi	Mzimba	$566
680 km or 423 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$843
697 km or 433 mi	Chinhoyi	$646
708 km or 440 mi	Livingstone	$688
717 km or 445 mi	Mzuzu	$525
724 km or 450 mi	Mbeya	$461
732 km or 455 mi	Lilongwe	$587
749 km or 465 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$1011
786 km or 489 mi	Harare	$992
788 km or 490 mi	Kadoma	$723
802 km or 498 mi	Chitungwiza	$873
822 km or 510 mi	Luena	$634
829 km or 515 mi	Tete	$825
845 km or 525 mi	Kananga	$976
847 km or 526 mi	Marondera	$794
850 km or 528 mi	Kwekwe	$730
851 km or 529 mi	Monkey Bay	$518
856 km or 532 mi	Ntcheu	$492
877 km or 545 mi	Makamba	$647
901 km or 560 mi	Mangochi	$493
902 km or 561 mi	Gweru	$597
906 km or 563 mi	Rutana	$648
935 km or 581 mi	Blantyre	$507
936 km or 581 mi	Tshikapa	$934
937 km or 583 mi	Uvira	$803
945 km or 587 mi	Bujumbura	$719
946 km or 588 mi	Zomba	$457