Djibouti City vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Djibouti City	Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$590	$1014
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1446	$2304
🏠 One person rent	$246	$513
🏘️ Family rent	$408	$819
🍽️ Food expenses	$232	$331
🚐 Transport expenses	$50.8	$79.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$246	$114
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	8	30
😀 Quality of life	43	42
🏙️ Population	604K	1.13M

The cost of living in Djibouti City is 42% less expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 8069th and 5473rd ($590 vs $1014) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Djibouti and Mozambique, respectively. Check Djibouti vs Mozambique comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Djibouti City compared to 0.1 months in Maputo. Djibouti City ranked 1st best city to live in Djibouti vs Maputo ranked 1st in Mozambique, while ranked 7471st and 7657th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Djibouti City vs Maputo

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	Djibouti City	Maputo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.29	$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.3	$62
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.38	$7.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$1.57
☕ Cappuccino	$2	$2.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.71	$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$239	$541
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$163	$339
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$429	$983
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$290	$582
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.5	$45.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.5	$69.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.4	$87.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12%	26.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1416	$4186
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$879	$2086
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.47	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.2	$16.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.86	$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.87	$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.79	$2.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.5	$17.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.5	$5.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.52	$5.63
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.29	$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.04	$8.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.17	$2.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.1	$4.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.16	$3.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.56	$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.2	$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.7	$7.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.2	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.71	$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$34.6	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.4	$84.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$168	$122
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5247	$5827

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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 Maputo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi	Matola	$912
136 km or 85 mi	Manzini	$494
144 km or 90 mi	Xai-Xai	$965
148 km or 92 mi	Mbabane	$607
272 km or 169 mi	Vryheid	$882
310 km or 193 mi	Middelburg	$875
318 km or 197 mi	Bethal	$902
415 km or 258 mi	Springs	$784
426 km or 265 mi	Benoni	$851
439 km or 273 mi	Centurion	$997
440 km or 273 mi	Pretoria	$1015
453 km or 281 mi	Sandton	$1104
454 km or 282 mi	Johannesburg	$1204
457 km or 284 mi	Randburg	$912
460 km or 286 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$725
464 km or 288 mi	Durban	$938
471 km or 292 mi	Vereeniging	$742
472 km or 293 mi	Soweto	$1031
480 km or 299 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$867
483 km or 300 mi	Brits	$950
534 km or 332 mi	Butha-Buthe	$589
536 km or 333 mi	Rustenburg	$994
553 km or 343 mi	Potchefstroom	$789
564 km or 351 mi	Kroonstad	$872
598 km or 371 mi	Teyateyaneng	$558
598 km or 372 mi	Klerksdorp	$860
624 km or 388 mi	Welkom	$811
628 km or 390 mi	Maseru	$660
661 km or 411 mi	Mahalapye	$615
667 km or 414 mi	Palapye	$549
674 km or 419 mi	Masvingo	$840
680 km or 422 mi	Mafeteng	$611
685 km or 425 mi	Gaborone	$723
695 km or 432 mi	Mmabatho	$903
697 km or 433 mi	Lobatse	$691
712 km or 443 mi	Serowe	$590
715 km or 444 mi	Beira	$952
720 km or 447 mi	Bloemfontein	$742
730 km or 453 mi	Mthatha	$953
732 km or 455 mi	Molepolole	$663