Djibouti City vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Djibouti City	Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$586	$915
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1414	$2130
🏠 One person rent	$249	$428
🏘️ Family rent	$413	$677
🍽️ Food expenses	$227	$312
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.7	$88.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$233	$111
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	8	29
😀 Quality of life	41	42
🏙️ Population	604K	1.13M

The cost of living in Djibouti City is 36% less expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 7941st and 6137th ($586 vs $915) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th 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 7664th and 7527th 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	$4.12	$9.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.1	$51.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.23	$7.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$1.42
☕ Cappuccino	$1.92	$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.68	$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$245	$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$167	$253
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$447	$737
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$294	$448
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41	$51.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.2	$80.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.1	$90.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.94%	24.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1488	$4181
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$959	$2063
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.1	$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.46	$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.83	$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.75	$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.5	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$5.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.42	$5.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$0.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.9	$9.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.44	$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.94	$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.05	$4.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.1	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.28	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.9	$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.75	$7.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.5	$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.29	$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans	$34.5	$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.4	$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$136	$144
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4170	$5749

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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 Maputo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi	Matola	$908
136 km or 85 mi	Manzini	$469
144 km or 90 mi	Xai-Xai	$915
148 km or 92 mi	Mbabane	$599
272 km or 169 mi	Vryheid	$827
310 km or 193 mi	Middelburg	$830
318 km or 197 mi	Bethal	$838
415 km or 258 mi	Springs	$740
426 km or 265 mi	Benoni	$826
439 km or 273 mi	Centurion	$892
440 km or 273 mi	Pretoria	$975
453 km or 281 mi	Sandton	$984
454 km or 282 mi	Johannesburg	$1082
457 km or 284 mi	Randburg	$890
460 km or 286 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$705
464 km or 288 mi	Durban	$892
471 km or 292 mi	Vereeniging	$706
472 km or 293 mi	Soweto	$984
480 km or 299 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
483 km or 300 mi	Brits	$875
534 km or 332 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
536 km or 333 mi	Rustenburg	$940
553 km or 343 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
564 km or 351 mi	Kroonstad	$808
598 km or 371 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
598 km or 372 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
624 km or 388 mi	Welkom	$762
628 km or 390 mi	Maseru	$650
661 km or 411 mi	Mahalapye	$577
667 km or 414 mi	Palapye	$514
674 km or 419 mi	Masvingo	$873
680 km or 422 mi	Mafeteng	$598
685 km or 425 mi	Gaborone	$668
695 km or 432 mi	Mmabatho	$833
697 km or 433 mi	Lobatse	$637
712 km or 443 mi	Serowe	$536
715 km or 444 mi	Beira	$996
720 km or 447 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
730 km or 453 mi	Mthatha	$901
732 km or 455 mi	Molepolole	$607