Djibouti City vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Djibouti City	Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$571	$1068
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1421	$2602
🏠 One person rent	$245	$531
🏘️ Family rent	$452	$1006
🍽️ Food expenses	$219	$319
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.2	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$424	$373
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	8	29
😀 Quality of life	20	41
🏙️ Population	604K	1.13M

The cost of living in Djibouti City is 47% less expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 8002nd and 5045th ($571 vs $1068) 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 0.7 months in Djibouti City compared to 0.3 months in Maputo. Djibouti City ranked 1st best city to live in Djibouti vs Maputo ranked 1st in Mozambique, while ranked 8841st and 6875th 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	$3.94	$9.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.4	$47.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.04	$8.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$1.14
☕ Cappuccino	$1.87	$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.65	$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$238	$592
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$165	$308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$500	$1399
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$331	$661
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.8	$56
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.2	$86.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25	$111
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.54%	24.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1448	$3504
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$930	$2016
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.5	$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.21	$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.82	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.74	$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.14	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$5.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.2	$6.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$0.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.88	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.84	$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.03	$4.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.08	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.29	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.5	$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.56	$7.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.8	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.58	$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.3	$43.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.2	$80.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$138	$155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4050	$5643

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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 Maputo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi	Matola	$964
136 km or 85 mi	Manzini	$442
144 km or 90 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003
148 km or 92 mi	Mbabane	$562
272 km or 169 mi	Vryheid	$763
310 km or 193 mi	Middelburg	$795
318 km or 197 mi	Bethal	$784
415 km or 258 mi	Springs	$678
426 km or 265 mi	Benoni	$785
439 km or 273 mi	Centurion	$807
440 km or 273 mi	Pretoria	$906
453 km or 281 mi	Sandton	$953
454 km or 282 mi	Johannesburg	$993
457 km or 284 mi	Randburg	$837
460 km or 286 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
464 km or 288 mi	Durban	$809
471 km or 292 mi	Vereeniging	$672
472 km or 293 mi	Soweto	$923
480 km or 299 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
483 km or 300 mi	Brits	$820
534 km or 332 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
536 km or 333 mi	Rustenburg	$889
553 km or 343 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
564 km or 351 mi	Kroonstad	$768
598 km or 371 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
598 km or 372 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
624 km or 388 mi	Welkom	$748
628 km or 390 mi	Maseru	$621
661 km or 411 mi	Mahalapye	$631
667 km or 414 mi	Palapye	$540
674 km or 419 mi	Masvingo	$854
680 km or 422 mi	Mafeteng	$567
685 km or 425 mi	Gaborone	$691
695 km or 432 mi	Mmabatho	$780
697 km or 433 mi	Lobatse	$665
712 km or 443 mi	Serowe	$583
715 km or 444 mi	Beira	$1003
720 km or 447 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
730 km or 453 mi	Mthatha	$852
732 km or 455 mi	Molepolole	$628