Djibouti City vs Maseru - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Djibouti City	Maseru
🚶 Cost of living one person	$571	$621
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1421	$1508
🏠 One person rent	$245	$219
🏘️ Family rent	$452	$409
🍽️ Food expenses	$219	$305
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.2	$39.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$424	$611
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	8	16
😀 Quality of life	20	13
🏙️ Population	604K	344K

The cost of living in Djibouti City is 8% less expensive than in Maseru. Cities ranked 8002nd and 7441st ($571 vs $621) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Djibouti and Lesotho, respectively. Check Djibouti vs Lesotho comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Djibouti City compared to 1 months in Maseru. Djibouti City ranked 1st best city to live in Djibouti vs Maseru ranked 1st in Lesotho, while ranked 8841st and 9104th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Djibouti City vs Maseru

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	Djibouti City	Maseru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.94	$10.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.4	$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.04	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$1.59
☕ Cappuccino	$1.87	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.65	$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$238	$125
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$165	$63.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$500	$412
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$331	$150
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.8	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.2	$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25	$26.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.54%	8.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1448	$344
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$930	$472
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.5	$27.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.21	$5.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.82	$0.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.74	$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.14	$6.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$5.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.2	$5.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$2.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.88	$5.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.84	$4.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.03	$3.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.08	$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.29	$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.5	$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.56	$4.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.8	$12.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.58	$2.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.3	$41
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.2	$79.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$138	$46.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4050	$1063

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Maseru

Distance	City	Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
61 km or 38 mi	Mafeteng	$567
94 km or 58 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
125 km or 78 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
165 km or 103 mi	Welkom	$748
187 km or 116 mi	Kroonstad	$768
272 km or 169 mi	Kimberley	$814
280 km or 174 mi	Mthatha	$852
283 km or 176 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
286 km or 178 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
291 km or 181 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
292 km or 182 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
294 km or 182 mi	Komani	$915
296 km or 184 mi	Vereeniging	$672
341 km or 212 mi	Soweto	$923
348 km or 216 mi	Durban	$809
350 km or 217 mi	Johannesburg	$993
353 km or 219 mi	Springs	$678
357 km or 222 mi	Benoni	$785
361 km or 224 mi	Sandton	$953
361 km or 225 mi	Randburg	$837
366 km or 227 mi	Vryheid	$763
372 km or 231 mi	Bethal	$784
390 km or 242 mi	Centurion	$807
394 km or 245 mi	Bhisho	$1332
402 km or 250 mi	Pretoria	$906
406 km or 252 mi	Rustenburg	$889
410 km or 255 mi	East London	$766
412 km or 256 mi	Brits	$820
426 km or 264 mi	Mmabatho	$780
440 km or 274 mi	Middelburg	$795
453 km or 281 mi	Makhanda	$763
489 km or 304 mi	Lobatse	$665
491 km or 305 mi	Mbabane	$562
495 km or 307 mi	Manzini	$442
525 km or 326 mi	Kanye	$664
532 km or 330 mi	Uitenhage	$840
540 km or 336 mi	Gaborone	$691
547 km or 340 mi	Port Elizabeth	$901
580 km or 360 mi	Molepolole	$628