Djibouti City vs Maseru - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Djibouti City	Maseru
🚶 Cost of living one person	$601	$681
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1462	$1559
🏠 One person rent	$253	$260
🏘️ Family rent	$418	$402
🍽️ Food expenses	$235	$312
🚐 Transport expenses	$51	$44.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$224	$636
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	8	15
😀 Quality of life	41	27
🏙️ Population	604K	344K

The cost of living in Djibouti City is 12% less expensive than in Maseru. Cities ranked 7928th and 7352nd ($601 vs $681) 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 0.4 months in Djibouti City compared to 0.9 months in Maseru. Djibouti City ranked 1st best city to live in Djibouti vs Maseru ranked 1st in Lesotho, while ranked 7834th and 8913th 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	$4.38	$9.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24	$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.41	$8.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.87	$1.6
☕ Cappuccino	$1.99	$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.71	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$248	$144
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$168	$73.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$454	$263
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$294	$134
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.5	$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.9	$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.4	$36.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.99%	8.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1416	$399
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$886	$538
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.49	$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.3	$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.93	$6.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.89	$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.8	$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.43	$7.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$6.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.62	$6.38
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$2.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.36	$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.19	$6.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.04	$5.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.09	$3.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.23	$2.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.61	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.31	$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.6	$24
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.73	$4.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.8	$16
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.92	$2.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$34.9	$44.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.8	$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$157	$55
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4808	$1246

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Cities near Djibouti City

Distance	City	Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi	Obock	$571
68 km or 42 mi	Ali Sabieh	$570
101 km or 63 mi	Dikhil	$572
185 km or 115 mi	Borama	$509
240 km or 149 mi	Taiz	$514
245 km or 152 mi	Aden	$526
247 km or 153 mi	Hargeisa	$712
253 km or 157 mi	Jijiga	$1152
264 km or 164 mi	Dire Dawa	$1156
277 km or 172 mi	Harar	$1153
286 km or 178 mi	Ibb	$504
290 km or 180 mi	Zabid	$491
356 km or 221 mi	Dhamar	$494
357 km or 222 mi	Al Hudaydah	$515
387 km or 240 mi	Dessie	$1022
418 km or 259 mi	Sayyan	$492
433 km or 269 mi	Sanaa	$551
451 km or 280 mi	Mekelle	$810
561 km or 348 mi	Addis Ababa	$1269
594 km or 369 mi	Mendefera	$498
598 km or 371 mi	Sa'dah	$491
600 km or 373 mi	Massawa	$497
618 km or 384 mi	Asmara	$531
627 km or 390 mi	Bahir Dar	$863
628 km or 390 mi	Gondar	$1017
664 km or 413 mi	Najran	$865
689 km or 428 mi	Keren	$498
720 km or 448 mi	Awasa	$996
726 km or 451 mi	Mukalla	$493
740 km or 460 mi	Abha	$902
818 km or 509 mi	Jimma	$775
826 km or 513 mi	Bareq	$893
846 km or 526 mi	Kassala	$931
884 km or 550 mi	El-Gadarif	$858
936 km or 582 mi	Bisha	$906
944 km or 587 mi	Baidoa	$743
958 km or 595 mi	Ad-Damazin	$771
1019 km or 633 mi	As Sulayyil	$1005
1090 km or 677 mi	Mogadishu	$724
1095 km or 680 mi	Port Sudan	$964

Cities near Maseru

Distance	City	Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi	Teyateyaneng	$573
61 km or 38 mi	Mafeteng	$630
94 km or 58 mi	Butha-Buthe	$604
125 km or 78 mi	Bloemfontein	$763
165 km or 103 mi	Welkom	$826
187 km or 116 mi	Kroonstad	$875
272 km or 169 mi	Kimberley	$927
280 km or 174 mi	Mthatha	$952
283 km or 176 mi	Klerksdorp	$826
286 km or 178 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$716
291 km or 181 mi	Potchefstroom	$791
292 km or 182 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$865
294 km or 182 mi	Komani	$1050
296 km or 184 mi	Vereeniging	$765
341 km or 212 mi	Soweto	$1057
348 km or 216 mi	Durban	$948
350 km or 217 mi	Johannesburg	$1171
353 km or 219 mi	Springs	$792
357 km or 222 mi	Benoni	$892
361 km or 224 mi	Sandton	$1089
361 km or 225 mi	Randburg	$958
366 km or 227 mi	Vryheid	$912
372 km or 231 mi	Bethal	$910
390 km or 242 mi	Centurion	$967
394 km or 245 mi	Bhisho	$1419
402 km or 250 mi	Pretoria	$1049
406 km or 252 mi	Rustenburg	$1017
410 km or 255 mi	East London	$795
412 km or 256 mi	Brits	$950
426 km or 264 mi	Mmabatho	$901
440 km or 274 mi	Middelburg	$899
453 km or 281 mi	Makhanda	$874
489 km or 304 mi	Lobatse	$697
491 km or 305 mi	Mbabane	$652
495 km or 307 mi	Manzini	$511
525 km or 326 mi	Kanye	$694
532 km or 330 mi	Uitenhage	$980
540 km or 336 mi	Gaborone	$731
547 km or 340 mi	Port Elizabeth	$1036
580 km or 360 mi	Molepolole	$662