Djibouti City vs Mbabane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Djibouti City	Mbabane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$586	$599
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1414	$1449
🏠 One person rent	$249	$261
🏘️ Family rent	$413	$433
🍽️ Food expenses	$227	$216
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.7	$58.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$233	$352
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	8	16
😀 Quality of life	41	42
🏙️ Population	604K	60.7K

The cost of living in Djibouti City is 2% less expensive than in Mbabane. Cities ranked 7941st and 7826th ($586 vs $599) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Djibouti and Eswatini, respectively. Check Djibouti vs Eswatini comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Djibouti City compared to 0.6 months in Mbabane. Djibouti City ranked 1st best city to live in Djibouti vs Mbabane ranked 1st in Eswatini, while ranked 7664th and 7530th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Djibouti City vs Mbabane

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	Djibouti City	Mbabane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.12	$3.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.1	$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.23	$2.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$1.88
☕ Cappuccino	$1.92	$1.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.68	$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$245	$240
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$167	$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$447	$443
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$294	$302
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41	$48.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.2	$73.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.1	$28.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.94%	11.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1488	$348
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$959	$258
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$1.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.1	$30.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.46	$26.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.83	$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.75	$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.5	$9.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$5.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.42	$5.35
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$0.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$0.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.9	$5.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.44	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.94	$2.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.05	$4.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.1	$3.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.28	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.9	$29
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.75	$3.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.5	$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.29	$4.34
👖 Brand Jeans	$34.5	$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.4	$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$136	$110
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4170	$4704

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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 Mbabane

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Manzini	$469
136 km or 85 mi	Matola	$908
148 km or 92 mi	Maputo	$915
165 km or 103 mi	Vryheid	$827
171 km or 106 mi	Bethal	$838
179 km or 111 mi	Middelburg	$830
271 km or 168 mi	Springs	$740
284 km or 176 mi	Benoni	$826
287 km or 178 mi	Xai-Xai	$915
301 km or 187 mi	Centurion	$892
304 km or 189 mi	Pretoria	$975
311 km or 193 mi	Sandton	$984
311 km or 193 mi	Johannesburg	$1082
316 km or 196 mi	Randburg	$890
324 km or 201 mi	Vereeniging	$706
329 km or 204 mi	Soweto	$984
334 km or 207 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
348 km or 216 mi	Brits	$875
370 km or 230 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$705
394 km or 245 mi	Durban	$892
398 km or 247 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
399 km or 248 mi	Rustenburg	$940
406 km or 252 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
416 km or 259 mi	Kroonstad	$808
451 km or 280 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
461 km or 287 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
477 km or 296 mi	Welkom	$762
491 km or 305 mi	Maseru	$650
546 km or 339 mi	Mafeteng	$598
555 km or 345 mi	Mmabatho	$833
559 km or 347 mi	Gaborone	$668
564 km or 350 mi	Lobatse	$637
566 km or 352 mi	Mahalapye	$577
576 km or 358 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
585 km or 363 mi	Palapye	$514
601 km or 374 mi	Kanye	$637
608 km or 378 mi	Molepolole	$607
628 km or 390 mi	Serowe	$536
628 km or 390 mi	Mthatha	$901
682 km or 424 mi	Francistown	$587