Djibouti City vs Mbuji-Mayi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Djibouti City	Mbuji-Mayi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$586	$1059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1414	$2467
🏠 One person rent	$249	$406
🏘️ Family rent	$413	$686
🍽️ Food expenses	$227	$359
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.7	$217
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$233	$113
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	8	11
😀 Quality of life	41	14
🏙️ Population	604K	2.89M

The cost of living in Djibouti City is 45% less expensive than in Mbuji-Mayi. Cities ranked 7941st and 5146th ($586 vs $1059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Djibouti and the DR Congo, respectively. Check Djibouti vs the DR Congo 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 Mbuji-Mayi. Djibouti City ranked 1st best city to live in Djibouti vs Mbuji-Mayi ranked 6th in the DR Congo, while ranked 7664th and 9211th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Djibouti City	Mbuji-Mayi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.12	$8.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.1	$72.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.23	$6.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$1.86
☕ Cappuccino	$1.92	$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.68	$1.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$245	$742
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$167	$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$447	$1337
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$294	$304
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41	$92.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.2	$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.1	$30.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.94%	12.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1488	$1075
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$959	$528
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.1	$114
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.46	$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.83	$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.75	$2.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.5	$6.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$4.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.42	$8.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$3.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$2.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.9	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.44	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.94	$4.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.05	$2.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.1	$3.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.28	$0.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.9	$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.75	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.5	$37.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.29	$4.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$34.5	$22.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.4	$45.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$136	$109
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4170	$3306

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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 Mbuji-Mayi

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Gandajika	$885
99 km or 62 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$897
129 km or 80 mi	Kananga	$1029
311 km or 193 mi	Tshikapa	$993
436 km or 271 mi	Kindu	$793
543 km or 337 mi	Kikwit	$928
551 km or 342 mi	Kolwezi	$1045
619 km or 385 mi	Kalemie	$792
641 km or 398 mi	Likasi	$1032
684 km or 425 mi	Uvira	$842
708 km or 440 mi	Bujumbura	$754
708 km or 440 mi	Bukavu	$803
713 km or 443 mi	Cyangugu	$505
722 km or 448 mi	Makamba	$688
726 km or 451 mi	Bubanza	$689
748 km or 465 mi	Luena	$682
749 km or 465 mi	Lubumbashi	$1124
751 km or 467 mi	Rutana	$688
759 km or 472 mi	Kisangani	$957
763 km or 474 mi	Gitega	$689
777 km or 483 mi	Ngozi	$686
781 km or 486 mi	Kibuye	$491
786 km or 489 mi	Butare	$412
794 km or 493 mi	Ruyigi	$687
797 km or 495 mi	Gisenyi	$396
801 km or 498 mi	Nyanza	$524
809 km or 503 mi	Mansa	$912
831 km or 516 mi	Muyinga	$687
845 km or 525 mi	Ruhengeri	$499
854 km or 530 mi	Kigali	$758
854 km or 531 mi	Chingola	$1069
878 km or 545 mi	Byumba	$597
879 km or 546 mi	Mufulira	$1278
901 km or 560 mi	Kitwe	$1062
906 km or 563 mi	Mbandaka	$836
933 km or 580 mi	Bumba	$858
938 km or 583 mi	Kinshasa	$1148
940 km or 584 mi	Butembo	$804
940 km or 584 mi	Ndola	$577
943 km or 586 mi	Brazzaville	$595