Djibouti City vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Djibouti City	Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person	$571	$979
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1421	$2659
🏠 One person rent	$245	$371
🏘️ Family rent	$452	$905
🍽️ Food expenses	$219	$293
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.2	$220
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$424	$1646
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	68 km
🎓 Higher education	8	42
😀 Quality of life	20	54
🏙️ Population	604K	2.43M

The cost of living in Djibouti City is 42% less expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 8002nd and 5632nd ($571 vs $979) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th in Djibouti and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Djibouti vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Djibouti City compared to 1.7 months in Mecca. Djibouti City ranked 1st best city to live in Djibouti vs Mecca ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 8841st and 5982nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Djibouti City vs Mecca

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	Djibouti City	Mecca
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.94	$4.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.4	$36.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.04	$7.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$1.61
☕ Cappuccino	$1.87	$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.65	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$238	$260
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$165	$263
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$500	$743
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$331	$783
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.8	$38.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.2	$59.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25	$70.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.54%	4.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1448	$1496
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$930	$1212
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$1.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.5	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.21	$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.82	$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.74	$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.14	$6.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$7.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.2	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$2.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.88	$3.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.84	$5.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.03	$5.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.08	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.29	$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.5	$103
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.56	$14.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.8	$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.58	$4.18
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.3	$32.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.2	$62.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$138	$398
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4050	$4682

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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 Mecca

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Jeddah	$1146
329 km or 204 mi	Bisha	$905
338 km or 210 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
339 km or 211 mi	Medina	$1215
350 km or 218 mi	Yanbu	$829
354 km or 220 mi	Bareq	$902
453 km or 282 mi	Abha	$910
606 km or 377 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
620 km or 385 mi	Ar Rass	$861
628 km or 390 mi	Najran	$937
642 km or 399 mi	Al Wajh	$961
644 km or 400 mi	Keren	$488
648 km or 403 mi	Sa'dah	$482
649 km or 403 mi	Massawa	$486
670 km or 416 mi	Unaizah	$969
684 km or 425 mi	Asmara	$520
703 km or 437 mi	Ha'il	$846
735 km or 457 mi	Mendefera	$487
738 km or 458 mi	Atbara	$1131
756 km or 470 mi	Kassala	$1006
769 km or 478 mi	Aswan	$329
790 km or 491 mi	Riyadh	$1637
807 km or 501 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
818 km or 508 mi	Sanaa	$546
842 km or 523 mi	Sayyan	$481
842 km or 523 mi	Tabuk	$1078
873 km or 542 mi	Luxor	$335
884 km or 549 mi	Mekelle	$662
884 km or 549 mi	Zabid	$482
890 km or 553 mi	Hurghada	$342
895 km or 556 mi	Qena	$362
904 km or 562 mi	Dhamar	$486
909 km or 565 mi	El Gouna	$336
912 km or 567 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
933 km or 580 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$798
947 km or 588 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
948 km or 589 mi	Ibb	$496
951 km or 591 mi	Sakakah	$781
951 km or 591 mi	Dahab	$381
979 km or 608 mi	Taiz	$507