Djibouti City vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Djibouti City	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$571	$2194
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1421	$5150
🏠 One person rent	$245	$1216
🏘️ Family rent	$452	$1971
🍽️ Food expenses	$219	$541
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.2	$296
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$424	$3902
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	8	100
😀 Quality of life	20	100
🏙️ Population	604K	5.03M

The cost of living in Djibouti City is 74% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 8002nd and 1365th ($571 vs $2194) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Djibouti and Australia, respectively. Check Djibouti vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Djibouti City compared to 1.8 months in Melbourne. Djibouti City ranked 1st best city to live in Djibouti vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 8841st and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

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	Djibouti City	Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.94	$14.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.4	$67.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.04	$9.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$8.09
☕ Cappuccino	$1.87	$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.65	$2.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$238	$1287
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$165	$1014
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$500	$2611
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$331	$1561
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.8	$98.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.2	$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25	$49.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.54%	6.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1448	$6900
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$930	$5335
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$3.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.5	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.21	$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.82	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.74	$4.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.14	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$9.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.2	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$3.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$2.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.88	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$4.57
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.84	$29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.03	$5.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.08	$7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$3.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.29	$3.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.5	$47.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.56	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.8	$52.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.58	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.3	$70.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.2	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$138	$1683
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4050	$19705

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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 Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1620
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1625
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1645
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1691
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1669
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1671
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1643
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1654
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$1981
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1390
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1291
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1727
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1601
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1768
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1619
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1651
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2023
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1691
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1616
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2106
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1511
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1538
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1416
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$1978
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1584
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1702
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2252
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1824
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2539
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2099
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1448
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$1795
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1185
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963