Djibouti City vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Djibouti City	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$586	$2308
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1414	$5590
🏠 One person rent	$249	$1286
🏘️ Family rent	$413	$2187
🍽️ Food expenses	$227	$561
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.7	$315
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$233	$4060
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	8	100
😀 Quality of life	41	100
🏙️ Population	604K	5.35M

The cost of living in Djibouti City is 75% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 7941st and 1249th ($586 vs $2308) 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 0.4 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 7664th and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

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	Djibouti City	Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.12	$14.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.1	$69.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.23	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$8.26
☕ Cappuccino	$1.92	$3.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.68	$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$245	$1462
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$167	$1055
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$447	$2675
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$294	$1808
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.2	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.1	$48.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.94%	6.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1488	$7072
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$959	$5978
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$3.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.1	$115
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.46	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.83	$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.75	$5.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.5	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$9.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.42	$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$2.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$3.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$4.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.06
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$2.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.9	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.44	$4.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.94	$27.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.05	$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.1	$6.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$3.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.28	$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.9	$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.75	$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.5	$52.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.29	$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$34.5	$72
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.4	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$136	$1948
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4170	$22799

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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 Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1681
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1673
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1736
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1768
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1738
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1728
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1706
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1674
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1725
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$2058
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1464
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1362
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1813
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1662
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1718
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1753
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1786
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1667
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1660
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2019
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1771
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1678
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2127
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1364
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1568
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1580
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2117
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1599
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1747
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2292
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1888
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2640
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2181
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1839
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$1911
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1184
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988