Djibouti City vs Monrovia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Djibouti City	Monrovia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$590	$518
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1446	$1257
🏠 One person rent	$246	$214
🏘️ Family rent	$408	$359
🍽️ Food expenses	$232	$207
🚐 Transport expenses	$50.8	$47.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$246	$123
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	8	24
😀 Quality of life	43	28
🏙️ Population	604K	1.02M

The cost of living in Djibouti City is 14% more expensive than in Monrovia. Cities ranked 8069th and 8583rd ($590 vs $518) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Djibouti and Liberia, respectively. Check Djibouti vs Liberia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Djibouti City compared to 0.2 months in Monrovia. Djibouti City ranked 1st best city to live in Djibouti vs Monrovia ranked 1st in Liberia, while ranked 7471st and 8835th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Djibouti City vs Monrovia

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	Djibouti City	Monrovia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.29	$3.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.3	$20
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.38	$4.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$1.81
☕ Cappuccino	$2	$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.71	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$239	$210
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$163	$136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$429	$388
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$290	$248
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.5	$38.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.5	$58.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.4	$24.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12%	12.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1416	$1433
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$879	$808
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.47	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.2	$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.86	$6.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.87	$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.79	$1.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.5	$6.97
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.5	$4.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.52	$6.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$0.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.29	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.04	$7.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.17	$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.1	$3.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.16	$2.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.56	$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$1.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.2	$22.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.7	$4.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.2	$14.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.71	$3.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$34.6	$26.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.4	$60.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$168	$113
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5247	$4006

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Cities near Djibouti City

Distance	City	Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi	Obock	$564
68 km or 42 mi	Ali Sabieh	$561
101 km or 63 mi	Dikhil	$563
185 km or 115 mi	Borama	$521
240 km or 149 mi	Taiz	$497
245 km or 152 mi	Aden	$509
247 km or 153 mi	Hargeisa	$682
253 km or 157 mi	Jijiga	$1045
264 km or 164 mi	Dire Dawa	$1050
277 km or 172 mi	Harar	$1050
286 km or 178 mi	Ibb	$488
290 km or 180 mi	Zabid	$476
356 km or 221 mi	Dhamar	$478
357 km or 222 mi	Al Hudaydah	$499
387 km or 240 mi	Dessie	$931
418 km or 259 mi	Sayyan	$476
433 km or 269 mi	Sanaa	$532
451 km or 280 mi	Mekelle	$748
561 km or 348 mi	Addis Ababa	$1148
594 km or 369 mi	Mendefera	$481
598 km or 371 mi	Sa'dah	$475
600 km or 373 mi	Massawa	$484
618 km or 384 mi	Asmara	$513
627 km or 390 mi	Bahir Dar	$800
628 km or 390 mi	Gondar	$923
664 km or 413 mi	Najran	$864
689 km or 428 mi	Keren	$483
720 km or 448 mi	Awasa	$910
726 km or 451 mi	Mukalla	$477
740 km or 460 mi	Abha	$871
818 km or 509 mi	Jimma	$746
826 km or 513 mi	Bareq	$873
846 km or 526 mi	Kassala	$947
884 km or 550 mi	El-Gadarif	$872
936 km or 582 mi	Bisha	$890
944 km or 587 mi	Baidoa	$745
958 km or 595 mi	Ad-Damazin	$753
1019 km or 633 mi	As Sulayyil	$993
1090 km or 677 mi	Mogadishu	$721
1095 km or 680 mi	Port Sudan	$976

Cities near Monrovia

Distance	City	Cost of living
56 km or 35 mi	Kakata	$487
180 km or 112 mi	Kenema	$1219
210 km or 131 mi	Bo	$1231
243 km or 151 mi	Greenville	$487
260 km or 161 mi	Sanniquellie	$486
262 km or 163 mi	Gueckedou	$998
272 km or 169 mi	Nzerekore	$993
288 km or 179 mi	Yekepa	$487
361 km or 224 mi	Freetown	$1272
459 km or 285 mi	Forecariah	$984
474 km or 295 mi	Mamou	$1005
479 km or 297 mi	Conakry	$1050
482 km or 300 mi	Kankan	$993
539 km or 335 mi	Gagnoa	$1062
557 km or 346 mi	Boffa	$983
605 km or 376 mi	Divo	$1067
613 km or 381 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1044
655 km or 407 mi	Bouake	$1100
669 km or 416 mi	Korhogo	$1076
675 km or 419 mi	Bougouni	$494
719 km or 447 mi	Dabou	$1044
730 km or 453 mi	Agboville	$1043
758 km or 471 mi	Abidjan	$1185
769 km or 478 mi	Bamako	$561
777 km or 483 mi	Bafata	$831
792 km or 492 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1037
793 km or 493 mi	Sikasso	$501
809 km or 503 mi	Abengourou	$1049
811 km or 504 mi	Bissau	$857
811 km or 504 mi	Koulikoro	$493
861 km or 535 mi	Kolda	$1119
885 km or 550 mi	Banamba	$494
898 km or 558 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$846
919 km or 571 mi	Ziguinchor	$1109
936 km or 582 mi	Segou	$495
969 km or 602 mi	Markala	$495
1004 km or 624 mi	Brikama	$611
1008 km or 627 mi	Obuasi	$714
1012 km or 629 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$745
1014 km or 630 mi	Lamin	$545