Djibouti City vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Djibouti City	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$571	$1857
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1421	$4312
🏠 One person rent	$245	$940
🏘️ Family rent	$452	$1577
🍽️ Food expenses	$219	$575
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.2	$187
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$424	$2742
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	8	100
😀 Quality of life	20	93
🏙️ Population	604K	1.8M

The cost of living in Djibouti City is 69% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 8002nd and 2225th ($571 vs $1857) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 51st in Djibouti and Canada, respectively. Check Djibouti vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Djibouti City compared to 1.5 months in Montreal. Djibouti City ranked 1st best city to live in Djibouti vs Montreal ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 8841st and 51st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Djibouti City vs Montreal

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	Djibouti City	Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.94	$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.4	$64.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.04	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$6.26
☕ Cappuccino	$1.87	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.65	$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$238	$1030
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$165	$807
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$500	$1828
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$331	$1371
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.8	$47.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.2	$73.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25	$40.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.54%	6.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1448	$6524
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$930	$4131
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$2.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.5	$73.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.21	$17.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$2.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.82	$2.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.74	$3.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.14	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.2	$14.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$3.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$4.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$4.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.88	$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$2.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.84	$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.03	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.08	$4.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$4.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.29	$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.5	$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.56	$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.8	$126
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.58	$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.3	$59.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.2	$94.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$138	$639
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4050	$5725

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1790
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1773
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1835
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1792
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1803
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2004
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1889
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1804
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1852
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1824
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1810
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1836
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$1900
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1800
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1814
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1841
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1819
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1764
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1776
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1829
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1732
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1807
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1743
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1753
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1735
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1768
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1742
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1761
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1769
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1651
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1830
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1690
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1762
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1733
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1562
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1894
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1433
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1106
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1532
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1692