Djibouti City vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Djibouti City	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$590	$1901
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1446	$4422
🏠 One person rent	$246	$984
🏘️ Family rent	$408	$1684
🍽️ Food expenses	$232	$567
🚐 Transport expenses	$50.8	$193
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$246	$2928
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	8	100
😀 Quality of life	43	93
🏙️ Population	604K	1.9M

The cost of living in Djibouti City is 69% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 8069th and 2370th ($590 vs $1901) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 64th in Djibouti and Canada, respectively. Check Djibouti vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Djibouti City compared to 1.5 months in Montreal. Djibouti City ranked 1st best city to live in Djibouti vs Montreal ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 7471st and 49th 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	$4.29	$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.3	$64.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.38	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$6.08
☕ Cappuccino	$2	$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.71	$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$239	$1096
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$163	$842
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$429	$1985
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$290	$1459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.5	$51.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.5	$79.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.4	$40.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12%	4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1416	$5122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$879	$3877
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.47	$2.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.2	$75.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.86	$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$2.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.87	$2.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.79	$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.5	$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.5	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.52	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$3.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$3.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$3.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$2.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.29	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.04	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$2.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.17	$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.1	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.16	$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.56	$4.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.2	$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.7	$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.2	$119
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.71	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$34.6	$54.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.4	$99.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$168	$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5247	$6432

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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 Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1856
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1828
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1874
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1852
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1870
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2051
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1937
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1861
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1921
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1905
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1917
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1892
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$2058
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1875
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1918
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1905
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1915
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1829
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1863
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1892
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1913
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1914
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1817
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1928
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1828
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1926
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1816
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1903
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1850
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1702
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1906
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1772
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1864
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1832
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1675
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1942
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1421
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1199
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1575
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1828