Djibouti City vs Moroni - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Djibouti City	Moroni
🚶 Cost of living one person	$590	$1196
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1446	$2723
🏠 One person rent	$246	$728
🏘️ Family rent	$408	$1215
🍽️ Food expenses	$232	$353
🚐 Transport expenses	$50.8	$31.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$246	$152
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	8	1
😀 Quality of life	43	19
🏙️ Population	604K	85.4K

The cost of living in Djibouti City is 51% less expensive than in Moroni. Cities ranked 8069th and 4765th ($590 vs $1196) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Djibouti and Comoros, respectively. Check Djibouti vs Comoros comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Djibouti City compared to 0.1 months in Moroni. Djibouti City ranked 1st best city to live in Djibouti vs Moroni ranked 1st in Comoros, while ranked 7471st and 9125th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Djibouti City vs Moroni

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	Djibouti City	Moroni
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.29	$6.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.3	$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.38	$8.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$1.08
☕ Cappuccino	$2	$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.71	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$239	$680
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$163	$557
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$429	$1216
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$290	$984
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.5	$70.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.5	$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.4	$76.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12%	3.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1416	$1604
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$879	$1377
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.47	$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.2	$33
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.86	$8.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$4.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.87	$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.79	$5.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.5	$7.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.5	$4.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.52	$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$5.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$4.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$4.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.29	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.04	$17.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.17	$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.1	$3.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.16	$2.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.56	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.2	$26
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.7	$6.74
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.2	$16.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.71	$3.92
👖 Brand Jeans	$34.6	$61.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.4	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$168	$413
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5247	$14398

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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 Moroni

Distance	City	Cost of living
152 km or 94 mi	Domoni	$1196
246 km or 153 mi	Mamoudzou	$1603
326 km or 202 mi	Pemba	$1511
414 km or 258 mi	Nacala	$1167
574 km or 357 mi	Nampula	$933
698 km or 434 mi	Dar es Salaam	$735
760 km or 472 mi	Zanzibar	$586
760 km or 472 mi	Stone Town	$546
819 km or 509 mi	Morogoro	$417
868 km or 539 mi	Tanga	$533
918 km or 571 mi	Mangochi	$494
925 km or 575 mi	Antananarivo	$604
938 km or 583 mi	Mombasa	$611
941 km or 585 mi	Monkey Bay	$516
949 km or 590 mi	Zomba	$452
965 km or 600 mi	Mulanje	$456
969 km or 602 mi	Quelimane	$691
974 km or 605 mi	Toamasina	$511
992 km or 617 mi	Ntcheu	$489
994 km or 617 mi	Antsirabe	$533
1000 km or 621 mi	Blantyre	$495
1005 km or 624 mi	Malindi	$563
1005 km or 624 mi	Mzuzu	$522
1023 km or 636 mi	Dodoma	$495
1052 km or 653 mi	Mzimba	$559
1057 km or 657 mi	Lilongwe	$587
1117 km or 694 mi	Mbeya	$463
1136 km or 706 mi	Moshi	$540
1154 km or 717 mi	Tete	$792
1176 km or 731 mi	Arusha	$618
1274 km or 792 mi	Beira	$952
1296 km or 805 mi	Toliara	$493
1311 km or 815 mi	Machakos	$415
1328 km or 825 mi	Kasama	$1132
1335 km or 829 mi	Chimoio	$875
1359 km or 844 mi	Nairobi	$807
1366 km or 849 mi	Thika	$448
1393 km or 865 mi	Mutare	$754
1446 km or 899 mi	Meru	$543
1448 km or 900 mi	Marondera	$755