Djibouti City vs Moroni - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Djibouti City	Moroni
🚶 Cost of living one person	$586	$1207
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1414	$2774
🏠 One person rent	$249	$734
🏘️ Family rent	$413	$1254
🍽️ Food expenses	$227	$356
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.7	$31.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$233	$159
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	8	1
😀 Quality of life	41	14
🏙️ Population	604K	74.7K

The cost of living in Djibouti City is 51% less expensive than in Moroni. Cities ranked 7941st and 4688th ($586 vs $1207) 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 7664th and 9206th 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	$4.12	$6.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.1	$19.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.23	$8.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$1.09
☕ Cappuccino	$1.92	$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.68	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$245	$673
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$167	$566
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$447	$1238
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$294	$1027
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41	$71.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.2	$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.1	$75.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.94%	3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1488	$1624
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$959	$1381
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.1	$33.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.46	$8.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$4.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.83	$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.75	$5.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.5	$8.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$4.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.42	$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$5.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$4.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$4.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$3.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.9	$17.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.44	$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.94	$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.05	$3.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.1	$2.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.28	$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.9	$35.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.75	$6.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.5	$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.29	$3.46
👖 Brand Jeans	$34.5	$62.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.4	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$136	$415
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4170	$14597

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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 Moroni

Distance	City	Cost of living
152 km or 94 mi	Domoni	$1207
246 km or 153 mi	Mamoudzou	$1624
326 km or 202 mi	Pemba	$1511
414 km or 258 mi	Nacala	$1168
574 km or 357 mi	Nampula	$935
698 km or 434 mi	Dar es Salaam	$799
760 km or 472 mi	Zanzibar	$609
760 km or 472 mi	Stone Town	$567
819 km or 509 mi	Morogoro	$421
868 km or 539 mi	Tanga	$552
918 km or 571 mi	Mangochi	$496
925 km or 575 mi	Antananarivo	$564
938 km or 583 mi	Mombasa	$596
941 km or 585 mi	Monkey Bay	$519
949 km or 590 mi	Zomba	$458
965 km or 600 mi	Mulanje	$461
969 km or 602 mi	Quelimane	$692
974 km or 605 mi	Toamasina	$476
992 km or 617 mi	Ntcheu	$493
994 km or 617 mi	Antsirabe	$493
1000 km or 621 mi	Blantyre	$506
1005 km or 624 mi	Malindi	$548
1005 km or 624 mi	Mzuzu	$527
1023 km or 636 mi	Dodoma	$526
1052 km or 653 mi	Mzimba	$565
1057 km or 657 mi	Lilongwe	$592
1117 km or 694 mi	Mbeya	$495
1136 km or 706 mi	Moshi	$533
1154 km or 717 mi	Tete	$820
1176 km or 731 mi	Arusha	$612
1274 km or 792 mi	Beira	$996
1296 km or 805 mi	Toliara	$453
1311 km or 815 mi	Machakos	$420
1328 km or 825 mi	Kasama	$888
1335 km or 829 mi	Chimoio	$916
1359 km or 844 mi	Nairobi	$811
1366 km or 849 mi	Thika	$460
1393 km or 865 mi	Mutare	$755
1446 km or 899 mi	Meru	$549
1448 km or 900 mi	Marondera	$779