Djibouti City vs N'Djamena - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Djibouti City	N'Djamena
🚶 Cost of living one person	$586	$543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1414	$1295
🏠 One person rent	$249	$232
🏘️ Family rent	$413	$392
🍽️ Food expenses	$227	$209
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.7	$49.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$233	$126
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	8	12
😀 Quality of life	41	11
🏙️ Population	604K	1.09M

The cost of living in Djibouti City is 8% more expensive than in N'Djamena. Cities ranked 7941st and 8348th ($586 vs $543) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Djibouti and Chad, respectively. Check Djibouti vs Chad 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 N'Djamena. Djibouti City ranked 1st best city to live in Djibouti vs N'Djamena ranked 1st in Chad, while ranked 7664th and 9252nd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Djibouti City	N'Djamena
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.12	$3.26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.1	$20.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.23	$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$1.84
☕ Cappuccino	$1.92	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.68	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$245	$227
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$167	$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$447	$415
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$294	$278
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41	$38.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.2	$59.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.1	$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.94%	12.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1488	$1535
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$959	$951
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.1	$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.46	$6.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.83	$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.75	$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.5	$7.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$4.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.42	$6.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$2.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.9	$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.44	$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.94	$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.05	$3.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.1	$2.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.28	$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.9	$24.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.75	$4.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.5	$15.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.29	$3.38
👖 Brand Jeans	$34.5	$27.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.4	$63.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$136	$90.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4170	$3279

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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 N'Djamena

Distance	City	Cost of living
154 km or 96 mi	Bol	$505
187 km or 116 mi	Maroua	$596
206 km or 128 mi	Bongor	$505
209 km or 130 mi	Maiduguri	$618
282 km or 175 mi	Mubi	$644
338 km or 210 mi	Damaturu	$555
361 km or 224 mi	Garoua	$621
491 km or 305 mi	Sarh	$506
556 km or 346 mi	Ngaoundere	$571
602 km or 374 mi	Bauchi	$781
655 km or 407 mi	Abeche	$506
684 km or 425 mi	Zinder	$1131
711 km or 442 mi	Kano	$563
715 km or 444 mi	Jos	$810
809 km or 503 mi	Zaria	$652
814 km or 506 mi	Katsina	$618
848 km or 527 mi	Kaduna	$393
871 km or 541 mi	Bamenda	$698
876 km or 544 mi	Maradi	$1131
876 km or 544 mi	Berberati	$494
893 km or 555 mi	Abuja	$1514
897 km or 557 mi	Bafoussam	$793
911 km or 566 mi	Gusau	$638
943 km or 586 mi	Bangui	$526
968 km or 601 mi	Minna	$852
982 km or 610 mi	Bria	$496
996 km or 619 mi	Yaounde	$671
1034 km or 643 mi	Kumba	$849
1041 km or 647 mi	Enugu	$563
1069 km or 664 mi	Nyala	$960
1070 km or 665 mi	Sokoto	$466
1072 km or 666 mi	Douala	$1363
1086 km or 675 mi	Calabar	$397
1091 km or 678 mi	Buea	$665
1095 km or 680 mi	Awka	$878
1105 km or 687 mi	Limbe	$755
1107 km or 688 mi	Umuahia	$961
1114 km or 692 mi	Gemena	$808
1122 km or 697 mi	Onitsha	$1051
1129 km or 702 mi	Al-Fashir	$944