Djibouti City vs N'Djamena - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Djibouti City	N'Djamena
🚶 Cost of living one person	$584	$529
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1450	$1304
🏠 One person rent	$253	$230
🏘️ Family rent	$463	$438
🍽️ Food expenses	$222	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.3	$47.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$435	$396
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	8	12
😀 Quality of life	36	13
🏙️ Population	604K	1.09M

The cost of living in Djibouti City is 10% more expensive than in N'Djamena. Cities ranked 7968th and 8456th ($584 vs $529) 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 0.7 months in Djibouti City compared to 0.7 months in N'Djamena. Djibouti City ranked 1st best city to live in Djibouti vs N'Djamena ranked 1st in Chad, while ranked 7418th and 9122nd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Djibouti City	N'Djamena
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.97	$3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.6	$19.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.01	$4.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$1.79
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.67	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$243	$226
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$171	$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$511	$501
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$340	$318
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.3	$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.3	$56.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.7	$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.84%	12.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1458	$1607
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$900	$865
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.9	$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.35	$5.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.82	$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.16	$6.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$4.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.22	$6.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.34	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.82	$7.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.83	$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.99	$3.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.13	$2.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.56	$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.31	$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.7	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.68	$4.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.5	$12.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.74	$3.86
👖 Brand Jeans	$34	$26.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67.5	$61.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$141	$82.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4213	$2932

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Cities near Djibouti City

Distance	City	Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi	Obock	$553
68 km or 42 mi	Ali Sabieh	$555
101 km or 63 mi	Dikhil	$554
185 km or 115 mi	Borama	$527
240 km or 149 mi	Taiz	$514
245 km or 152 mi	Aden	$509
247 km or 153 mi	Hargeisa	$684
253 km or 157 mi	Jijiga	$671
264 km or 164 mi	Dire Dawa	$667
277 km or 172 mi	Harar	$626
286 km or 178 mi	Ibb	$504
290 km or 180 mi	Zabid	$489
356 km or 221 mi	Dhamar	$491
357 km or 222 mi	Al Hudaydah	$513
387 km or 240 mi	Dessie	$814
418 km or 259 mi	Sayyan	$491
433 km or 269 mi	Sanaa	$550
451 km or 280 mi	Mekelle	$686
561 km or 348 mi	Addis Ababa	$1103
594 km or 369 mi	Mendefera	$490
598 km or 371 mi	Sa'dah	$488
600 km or 373 mi	Massawa	$492
618 km or 384 mi	Asmara	$524
627 km or 390 mi	Bahir Dar	$799
628 km or 390 mi	Gondar	$946
664 km or 413 mi	Najran	$934
689 km or 428 mi	Keren	$491
720 km or 448 mi	Awasa	$810
726 km or 451 mi	Mukalla	$491
740 km or 460 mi	Abha	$915
818 km or 509 mi	Jimma	$590
826 km or 513 mi	Bareq	$895
846 km or 526 mi	Kassala	$988
884 km or 550 mi	El-Gadarif	$935
936 km or 582 mi	Bisha	$895
944 km or 587 mi	Baidoa	$711
958 km or 595 mi	Ad-Damazin	$827
1019 km or 633 mi	As Sulayyil	$1021
1090 km or 677 mi	Mogadishu	$719
1095 km or 680 mi	Port Sudan	$1096

Cities near N'Djamena

Distance	City	Cost of living
154 km or 96 mi	Bol	$494
187 km or 116 mi	Maroua	$701
206 km or 128 mi	Bongor	$492
209 km or 130 mi	Maiduguri	$584
282 km or 175 mi	Mubi	$616
338 km or 210 mi	Damaturu	$545
361 km or 224 mi	Garoua	$724
491 km or 305 mi	Sarh	$493
556 km or 346 mi	Ngaoundere	$666
602 km or 374 mi	Bauchi	$735
655 km or 407 mi	Abeche	$494
684 km or 425 mi	Zinder	$1037
711 km or 442 mi	Kano	$583
715 km or 444 mi	Jos	$757
809 km or 503 mi	Zaria	$621
814 km or 506 mi	Katsina	$596
848 km or 527 mi	Kaduna	$377
871 km or 541 mi	Bamenda	$714
876 km or 544 mi	Maradi	$1042
876 km or 544 mi	Berberati	$488
893 km or 555 mi	Abuja	$1262
897 km or 557 mi	Bafoussam	$794
911 km or 566 mi	Gusau	$605
943 km or 586 mi	Bangui	$518
968 km or 601 mi	Minna	$787
982 km or 610 mi	Bria	$487
996 km or 619 mi	Yaounde	$764
1034 km or 643 mi	Kumba	$933
1041 km or 647 mi	Enugu	$469
1069 km or 664 mi	Nyala	$944
1070 km or 665 mi	Sokoto	$453
1072 km or 666 mi	Douala	$1368
1086 km or 675 mi	Calabar	$374
1091 km or 678 mi	Buea	$655
1095 km or 680 mi	Awka	$846
1105 km or 687 mi	Limbe	$710
1107 km or 688 mi	Umuahia	$906
1114 km or 692 mi	Gemena	$757
1122 km or 697 mi	Onitsha	$1036
1129 km or 702 mi	Al-Fashir	$928