Djibouti City vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Djibouti City	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$586	$4203
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1414	$9136
🏠 One person rent	$249	$2713
🏘️ Family rent	$413	$4396
🍽️ Food expenses	$227	$874
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.7	$379
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$233	$5599
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	8	100
😀 Quality of life	41	98
🏙️ Population	604K	8.8M

The cost of living in Djibouti City is 86% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 7941st and 4th ($586 vs $4203) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Djibouti and the United States, respectively. Check Djibouti vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Djibouti City compared to 1.3 months in New York City. Djibouti City ranked 1st best city to live in Djibouti vs New York City ranked 1st in the United States, while ranked 7664th and 11th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Djibouti City vs New York City

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	Djibouti City	New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.12	$23.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.1	$92.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.23	$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$8.67
☕ Cappuccino	$1.92	$6.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.68	$3.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$245	$3669
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$167	$2221
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$447	$5076
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$294	$3880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41	$137
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.2	$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.1	$66.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.94%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1488	$15299
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$959	$11127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$2.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.1	$134
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.46	$25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.83	$4.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$6.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.75	$7.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.5	$19.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$15.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.42	$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$7.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$5.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$6.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$3.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$3.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$3.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.9	$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.44	$4.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.94	$18.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.05	$23.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.1	$13.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$8.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.28	$2.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.9	$128
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.75	$20.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.5	$157
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.29	$37.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$34.5	$63.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.4	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$136	$1884
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4170	$22663

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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 New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2569
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3364
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3066
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2913
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2733
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3253
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2717
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2783
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2727
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2725
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2735
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2811
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2671
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2712
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2765
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2538
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2688
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2756
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2545
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2475
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2614
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2647
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2770
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2705
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2513
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2749
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2774
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2695
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2769
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2655
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2730
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2718
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2609
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2506
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2723
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2911
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2779
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2680
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2470
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3174