Djibouti City vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Djibouti City	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$590	$4202
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1446	$9189
🏠 One person rent	$246	$2718
🏘️ Family rent	$408	$4417
🍽️ Food expenses	$232	$842
🚐 Transport expenses	$50.8	$400
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$246	$5389
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	8	100
😀 Quality of life	43	95
🏙️ Population	604K	8.8M

The cost of living in Djibouti City is 86% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 8069th and 4th ($590 vs $4202) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 2nd in the United States, while ranked 7471st and 15th 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	$4.29	$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.3	$90
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.38	$13.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$8.3
☕ Cappuccino	$2	$6.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.71	$3.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$239	$3692
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$163	$2206
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$429	$5140
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$290	$3874
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.5	$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.5	$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.4	$70.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12%	6.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1416	$18073
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$879	$7831
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.47	$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.2	$138
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.86	$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.87	$4.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$5.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.79	$6.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.5	$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.5	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.52	$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$6.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$5.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$6.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$3.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.29	$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.04	$19.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$4.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.17	$18.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.1	$23.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.16	$14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.56	$8.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$2.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.2	$132
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.7	$21.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.2	$159
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.71	$40.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$34.6	$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.4	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$168	$2095
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5247	$21713

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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 New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2940
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3729
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3110
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$3145
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2842
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3304
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2840
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2917
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2795
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2791
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2820
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2821
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2707
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2797
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2805
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2545
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2725
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2823
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2540
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2557
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2665
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2700
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2791
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2692
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2485
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2697
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2775
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2614
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2779
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2710
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2729
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2669
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2634
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2450
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2713
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2863
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2762
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2694
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2488
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3192