Djibouti City vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Djibouti City	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$551	$4044
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1372	$8222
🏠 One person rent	$235	$2662
🏘️ Family rent	$434	$3953
🍽️ Food expenses	$212	$794
🚐 Transport expenses	$47.1	$392
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$403	$6298
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	8	100
😀 Quality of life	23	96
🏙️ Population	604K	8.8M

The cost of living in Djibouti City is 86% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 8114th and 6th ($551 vs $4044) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 0.7 months in Djibouti City compared to 1.6 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 8873rd and 8th 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	$3.67	$24.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.2	$108
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.74	$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$8.64
☕ Cappuccino	$1.81	$5.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.64	$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$231	$3504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$153	$2240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$482	$3748
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$311	$3719
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.1	$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.4	$162
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.7	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.03%	6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1410	$16943
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$838	$12588
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.44	$2.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.9	$135
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.95	$26.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.77	$4.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$5.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.65	$5.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.95	$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.94	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$5.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$5.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$6.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$3.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$3.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$1.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.61	$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$2.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.77	$16.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.88	$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.08	$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$6.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.8	$115
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.44	$18.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.5	$111
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.52	$27.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.5	$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.8	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$132	$1647
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3861	$17859

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Cities near Djibouti City

Distance	City	Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi	Obock	$522
68 km or 42 mi	Ali Sabieh	$524
101 km or 63 mi	Dikhil	$524
185 km or 115 mi	Borama	$602
240 km or 149 mi	Taiz	$490
245 km or 152 mi	Aden	$486
247 km or 153 mi	Hargeisa	$815
253 km or 157 mi	Jijiga	$702
264 km or 164 mi	Dire Dawa	$705
277 km or 172 mi	Harar	$676
286 km or 178 mi	Ibb	$481
290 km or 180 mi	Zabid	$466
356 km or 221 mi	Dhamar	$470
357 km or 222 mi	Al Hudaydah	$489
387 km or 240 mi	Dessie	$820
418 km or 259 mi	Sayyan	$467
433 km or 269 mi	Sanaa	$523
451 km or 280 mi	Mekelle	$800
561 km or 348 mi	Addis Ababa	$923
594 km or 369 mi	Mendefera	$466
598 km or 371 mi	Sa'dah	$467
600 km or 373 mi	Massawa	$467
618 km or 384 mi	Asmara	$498
627 km or 390 mi	Bahir Dar	$883
628 km or 390 mi	Gondar	$885
664 km or 413 mi	Najran	$1047
689 km or 428 mi	Keren	$466
720 km or 448 mi	Awasa	$840
726 km or 451 mi	Mukalla	$468
740 km or 460 mi	Abha	$923
818 km or 509 mi	Jimma	$871
826 km or 513 mi	Bareq	$920
846 km or 526 mi	Kassala	$1061
884 km or 550 mi	El-Gadarif	$959
936 km or 582 mi	Bisha	$938
944 km or 587 mi	Baidoa	$805
958 km or 595 mi	Ad-Damazin	$857
1019 km or 633 mi	As Sulayyil	$1085
1090 km or 677 mi	Mogadishu	$819
1095 km or 680 mi	Port Sudan	$1361

Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2529
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$2821
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2743
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2739
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3241
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2691
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2638
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2613
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2494
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2608
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2612
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2520
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$1956
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2622
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2400
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2464
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2612
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2433
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2351
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2338
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2521
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2684
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2653
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2422
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2638
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2695
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2615
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2660
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2627
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2614
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2698
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2534
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2404
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2737
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2784
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2694
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2465
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2447
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3028