Djibouti City vs Nicosia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Djibouti City	Nicosia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$571	$1302
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1421	$3166
🏠 One person rent	$245	$678
🏘️ Family rent	$452	$1282
🍽️ Food expenses	$219	$414
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.2	$90
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$424	$1519
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	8	70
😀 Quality of life	20	81
🏙️ Population	604K	330K

The cost of living in Djibouti City is 56% less expensive than in Nicosia. Cities ranked 8002nd and 4211th ($571 vs $1302) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Djibouti and Cyprus, respectively. Check Djibouti vs Cyprus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Djibouti City compared to 1.2 months in Nicosia. Djibouti City ranked 1st best city to live in Djibouti vs Nicosia ranked 1st in Cyprus, while ranked 8841st and 494th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Djibouti City vs Nicosia

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	Djibouti City	Nicosia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.94	$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.4	$55.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.04	$7.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$4.19
☕ Cappuccino	$1.87	$3.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.65	$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$238	$601
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$165	$493
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$500	$1203
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$331	$1007
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.8	$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.2	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25	$29.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.54%	4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1448	$2722
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$930	$1984
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.5	$51.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.21	$17.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.82	$1.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.74	$4.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.14	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$9.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.2	$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$2.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$3.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.88	$7.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.84	$5.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.03	$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.08	$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.29	$2.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.5	$60.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.56	$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.8	$48.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.58	$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.3	$88.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.2	$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$138	$416
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4050	$6962

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Djibouti City

Distance	City	Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi	Obock	$540
68 km or 42 mi	Ali Sabieh	$542
101 km or 63 mi	Dikhil	$542
185 km or 115 mi	Borama	$518
240 km or 149 mi	Taiz	$507
245 km or 152 mi	Aden	$503
247 km or 153 mi	Hargeisa	$660
253 km or 157 mi	Jijiga	$764
264 km or 164 mi	Dire Dawa	$756
277 km or 172 mi	Harar	$718
286 km or 178 mi	Ibb	$496
290 km or 180 mi	Zabid	$482
356 km or 221 mi	Dhamar	$486
357 km or 222 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
387 km or 240 mi	Dessie	$838
418 km or 259 mi	Sayyan	$481
433 km or 269 mi	Sanaa	$546
451 km or 280 mi	Mekelle	$662
561 km or 348 mi	Addis Ababa	$1180
594 km or 369 mi	Mendefera	$487
598 km or 371 mi	Sa'dah	$482
600 km or 373 mi	Massawa	$486
618 km or 384 mi	Asmara	$520
627 km or 390 mi	Bahir Dar	$752
628 km or 390 mi	Gondar	$897
664 km or 413 mi	Najran	$937
689 km or 428 mi	Keren	$488
720 km or 448 mi	Awasa	$886
726 km or 451 mi	Mukalla	$484
740 km or 460 mi	Abha	$910
818 km or 509 mi	Jimma	$654
826 km or 513 mi	Bareq	$902
846 km or 526 mi	Kassala	$1006
884 km or 550 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
936 km or 582 mi	Bisha	$905
944 km or 587 mi	Baidoa	$706
958 km or 595 mi	Ad-Damazin	$836
1019 km or 633 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
1090 km or 677 mi	Mogadishu	$711
1095 km or 680 mi	Port Sudan	$1003

Cities near Nicosia

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Dali	$1243
19 km or 12 mi	Kyrenia	$1136
32 km or 20 mi	Aradippou	$1134
37 km or 23 mi	Larnaca	$1368
54 km or 33 mi	Famagusta	$1252
58 km or 36 mi	Paralimni	$1158
63 km or 39 mi	Limassol	$1968
65 km or 41 mi	Ypsonas	$1702
96 km or 60 mi	Paphos	$1551
164 km or 102 mi	Mut	$611
196 km or 122 mi	Alanya	$745
213 km or 132 mi	Mersin	$759
224 km or 139 mi	Latakia	$386
224 km or 139 mi	Karaman	$490
238 km or 148 mi	Tarsus	$688
240 km or 149 mi	Tripoli	$776
243 km or 151 mi	Beirut	$1255
246 km or 153 mi	Jounieh	$1020
257 km or 160 mi	Samandag	$597
259 km or 161 mi	Sidon	$798
267 km or 166 mi	Eregli	$618
269 km or 167 mi	Adana	$712
271 km or 168 mi	Tyre	$573
276 km or 171 mi	Zahle	$912
276 km or 172 mi	Antakya	$598
286 km or 178 mi	Iskenderun	$578
289 km or 180 mi	Nahariya	$1616
296 km or 184 mi	Acre	$1502
297 km or 185 mi	Ma'alot-Tarshiha	$1647
298 km or 185 mi	Kiryat Shmona	$1709
302 km or 187 mi	Ceyhan	$575
303 km or 188 mi	Haifa	$1645
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Bialik	$1666
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Yam	$1657
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Motzkin	$1666
308 km or 191 mi	Idlib	$489
308 km or 191 mi	Hama	$417
308 km or 191 mi	Antalya	$928
308 km or 192 mi	Karmiel	$1531
309 km or 192 mi	Kiryat Ata	$1647