Djibouti City vs Nicosia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Djibouti City	Nicosia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$586	$1453
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1414	$3383
🏠 One person rent	$249	$775
🏘️ Family rent	$413	$1312
🍽️ Food expenses	$227	$477
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.7	$65.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$233	$1674
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	8	70
😀 Quality of life	41	81
🏙️ Population	604K	56.8K

The cost of living in Djibouti City is 60% less expensive than in Nicosia. Cities ranked 7941st and 4118th ($586 vs $1453) 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 0.4 months in Djibouti City compared to 1.2 months in Nicosia. Djibouti City ranked 1st best city to live in Djibouti vs Nicosia ranked 3rd in Cyprus, while ranked 7664th and 705th 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	$4.12	$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.1	$62.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.23	$8.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$4.66
☕ Cappuccino	$1.92	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.68	$1.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$245	$672
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$167	$570
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$447	$1220
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$294	$1006
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41	$151
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.2	$230
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.1	$33.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.94%	4.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1488	$2954
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$959	$2215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$2.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.1	$56.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.46	$21.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.83	$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.48
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.75	$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.5	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$10
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.42	$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$3.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.9	$8.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.44	$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.94	$5.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.05	$7.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.1	$4.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.28	$3.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.9	$67.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.75	$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.5	$53.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.29	$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$34.5	$104
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.4	$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$136	$508
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4170	$8498

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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 Nicosia

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Dali	$1420
19 km or 12 mi	Kyrenia	$1305
32 km or 20 mi	Aradippou	$1275
37 km or 23 mi	Larnaca	$1587
54 km or 33 mi	Famagusta	$1376
58 km or 36 mi	Paralimni	$1403
63 km or 39 mi	Limassol	$2175
65 km or 41 mi	Ypsonas	$1945
96 km or 60 mi	Paphos	$1728
164 km or 102 mi	Mut	$634
196 km or 122 mi	Alanya	$734
213 km or 132 mi	Mersin	$820
224 km or 139 mi	Latakia	$441
224 km or 139 mi	Karaman	$420
238 km or 148 mi	Tarsus	$724
240 km or 149 mi	Tripoli	$787
243 km or 151 mi	Beirut	$1261
246 km or 153 mi	Jounieh	$1028
257 km or 160 mi	Samandag	$647
259 km or 161 mi	Sidon	$822
267 km or 166 mi	Eregli	$690
269 km or 167 mi	Adana	$791
271 km or 168 mi	Tyre	$647
276 km or 171 mi	Zahle	$930
276 km or 172 mi	Antakya	$659
286 km or 178 mi	Iskenderun	$591
289 km or 180 mi	Nahariya	$1775
296 km or 184 mi	Acre	$1633
297 km or 185 mi	Ma'alot-Tarshiha	$1803
298 km or 185 mi	Kiryat Shmona	$1808
302 km or 187 mi	Ceyhan	$599
303 km or 188 mi	Haifa	$1840
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Yam	$1819
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Bialik	$1804
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Motzkin	$1842
308 km or 191 mi	Idlib	$543
308 km or 191 mi	Hama	$438
308 km or 191 mi	Antalya	$1035
308 km or 192 mi	Karmiel	$1630
309 km or 192 mi	Kiryat Ata	$1769