Djibouti City vs Omdurman - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Djibouti City	Omdurman
🚶 Cost of living one person	$586	$910
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1414	$2087
🏠 One person rent	$249	$441
🏘️ Family rent	$413	$760
🍽️ Food expenses	$227	$319
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.7	$92.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$233	$190
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	8	54
😀 Quality of life	41	37
🏙️ Population	604K	2.81M

The cost of living in Djibouti City is 36% less expensive than in Omdurman. Cities ranked 7941st and 6170th ($586 vs $910) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Djibouti and Sudan, respectively. Check Djibouti vs Sudan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Djibouti City compared to 0.2 months in Omdurman. Djibouti City ranked 1st best city to live in Djibouti vs Omdurman ranked 1st in Sudan, while ranked 7664th and 8150th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Djibouti City vs Omdurman

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	Djibouti City	Omdurman
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.12	$5.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.1	$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.23	$6.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$1.99
☕ Cappuccino	$1.92	$2.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.68	$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$245	$620
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$167	$295
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$447	$1143
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$294	$543
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41	$28.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.2	$44.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.1	$52.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.94%	30.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1488	$2141
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$959	$1156
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$0.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.1	$7.05
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.46	$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.83	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.75	$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.5	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$8.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.42	$7.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$5.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$2.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.9	$3.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.44	$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.94	$1.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.05	$3.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.1	$4.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.28	$1.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.9	$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.75	$6.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.5	$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.29	$3.86
👖 Brand Jeans	$34.5	$25.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.4	$67.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$136	$83.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4170	$1919

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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 Omdurman

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Khartoum	$896
19 km or 12 mi	Khartoum North	$879
278 km or 173 mi	Atbara	$1116
281 km or 174 mi	Kosti	$857
364 km or 226 mi	El-Gadarif	$925
368 km or 229 mi	El-Obeid	$867
423 km or 263 mi	Kassala	$971
481 km or 299 mi	Ad-Damazin	$829
639 km or 397 mi	Gondar	$1016
641 km or 398 mi	Keren	$500
667 km or 414 mi	Port Sudan	$964
687 km or 427 mi	Mendefera	$498
690 km or 428 mi	Malakal	$508
693 km or 430 mi	Asmara	$533
701 km or 435 mi	Bahir Dar	$864
746 km or 464 mi	Massawa	$499
792 km or 492 mi	Mekelle	$826
799 km or 496 mi	Al-Fashir	$944
912 km or 567 mi	Nyala	$960
926 km or 575 mi	Dessie	$1039
936 km or 581 mi	Aswan	$348
961 km or 597 mi	Jeddah	$1155
1004 km or 624 mi	Mecca	$1162
1006 km or 625 mi	Addis Ababa	$1289
1010 km or 628 mi	Jimma	$802
1013 km or 629 mi	Wau	$520
1057 km or 657 mi	Bor	$519
1069 km or 664 mi	Bareq	$903
1099 km or 683 mi	Yanbu	$791
1104 km or 686 mi	Abha	$911
1114 km or 692 mi	Luxor	$365
1129 km or 702 mi	Al Hudaydah	$522
1161 km or 722 mi	Awasa	$1031
1166 km or 724 mi	Qena	$428
1175 km or 730 mi	Bisha	$918
1178 km or 732 mi	Zabid	$499
1186 km or 737 mi	Dikhil	$559
1208 km or 751 mi	Juba	$527
1212 km or 753 mi	Sohag	$398
1214 km or 754 mi	Sa'dah	$498