Djibouti City vs Oslo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Djibouti City	Oslo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$571	$2292
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1421	$4945
🏠 One person rent	$245	$1276
🏘️ Family rent	$452	$2054
🍽️ Food expenses	$219	$665
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.2	$188
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$424	$3699
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	37 km
🎓 Higher education	8	79
😀 Quality of life	20	94
🏙️ Population	604K	709K

The cost of living in Djibouti City is 75% less expensive than in Oslo. Cities ranked 8002nd and 1171st ($571 vs $2292) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Djibouti and Norway, respectively. Check Djibouti vs Norway 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 Oslo. Djibouti City ranked 1st best city to live in Djibouti vs Oslo ranked 1st in Norway, while ranked 8841st and 37th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Djibouti City vs Oslo

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	Djibouti City	Oslo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.94	$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.4	$92.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.04	$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$9.97
☕ Cappuccino	$1.87	$4.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.65	$3.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$238	$1322
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$165	$1024
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$500	$2233
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$331	$1674
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.8	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.2	$221
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25	$46.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.54%	5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1448	$8757
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$930	$6384
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$3.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.5	$80
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.21	$26.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.82	$3.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$3.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.74	$4.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.14	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.2	$28.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$4.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$2.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$1.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.88	$16.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.84	$13.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.03	$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.08	$4.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$2.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.29	$2.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.5	$45.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.56	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.8	$62
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.58	$33
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.3	$94
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.2	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$138	$250
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4050	$8593

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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 Oslo

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	Baerum	$1872
25 km or 16 mi	Lillestrom	$1945
27 km or 17 mi	Asker	$1930
35 km or 22 mi	Jessheim	$1838
36 km or 22 mi	Drammen	$1627
50 km or 31 mi	Moss	$1707
57 km or 35 mi	Horten	$1631
68 km or 42 mi	Kongsberg	$1747
71 km or 44 mi	Tonsberg	$1714
74 km or 46 mi	Sarpsborg	$1500
78 km or 48 mi	Fredrikstad	$1977
92 km or 57 mi	Sandefjord	$1864
96 km or 60 mi	Halden	$1575
100 km or 62 mi	Hamar	$1764
103 km or 64 mi	Skien	$1651
104 km or 65 mi	Larvik	$1733
106 km or 66 mi	Porsgrunn	$1528
106 km or 66 mi	Arvika	$1251
108 km or 67 mi	Gjovik	$1722
135 km or 84 mi	Lillehammer	$1468
165 km or 103 mi	Karlstad	$1279
186 km or 115 mi	Uddevalla	$1334
194 km or 120 mi	Vanersborg	$1235
197 km or 122 mi	Arendal	$1623
201 km or 125 mi	Trollhattan	$1167
220 km or 137 mi	Mariestad	$1373
241 km or 150 mi	Mora	$1367
245 km or 152 mi	Skovde	$1473
247 km or 154 mi	Ludvika	$1178
252 km or 156 mi	Kristiansand	$1326
259 km or 161 mi	Gothenburg	$1623
260 km or 162 mi	Orebro	$1171
261 km or 162 mi	Molndal	$1498
266 km or 166 mi	Borlange	$1599
275 km or 171 mi	Boras	$1367
276 km or 171 mi	Frederikshavn	$1394
281 km or 175 mi	Falun	$1648
303 km or 188 mi	Sandnes	$1709
304 km or 189 mi	Stavanger	$2049
305 km or 190 mi	Bergen	$2006