Djibouti City vs Ouagadougou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Djibouti City	Ouagadougou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$601	$983
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1462	$2420
🏠 One person rent	$253	$425
🏘️ Family rent	$418	$695
🍽️ Food expenses	$235	$402
🚐 Transport expenses	$51	$69.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$224	$111
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	8	23
😀 Quality of life	41	27
🏙️ Population	604K	2.45M

The cost of living in Djibouti City is 39% less expensive than in Ouagadougou. Cities ranked 7928th and 5778th ($601 vs $983) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Djibouti and Burkina Faso, respectively. Check Djibouti vs Burkina Faso comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Djibouti City compared to 0.1 months in Ouagadougou. Djibouti City ranked 1st best city to live in Djibouti vs Ouagadougou ranked 2nd in Burkina Faso, while ranked 7834th and 8911th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Djibouti City vs Ouagadougou

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	Djibouti City	Ouagadougou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.38	$7.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24	$22
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.41	$7.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.87	$1.15
☕ Cappuccino	$1.99	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.71	$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$248	$438
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$168	$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$454	$811
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$294	$393
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.5	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.9	$161
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.4	$57.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.99%	12.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1416	$237
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$886	$885
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.49	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.3	$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.93	$6.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$2.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.89	$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$0.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.8	$2.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.43	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$19.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.62	$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$3.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.36	$1.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.19	$8.18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.04	$1.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.09	$5.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.23	$6.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.61	$3.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.31	$4.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.6	$67.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.73	$7.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.8	$40.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.92	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$34.9	$27.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.8	$62.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$157	$113
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4808	$18111

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Cities near Djibouti City

Distance	City	Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi	Obock	$571
68 km or 42 mi	Ali Sabieh	$570
101 km or 63 mi	Dikhil	$572
185 km or 115 mi	Borama	$509
240 km or 149 mi	Taiz	$514
245 km or 152 mi	Aden	$526
247 km or 153 mi	Hargeisa	$712
253 km or 157 mi	Jijiga	$1152
264 km or 164 mi	Dire Dawa	$1156
277 km or 172 mi	Harar	$1153
286 km or 178 mi	Ibb	$504
290 km or 180 mi	Zabid	$491
356 km or 221 mi	Dhamar	$494
357 km or 222 mi	Al Hudaydah	$515
387 km or 240 mi	Dessie	$1022
418 km or 259 mi	Sayyan	$492
433 km or 269 mi	Sanaa	$551
451 km or 280 mi	Mekelle	$810
561 km or 348 mi	Addis Ababa	$1269
594 km or 369 mi	Mendefera	$498
598 km or 371 mi	Sa'dah	$491
600 km or 373 mi	Massawa	$497
618 km or 384 mi	Asmara	$531
627 km or 390 mi	Bahir Dar	$863
628 km or 390 mi	Gondar	$1017
664 km or 413 mi	Najran	$865
689 km or 428 mi	Keren	$498
720 km or 448 mi	Awasa	$996
726 km or 451 mi	Mukalla	$493
740 km or 460 mi	Abha	$902
818 km or 509 mi	Jimma	$775
826 km or 513 mi	Bareq	$893
846 km or 526 mi	Kassala	$931
884 km or 550 mi	El-Gadarif	$858
936 km or 582 mi	Bisha	$906
944 km or 587 mi	Baidoa	$743
958 km or 595 mi	Ad-Damazin	$771
1019 km or 633 mi	As Sulayyil	$1005
1090 km or 677 mi	Mogadishu	$724
1095 km or 680 mi	Port Sudan	$964

Cities near Ouagadougou

Distance	City	Cost of living
91 km or 57 mi	Koudougou	$836
92 km or 57 mi	Manga	$894
153 km or 95 mi	Leo	$862
166 km or 103 mi	Ouahigouya	$867
210 km or 130 mi	Fada N'gourma	$893
210 km or 131 mi	Dedougou	$840
255 km or 158 mi	Dori	$891
256 km or 159 mi	Nouna	$837
326 km or 203 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$842
336 km or 209 mi	Tamale	$612
415 km or 258 mi	Niamey	$1194
431 km or 268 mi	Kara	$682
464 km or 288 mi	Sikasso	$515
475 km or 295 mi	Sokode	$675
503 km or 313 mi	Sotouboua	$673
513 km or 319 mi	Markala	$508
527 km or 327 mi	Segou	$508
551 km or 342 mi	Korhogo	$1097
611 km or 380 mi	Atakpame	$673
620 km or 385 mi	Hohoe	$683
631 km or 392 mi	Kumasi	$562
646 km or 401 mi	Bouake	$1124
650 km or 404 mi	Kpalime	$678
652 km or 405 mi	Save	$650
655 km or 407 mi	Banamba	$507
656 km or 407 mi	Bougouni	$507
657 km or 408 mi	Koulikoro	$508
662 km or 411 mi	Abengourou	$1075
676 km or 420 mi	Ho	$454
685 km or 426 mi	Obuasi	$664
693 km or 430 mi	Abomey	$612
702 km or 436 mi	Bamako	$583
710 km or 441 mi	Koforidua	$703
738 km or 459 mi	Sokoto	$425
740 km or 460 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1060
755 km or 469 mi	Lome	$802
759 km or 471 mi	Ashaiman	$654
762 km or 474 mi	Tema	$607
765 km or 476 mi	Accra	$861
773 km or 480 mi	Agboville	$1066