Djibouti City vs Phoenix - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Djibouti City	Phoenix
🚶 Cost of living one person	$590	$2423
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1446	$5582
🏠 One person rent	$246	$1419
🏘️ Family rent	$408	$2230
🍽️ Food expenses	$232	$694
🚐 Transport expenses	$50.8	$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$246	$4178
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	8	71
😀 Quality of life	43	89
🏙️ Population	604K	1.61M

The cost of living in Djibouti City is 76% less expensive than in Phoenix. Cities ranked 8069th and 1041st ($590 vs $2423) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 896th in Djibouti and the United States, respectively. Check Djibouti vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Djibouti City compared to 1.7 months in Phoenix. Djibouti City ranked 1st best city to live in Djibouti vs Phoenix ranked 58th in the United States, while ranked 7471st and 226th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Djibouti City	Phoenix
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.29	$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.3	$90
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.38	$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$5.95
☕ Cappuccino	$2	$6.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.71	$2.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$239	$1497
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$163	$1109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$429	$2358
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$290	$1803
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.5	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.5	$235
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.4	$80.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12%	6.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1416	$4665
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$879	$3124
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.47	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.2	$63.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.86	$13.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.87	$4.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$5.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.79	$5.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.5	$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.5	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.52	$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$4.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$4.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$6.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$3.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$3.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$1.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.29	$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.04	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$2.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.17	$10.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.1	$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.16	$5.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.56	$4.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.2	$47.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.7	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.2	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.71	$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$34.6	$60.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.4	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$168	$1659
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5247	$21660

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Cities near Djibouti City

Distance	City	Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi	Obock	$564
68 km or 42 mi	Ali Sabieh	$561
101 km or 63 mi	Dikhil	$563
185 km or 115 mi	Borama	$521
240 km or 149 mi	Taiz	$497
245 km or 152 mi	Aden	$509
247 km or 153 mi	Hargeisa	$682
253 km or 157 mi	Jijiga	$1045
264 km or 164 mi	Dire Dawa	$1050
277 km or 172 mi	Harar	$1050
286 km or 178 mi	Ibb	$488
290 km or 180 mi	Zabid	$476
356 km or 221 mi	Dhamar	$478
357 km or 222 mi	Al Hudaydah	$499
387 km or 240 mi	Dessie	$931
418 km or 259 mi	Sayyan	$476
433 km or 269 mi	Sanaa	$532
451 km or 280 mi	Mekelle	$748
561 km or 348 mi	Addis Ababa	$1148
594 km or 369 mi	Mendefera	$481
598 km or 371 mi	Sa'dah	$475
600 km or 373 mi	Massawa	$484
618 km or 384 mi	Asmara	$513
627 km or 390 mi	Bahir Dar	$800
628 km or 390 mi	Gondar	$923
664 km or 413 mi	Najran	$864
689 km or 428 mi	Keren	$483
720 km or 448 mi	Awasa	$910
726 km or 451 mi	Mukalla	$477
740 km or 460 mi	Abha	$871
818 km or 509 mi	Jimma	$746
826 km or 513 mi	Bareq	$873
846 km or 526 mi	Kassala	$947
884 km or 550 mi	El-Gadarif	$872
936 km or 582 mi	Bisha	$890
944 km or 587 mi	Baidoa	$745
958 km or 595 mi	Ad-Damazin	$753
1019 km or 633 mi	As Sulayyil	$993
1090 km or 677 mi	Mogadishu	$721
1095 km or 680 mi	Port Sudan	$976

Cities near Phoenix

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Glendale	$1974
14 km or 9 mi	Scottsdale	$2509
16 km or 10 mi	Peoria	$2366
17 km or 10 mi	Tempe	$2463
25 km or 15 mi	El Mirage	$2296
26 km or 16 mi	Mesa	$2293
27 km or 17 mi	Avondale	$2365
28 km or 17 mi	Goodyear	$2343
29 km or 18 mi	Surprise	$2346
33 km or 21 mi	Chandler	$2367
33 km or 21 mi	Gilbert	$2378
33 km or 21 mi	Fountain Hills	$2373
51 km or 31 mi	Queen Creek	$2988
51 km or 32 mi	Apache Junction	$2482
51 km or 32 mi	Buckeye	$2318
53 km or 33 mi	Maricopa	$2243
78 km or 48 mi	Casa Grande	$2374
84 km or 52 mi	Florence	$2454
118 km or 73 mi	Prescott	$2321
122 km or 76 mi	Prescott Valley	$2312
155 km or 96 mi	Marana	$2089
160 km or 99 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
165 km or 102 mi	Casas Adobes	$2011
181 km or 112 mi	Tucson	$1933
190 km or 118 mi	Flagstaff	$2573
205 km or 128 mi	Sahuarita	$2070
232 km or 144 mi	Lake Havasu	$2011
234 km or 145 mi	Blythe	$2818
254 km or 158 mi	Yuma	$1767
259 km or 161 mi	Kingman	$1865
264 km or 164 mi	Nogales	$2153
268 km or 166 mi	Nogales	$771
276 km or 171 mi	San Luis	$1924
276 km or 172 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$950
278 km or 173 mi	Sierra Vista	$1654
290 km or 180 mi	Bullhead	$1835
313 km or 194 mi	Caborca	$876
327 km or 203 mi	Brawley	$2817
330 km or 205 mi	Mexicali	$994
332 km or 207 mi	Calexico	$2804