Djibouti City vs Ramallah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Djibouti City	Ramallah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$571	$996
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1421	$2359
🏠 One person rent	$245	$434
🏘️ Family rent	$452	$758
🍽️ Food expenses	$219	$393
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.2	$66.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$424	$973
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	8	56
😀 Quality of life	20	51
🏙️ Population	604K	39K

The cost of living in Djibouti City is 43% less expensive than in Ramallah. Cities ranked 8002nd and 5524th ($571 vs $996) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Djibouti and the Palestine, respectively. Check Djibouti vs the Palestine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Djibouti City compared to 1 months in Ramallah. Djibouti City ranked 1st best city to live in Djibouti vs Ramallah ranked 1st in the Palestine, while ranked 8841st and 6159th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Djibouti City vs Ramallah

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	Djibouti City	Ramallah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.94	$9.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.4	$43.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.04	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$5.56
☕ Cappuccino	$1.87	$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.65	$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$238	$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$165	$317
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$500	$776
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$331	$588
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.8	$60.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.2	$93.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25	$39.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.54%	6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1448	$1126
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$930	$922
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$2.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.5	$77.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.21	$16.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.82	$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.74	$3.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.14	$7.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$8.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.2	$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.88	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$2.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.84	$7.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.03	$5.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.08	$4.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.29	$4.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.5	$68.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.56	$8.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.8	$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.58	$6.44
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.3	$74.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.2	$98.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$138	$190
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4050	$4230

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Ramallah

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi	Jerusalem	$2114
21 km or 13 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1915
21 km or 13 mi	Bethlehem	$905
23 km or 14 mi	Ariel	$1556
26 km or 16 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1506
29 km or 18 mi	Lod	$1891
31 km or 19 mi	Ramla	$2123
32 km or 20 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1919
32 km or 20 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1927
34 km or 21 mi	Yehud	$1931
36 km or 22 mi	Nablus	$877
36 km or 23 mi	Petah Tikva	$1853
37 km or 23 mi	Rehovot	$1811
38 km or 23 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1894
38 km or 24 mi	Ness Ziona	$1943
38 km or 24 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2028
39 km or 24 mi	Qalqilya	$761
40 km or 25 mi	Bnei Brak	$2072
41 km or 26 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2035
41 km or 26 mi	Hebron	$762
41 km or 26 mi	Givatayim	$2156
42 km or 26 mi	Ramat Gan	$2232
42 km or 26 mi	Kfar Saba	$1965
43 km or 27 mi	Holon	$1834
43 km or 27 mi	Tel Aviv	$2306
44 km or 27 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1912
44 km or 27 mi	Tira	$1931
44 km or 27 mi	Yavne	$1884
44 km or 28 mi	Herzliya	$2145
45 km or 28 mi	Bat Yam	$1890
45 km or 28 mi	Ra'anana	$1990
45 km or 28 mi	Tayibe	$1902
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
46 km or 29 mi	Dura	$813
52 km or 32 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
52 km or 33 mi	Al-Salt	$552
53 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1837
58 km or 36 mi	Netanya	$2138
60 km or 37 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$1782
65 km or 41 mi	Ashkelon	$1511