Djibouti City vs Ramallah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Djibouti City	Ramallah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$601	$1122
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1462	$2575
🏠 One person rent	$253	$456
🏘️ Family rent	$418	$668
🍽️ Food expenses	$235	$454
🚐 Transport expenses	$51	$88.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$224	$217
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	8	57
😀 Quality of life	41	31
🏙️ Population	604K	43.9K

The cost of living in Djibouti City is 46% less expensive than in Ramallah. Cities ranked 7928th and 4985th ($601 vs $1122) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Djibouti and Palestine, respectively. Check Djibouti vs Palestine 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 Ramallah. Djibouti City ranked 1st best city to live in Djibouti vs Ramallah ranked 8th in Palestine, while ranked 7834th and 8803rd 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	$4.38	$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24	$44.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.41	$9.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.87	$6.05
☕ Cappuccino	$1.99	$4.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.71	$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$248	$475
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$168	$320
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$454	$762
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$294	$464
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.5	$68.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.9	$108
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.4	$36.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.99%	5.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1416	$1204
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$886	$1024
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.49	$2.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.3	$95.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.93	$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$2.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$2.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.89	$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.8	$4.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.43	$9.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.62	$21.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.36	$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.19	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.04	$8.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.09	$6.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.23	$5.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.61	$2.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.31	$4.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.6	$67.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.73	$9.95
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.8	$32.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.92	$7.97
👖 Brand Jeans	$34.9	$92.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.8	$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$157	$268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4808	$4719

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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 Ramallah

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi	Jerusalem	$2483
21 km or 13 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2198
21 km or 13 mi	Bethlehem	$1010
23 km or 14 mi	Ariel	$1821
26 km or 16 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1823
29 km or 18 mi	Lod	$2154
31 km or 19 mi	Ramla	$2346
32 km or 20 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2270
32 km or 20 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2288
34 km or 21 mi	Yehud	$2260
36 km or 22 mi	Nablus	$978
36 km or 23 mi	Petah Tikva	$2253
37 km or 23 mi	Rehovot	$2066
38 km or 23 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2192
38 km or 24 mi	Ness Ziona	$2298
38 km or 24 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2403
39 km or 24 mi	Qalqilya	$910
40 km or 25 mi	Bnei Brak	$2385
41 km or 26 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2320
41 km or 26 mi	Hebron	$895
41 km or 26 mi	Givatayim	$2449
42 km or 26 mi	Ramat Gan	$2451
42 km or 26 mi	Kfar Saba	$2346
43 km or 27 mi	Holon	$2031
43 km or 27 mi	Tel Aviv	$2702
44 km or 27 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$2110
44 km or 27 mi	Tira	$2274
44 km or 27 mi	Yavne	$2172
44 km or 28 mi	Herzliya	$3089
45 km or 28 mi	Bat Yam	$2147
45 km or 28 mi	Ra'anana	$2432
45 km or 28 mi	Tayibe	$2207
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2105
46 km or 29 mi	Dura	$1062
52 km or 32 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2079
52 km or 33 mi	Al-Salt	$546
53 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$2145
58 km or 36 mi	Netanya	$2136
60 km or 37 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$2098
65 km or 41 mi	Ashkelon	$1761