Djibouti City vs Samsun - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Djibouti City	Samsun
🚶 Cost of living one person	$586	$802
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1414	$1954
🏠 One person rent	$249	$361
🏘️ Family rent	$413	$638
🍽️ Food expenses	$227	$304
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.7	$60.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$233	$692
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	8	23
😀 Quality of life	41	60
🏙️ Population	604K	1.37M

The cost of living in Djibouti City is 27% less expensive than in Samsun. Cities ranked 7941st and 6661st ($586 vs $802) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 21st in Djibouti and Turkey, respectively. Check Djibouti vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Djibouti City compared to 0.9 months in Samsun. Djibouti City ranked 1st best city to live in Djibouti vs Samsun ranked 12th in Turkey, while ranked 7664th and 5884th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Djibouti City vs Samsun

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	Djibouti City	Samsun
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.12	$7.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.1	$23.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.23	$8.43
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$2.7
☕ Cappuccino	$1.92	$2.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.68	$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$245	$422
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$167	$292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$447	$763
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$294	$533
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41	$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.2	$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.1	$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.94%	44.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1488	$4056
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$959	$3246
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.1	$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.46	$7.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.83	$0.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$3.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.75	$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.5	$8.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$9.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.42	$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.9	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.44	$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.94	$2.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.05	$3.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.1	$3.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$0.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.28	$2.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.9	$60.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.75	$4.74
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.5	$29
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.29	$5.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$34.5	$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.4	$82.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$136	$386
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4170	$3613

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Cities near Djibouti City

Distance	City	Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi	Obock	$560
68 km or 42 mi	Ali Sabieh	$557
101 km or 63 mi	Dikhil	$559
185 km or 115 mi	Borama	$502
240 km or 149 mi	Taiz	$522
245 km or 152 mi	Aden	$517
247 km or 153 mi	Hargeisa	$694
253 km or 157 mi	Jijiga	$1169
264 km or 164 mi	Dire Dawa	$1175
277 km or 172 mi	Harar	$1175
286 km or 178 mi	Ibb	$512
290 km or 180 mi	Zabid	$499
356 km or 221 mi	Dhamar	$500
357 km or 222 mi	Al Hudaydah	$522
387 km or 240 mi	Dessie	$1039
418 km or 259 mi	Sayyan	$498
433 km or 269 mi	Sanaa	$560
451 km or 280 mi	Mekelle	$826
561 km or 348 mi	Addis Ababa	$1289
594 km or 369 mi	Mendefera	$498
598 km or 371 mi	Sa'dah	$498
600 km or 373 mi	Massawa	$499
618 km or 384 mi	Asmara	$533
627 km or 390 mi	Bahir Dar	$864
628 km or 390 mi	Gondar	$1016
664 km or 413 mi	Najran	$860
689 km or 428 mi	Keren	$500
720 km or 448 mi	Awasa	$1031
726 km or 451 mi	Mukalla	$500
740 km or 460 mi	Abha	$911
818 km or 509 mi	Jimma	$802
826 km or 513 mi	Bareq	$903
846 km or 526 mi	Kassala	$971
884 km or 550 mi	El-Gadarif	$925
936 km or 582 mi	Bisha	$918
944 km or 587 mi	Baidoa	$724
958 km or 595 mi	Ad-Damazin	$829
1019 km or 633 mi	As Sulayyil	$1008
1090 km or 677 mi	Mogadishu	$715
1095 km or 680 mi	Port Sudan	$964

Cities near Samsun

Distance	City	Cost of living
82 km or 51 mi	Unye	$728
82 km or 51 mi	Amasya	$779
110 km or 69 mi	Tokat	$720
128 km or 80 mi	Sinop	$1059
134 km or 84 mi	Ordu	$691
142 km or 88 mi	Corum	$697
180 km or 112 mi	Giresun	$712
180 km or 112 mi	Sivas	$709
208 km or 129 mi	Yozgat	$786
213 km or 132 mi	Kastamonu	$800
240 km or 149 mi	Cankiri	$759
280 km or 174 mi	Gumushane	$687
285 km or 177 mi	Ortahisar	$737
287 km or 178 mi	Trabzon	$758
287 km or 178 mi	Kirikkale	$700
293 km or 182 mi	Kayseri	$725
297 km or 184 mi	Talas	$696
301 km or 187 mi	Kirsehir	$750
309 km or 192 mi	Karabuk	$578
317 km or 197 mi	Erzincan	$623
326 km or 203 mi	Nevsehir	$820
330 km or 205 mi	Ankara	$1118
335 km or 208 mi	Bartin	$745
348 km or 216 mi	Bayburt	$624
352 km or 219 mi	Rize	$681
368 km or 229 mi	Malatya	$627
378 km or 235 mi	Sochi	$892
379 km or 236 mi	Aksaray	$838
381 km or 237 mi	Elazig	$622
395 km or 246 mi	Nigde	$781
399 km or 248 mi	Novorossiysk	$689
401 km or 249 mi	Polatli	$780
402 km or 250 mi	Bolu	$655
407 km or 253 mi	Bor	$754
410 km or 255 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$713
415 km or 258 mi	Kahramanmaras	$704
426 km or 265 mi	Adiyaman	$693
429 km or 266 mi	Kozan	$623
431 km or 268 mi	Sukhumi	$793
433 km or 269 mi	Sevastopol	$852