Djibouti City vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Djibouti City	Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$586	$560
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1414	$1331
🏠 One person rent	$249	$242
🏘️ Family rent	$413	$409
🍽️ Food expenses	$227	$204
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.7	$62.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$233	$112
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	8	35
😀 Quality of life	41	38
🏙️ Population	604K	2.96M

The cost of living in Djibouti City is 5% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 7941st and 8195th ($586 vs $560) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Djibouti and Yemen, respectively. Check Djibouti vs Yemen 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 Sanaa. Djibouti City ranked 1st best city to live in Djibouti vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 7664th and 8072nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Djibouti City vs Sanaa

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	Djibouti City	Sanaa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.12	$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.1	$20
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.23	$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$1.91
☕ Cappuccino	$1.92	$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.68	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$245	$249
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$167	$160
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$447	$447
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$294	$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41	$38.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.2	$58.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.1	$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.94%	12.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1488	$1661
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$959	$1003
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.1	$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.46	$5.71
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.83	$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.75	$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.5	$7.13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$4.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.42	$6.75
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.9	$7.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.44	$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.94	$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.05	$2.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.1	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.28	$1.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.9	$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.75	$4.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.5	$15.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.29	$3.69
👖 Brand Jeans	$34.5	$26.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.4	$62.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$136	$86.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4170	$3336

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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 Sanaa

Distance	City	Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi	Sayyan	$498
92 km or 57 mi	Dhamar	$500
147 km or 92 mi	Al Hudaydah	$522
154 km or 96 mi	Ibb	$512
159 km or 99 mi	Zabid	$499
182 km or 113 mi	Sa'dah	$498
198 km or 123 mi	Taiz	$522
238 km or 148 mi	Najran	$860
297 km or 185 mi	Aden	$517
367 km or 228 mi	Abha	$911
389 km or 242 mi	Obock	$560
433 km or 269 mi	Djibouti City	$586
465 km or 289 mi	Bareq	$903
493 km or 307 mi	Ali Sabieh	$557
512 km or 318 mi	Massawa	$499
512 km or 318 mi	Dikhil	$559
538 km or 334 mi	Mukalla	$500
544 km or 338 mi	Bisha	$918
550 km or 342 mi	Mekelle	$826
567 km or 352 mi	Asmara	$533
580 km or 361 mi	Mendefera	$498
586 km or 364 mi	As Sulayyil	$1008
612 km or 381 mi	Borama	$502
618 km or 384 mi	Keren	$500
643 km or 400 mi	Hargeisa	$694
681 km or 423 mi	Dessie	$1039
684 km or 425 mi	Jijiga	$1169
689 km or 428 mi	Dire Dawa	$1175
708 km or 440 mi	Harar	$1175
788 km or 490 mi	Gondar	$1016
818 km or 508 mi	Mecca	$1162
836 km or 520 mi	Kassala	$971
847 km or 526 mi	Bahir Dar	$864
869 km or 540 mi	Jeddah	$1155
879 km or 546 mi	Port Sudan	$964
920 km or 572 mi	Addis Ababa	$1289
959 km or 596 mi	El-Gadarif	$925
1067 km or 663 mi	Riyadh	$1627
1072 km or 666 mi	Salalah	$817
1114 km or 693 mi	Awasa	$1031