Djibouti City vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Djibouti City	Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$571	$546
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1421	$1370
🏠 One person rent	$245	$239
🏘️ Family rent	$452	$485
🍽️ Food expenses	$219	$198
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.2	$60.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$424	$401
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	8	35
😀 Quality of life	20	35
🏙️ Population	604K	2.96M

The cost of living in Djibouti City is 5% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 8002nd and 8272nd ($571 vs $546) 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 0.7 months in Djibouti City compared to 0.7 months in Sanaa. Djibouti City ranked 1st best city to live in Djibouti vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 8841st and 7504th 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	$3.94	$2.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.4	$18.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.04	$4.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$1.89
☕ Cappuccino	$1.87	$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.65	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$238	$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$165	$157
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$500	$587
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$331	$355
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.8	$38.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.2	$57.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25	$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.54%	12.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1448	$1713
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$930	$985
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.5	$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.21	$5.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.82	$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.74	$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.14	$6.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$4.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.2	$6.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.88	$8.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.84	$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.03	$3.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.08	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.29	$1.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.5	$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.56	$4.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.8	$12.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.58	$3.89
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.3	$25.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.2	$59.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$138	$79.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4050	$2809

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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 Sanaa

Distance	City	Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi	Sayyan	$481
92 km or 57 mi	Dhamar	$486
147 km or 92 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
154 km or 96 mi	Ibb	$496
159 km or 99 mi	Zabid	$482
182 km or 113 mi	Sa'dah	$482
198 km or 123 mi	Taiz	$507
238 km or 148 mi	Najran	$937
297 km or 185 mi	Aden	$503
367 km or 228 mi	Abha	$910
389 km or 242 mi	Obock	$540
433 km or 269 mi	Djibouti City	$571
465 km or 289 mi	Bareq	$902
493 km or 307 mi	Ali Sabieh	$542
512 km or 318 mi	Massawa	$486
512 km or 318 mi	Dikhil	$542
538 km or 334 mi	Mukalla	$484
544 km or 338 mi	Bisha	$905
550 km or 342 mi	Mekelle	$662
567 km or 352 mi	Asmara	$520
580 km or 361 mi	Mendefera	$487
586 km or 364 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
612 km or 381 mi	Borama	$518
618 km or 384 mi	Keren	$488
643 km or 400 mi	Hargeisa	$660
681 km or 423 mi	Dessie	$838
684 km or 425 mi	Jijiga	$764
689 km or 428 mi	Dire Dawa	$756
708 km or 440 mi	Harar	$718
788 km or 490 mi	Gondar	$897
818 km or 508 mi	Mecca	$979
836 km or 520 mi	Kassala	$1006
847 km or 526 mi	Bahir Dar	$752
869 km or 540 mi	Jeddah	$1146
879 km or 546 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
920 km or 572 mi	Addis Ababa	$1180
959 km or 596 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
1067 km or 663 mi	Riyadh	$1637
1072 km or 666 mi	Salalah	$809
1114 km or 693 mi	Awasa	$886