Djibouti City vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Djibouti City	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$586	$1052
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1414	$2682
🏠 One person rent	$249	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$413	$872
🍽️ Food expenses	$227	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.7	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$233	$701
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	8	95
😀 Quality of life	41	69
🏙️ Population	604K	11.5M

The cost of living in Djibouti City is 44% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 7941st and 5192nd ($586 vs $1052) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Djibouti and Brazil, respectively. Check Djibouti vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Djibouti City compared to 0.7 months in Sao Paulo. Djibouti City ranked 1st best city to live in Djibouti vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 7664th and 4142nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Djibouti City vs Sao Paulo

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	Djibouti City	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.12	$7.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.1	$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.23	$7.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$2.3
☕ Cappuccino	$1.92	$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.68	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$245	$622
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$167	$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$447	$1124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$294	$691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41	$48.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.2	$75
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.1	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.94%	12.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1488	$2855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$959	$1938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.1	$48.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.46	$7.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.83	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.75	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.5	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$4.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.42	$9.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.9	$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.44	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.94	$2.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.05	$6.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.1	$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.28	$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.9	$27.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.75	$7.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.5	$65.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.29	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$34.5	$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.4	$92.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$136	$475
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4170	$15428

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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 Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$737
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$701
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$697
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$698
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$690
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$712
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$656
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$605
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$691
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$687
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$704
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$830
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$671
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$699
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$699
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$665
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$706
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$639
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$780
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$671
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$654
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$689
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$702
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$666
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$693
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$678
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$664
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$685
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$687
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$657
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$741
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$737
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$618
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$673
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$648
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$816
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$659
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$666