Djibouti City vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Djibouti City	Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$586	$1046
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1414	$2477
🏠 One person rent	$249	$343
🏘️ Family rent	$413	$551
🍽️ Food expenses	$227	$571
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.7	$38.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$233	$218
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	8	1
😀 Quality of life	41	28
🏙️ Population	604K	65.5K

The cost of living in Djibouti City is 44% less expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 7941st and 5224th ($586 vs $1046) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Djibouti and Sao Tome and Principe, respectively. Check Djibouti vs Sao Tome and Principe 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 Sao Tome. Djibouti City ranked 1st best city to live in Djibouti vs Sao Tome ranked 1st in Sao Tome and Principe, while ranked 7664th and 8852nd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Djibouti City	Sao Tome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.12	$29.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.1	$32.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.23	$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$1.67
☕ Cappuccino	$1.92	$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.68	$1.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$245	$315
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$167	$209
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$447	$581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$294	$375
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41	$40.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.2	$62.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.1	$71.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.94%	7.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1488	$1452
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$959	$943
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$1.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.1	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.46	$7.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.83	$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.32
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.75	$5.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.5	$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.42	$25.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$4.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$3.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.9	$9.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.44	$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.94	$2.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.05	$4.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.1	$3.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.28	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.9	$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.75	$21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.5	$20.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.29	$4.09
👖 Brand Jeans	$34.5	$33.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.4	$68
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$136	$130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4170	$4068

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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 Tome

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.3 km or 5.1 mi	Trindade	$1044
256 km or 159 mi	Port-Gentil	$660
303 km or 188 mi	Libreville	$708
375 km or 233 mi	Bata	$1241
443 km or 275 mi	Malabo	$1413
492 km or 306 mi	Port Harcourt	$676
494 km or 307 mi	Limbe	$755
509 km or 316 mi	Buea	$665
529 km or 328 mi	Douala	$1363
537 km or 333 mi	Aba	$674
543 km or 337 mi	Calabar	$397
565 km or 351 mi	Kumba	$849
574 km or 356 mi	Owerri	$1774
584 km or 363 mi	Umuahia	$961
587 km or 365 mi	Warri	$926
649 km or 403 mi	Onitsha	$1051
653 km or 406 mi	Awka	$878
660 km or 410 mi	Yaounde	$671
677 km or 421 mi	Benin	$632
684 km or 425 mi	Enugu	$563
702 km or 436 mi	Bafoussam	$793
730 km or 454 mi	Bamenda	$698
772 km or 480 mi	Owo	$664
774 km or 481 mi	Lagos	$1102
788 km or 490 mi	Akure	$644
806 km or 501 mi	Pointe-Noire	$585
822 km or 511 mi	Porto-Novo	$743
824 km or 512 mi	Cotonou	$793
827 km or 514 mi	Ado Ekiti	$642
829 km or 515 mi	Ife	$778
845 km or 525 mi	Ibadan	$752
846 km or 526 mi	Abeokuta	$1013
861 km or 535 mi	Osogbo	$705
884 km or 549 mi	Kayes	$536
889 km or 552 mi	Lome	$835
890 km or 553 mi	Oyo	$664
892 km or 555 mi	Cabinda	$706
907 km or 564 mi	Madingou	$536
924 km or 574 mi	Gamboma	$536
926 km or 575 mi	Abomey	$598