Djibouti City vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Djibouti City	Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$571	$796
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1421	$1933
🏠 One person rent	$245	$368
🏘️ Family rent	$452	$658
🍽️ Food expenses	$219	$296
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.2	$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$424	$794
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	8	47
😀 Quality of life	20	62
🏙️ Population	604K	276K

The cost of living in Djibouti City is 28% less expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 8002nd and 6461st ($571 vs $796) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Djibouti and Bosnia and Herzegovina, respectively. Check Djibouti vs Bosnia and Herzegovina comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Djibouti City compared to 1 months in Sarajevo. Djibouti City ranked 1st best city to live in Djibouti vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 8841st and 4897th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Djibouti City vs Sarajevo

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	Djibouti City	Sarajevo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.94	$7.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.4	$26.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.04	$7.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$2.22
☕ Cappuccino	$1.87	$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.65	$1.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$238	$320
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$165	$225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$500	$640
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$331	$438
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.8	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.2	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25	$22.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.54%	3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1448	$3005
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$930	$1953
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.5	$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.21	$7.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.82	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.74	$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.14	$9.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$6.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.2	$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.88	$7.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.84	$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.03	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.08	$2.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.29	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.5	$28.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.56	$5.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.8	$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.58	$3.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.3	$86.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.2	$94.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$138	$228
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4050	$2856

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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 Sarajevo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zenica	$559
75 km or 47 mi	Mostar	$693
77 km or 48 mi	Tuzla	$636
99 km or 61 mi	Doboj	$603
117 km or 73 mi	Bijeljina	$661
125 km or 78 mi	Valjevo	$776
138 km or 86 mi	Mojkovac	$1070
139 km or 86 mi	Dubrovnik	$1227
140 km or 87 mi	Banja Luka	$803
144 km or 89 mi	Cavtat	$1187
147 km or 91 mi	Slavonski Brod	$847
155 km or 96 mi	Cacak	$759
163 km or 101 mi	Kotor	$1150
163 km or 101 mi	Split	$1337
163 km or 101 mi	Berane	$1070
169 km or 105 mi	Cetinje	$816
171 km or 106 mi	Kastela	$1266
171 km or 107 mi	Sanski Most	$558
173 km or 107 mi	Podgorica	$975
177 km or 110 mi	Hvar	$1274
179 km or 111 mi	Budva	$1117
183 km or 114 mi	Prijedor	$659
187 km or 116 mi	Novi Pazar	$662
188 km or 117 mi	Plav	$1030
189 km or 118 mi	Osijek	$958
192 km or 119 mi	Novi Sad	$1012
194 km or 121 mi	Belgrade	$1160
203 km or 126 mi	Kragujevac	$807
203 km or 126 mi	Sibenik	$1053
204 km or 127 mi	Bar	$972
219 km or 136 mi	Shkoder	$679
225 km or 140 mi	Ulcinj	$965
226 km or 141 mi	Mitrovica	$463
229 km or 142 mi	Bihac	$556
246 km or 153 mi	Pecs	$848
257 km or 160 mi	Zadar	$1122
258 km or 160 mi	Bjelovar	$1008
260 km or 161 mi	Pristina	$595
261 km or 162 mi	Baja	$692
267 km or 166 mi	Subotica	$768