Djibouti City vs Seoul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Djibouti City	Seoul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$571	$1334
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1421	$3862
🏠 One person rent	$245	$608
🏘️ Family rent	$452	$1634
🍽️ Food expenses	$219	$488
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.2	$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$424	$2911
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	8	100
😀 Quality of life	20	95
🏙️ Population	604K	9.67M

The cost of living in Djibouti City is 57% less expensive than in Seoul. Cities ranked 8002nd and 4104th ($571 vs $1334) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Djibouti and South Korea, respectively. Check Djibouti vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Djibouti City compared to 2.2 months in Seoul. Djibouti City ranked 1st best city to live in Djibouti vs Seoul ranked 1st in South Korea, while ranked 8841st and 30th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Djibouti City vs Seoul

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	Djibouti City	Seoul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.94	$7.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.4	$40.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.04	$5.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$3.5
☕ Cappuccino	$1.87	$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.65	$1.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$238	$754
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$165	$422
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$500	$2293
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$331	$1250
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.8	$99.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.2	$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25	$20.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.54%	4.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1448	$19682
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$930	$11168
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.5	$44.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.21	$8.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$2.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.82	$3.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$3.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.74	$3.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.14	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$8.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.2	$32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$7.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$3.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$5.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$5.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$3.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.88	$20.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$2.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.84	$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.03	$4.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.08	$5.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$2.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.29	$2.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.5	$48.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.56	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.8	$22.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.58	$9.53
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.3	$58.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.2	$82.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$138	$420
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4050	$20197

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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 Seoul

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi	Guri	$1122
17 km or 10 mi	Goyang	$1171
17 km or 10 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1089
17 km or 11 mi	Gwacheon	$1070
19 km or 12 mi	Uijeongbu	$955
20 km or 12 mi	Hanam	$1161
20 km or 12 mi	Namyangju	$1129
20 km or 13 mi	Seongnam	$1400
21 km or 13 mi	Siheung	$1283
21 km or 13 mi	Bucheon	$1163
22 km or 14 mi	Anyang	$1022
23 km or 14 mi	Yangju	$974
24 km or 15 mi	Gunpo	$1098
26 km or 16 mi	Gimpo	$1099
27 km or 17 mi	Uiwang	$1063
30 km or 19 mi	Gwangju	$1165
32 km or 20 mi	Paju	$1075
33 km or 20 mi	Ansan	$1070
33 km or 21 mi	Suwon	$1022
34 km or 21 mi	Incheon	$1092
37 km or 23 mi	Dongducheon	$1055
39 km or 24 mi	Pocheon	$1040
42 km or 26 mi	Yongin	$1127
47 km or 29 mi	Hwaseong	$1089
49 km or 31 mi	Osan	$1042
52 km or 32 mi	Icheon	$1020
58 km or 36 mi	Kaesong	$1565
65 km or 40 mi	Yeoju	$1026
66 km or 41 mi	Pyeongtaek	$984
69 km or 43 mi	Anseong	$1026
72 km or 45 mi	Chuncheon	$865
83 km or 52 mi	Dangjin	$1033
86 km or 53 mi	Wonju	$1074
87 km or 54 mi	Cheonan	$1151
101 km or 63 mi	Seosan	$1036
107 km or 66 mi	Chungju	$900
114 km or 71 mi	Cheongju	$936
118 km or 73 mi	Jecheon	$1016
123 km or 77 mi	Haeju	$1550
124 km or 77 mi	Sejong	$1019