Djibouti City vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Djibouti City	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$586	$3201
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1414	$6971
🏠 One person rent	$249	$2218
🏘️ Family rent	$413	$3750
🍽️ Food expenses	$227	$556
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.7	$268
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$233	$4609
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	8	89
😀 Quality of life	41	98
🏙️ Population	604K	5.87M

The cost of living in Djibouti City is 82% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 7941st and 109th ($586 vs $3201) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Djibouti and Singapore, respectively. Check Djibouti vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Djibouti City compared to 1.4 months in Singapore City. Djibouti City ranked 1st best city to live in Djibouti vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 7664th and 7th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Djibouti City vs Singapore City

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	Djibouti City	Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.12	$8.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.1	$64.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.23	$7.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$7.77
☕ Cappuccino	$1.92	$5.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.68	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$245	$2659
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$167	$1943
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$447	$4723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$294	$3274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41	$97
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.2	$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.1	$34.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.94%	2.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1488	$22654
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$959	$7935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$1.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.1	$87.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.46	$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$2.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$2.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.83	$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.75	$3.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.5	$19.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.42	$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$4.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$3.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$4.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$2.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.9	$25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.44	$4.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.94	$12.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.05	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.1	$7.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$2.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.28	$4.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.9	$115
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.75	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.5	$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.29	$31.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$34.5	$85.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.4	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$136	$1206
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4170	$29519

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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 Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$789
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$542
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$502
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$771
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$788
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$771
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$689
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$643
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$519
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$503
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$552
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$584
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$609
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$866
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$789
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$731
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$681
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$444
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$704
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$598
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$654
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$534
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$864
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$657
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$488
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$390
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$563
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$552
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$443
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$411
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$472
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$420
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$461
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$701
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$448
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$754
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$653