Djibouti City vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Djibouti City	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$571	$3059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1421	$6994
🏠 One person rent	$245	$2104
🏘️ Family rent	$452	$3885
🍽️ Food expenses	$219	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.2	$266
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$424	$4040
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	8	89
😀 Quality of life	20	97
🏙️ Population	604K	5.87M

The cost of living in Djibouti City is 81% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 8002nd and 129th ($571 vs $3059) 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 0.7 months in Djibouti City compared to 1.3 months in Singapore City. Djibouti City ranked 1st best city to live in Djibouti vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 8841st and 11th 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	$3.94	$9.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.4	$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.04	$7.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$7.6
☕ Cappuccino	$1.87	$4.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.65	$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$238	$2532
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$165	$1834
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$500	$5168
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$331	$3336
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.8	$97
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.2	$149
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25	$33.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.54%	3.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1448	$22055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$930	$7662
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$1.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.5	$82.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.21	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$2.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$3.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.82	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.74	$3.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.14	$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.2	$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$4.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$3.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$4.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$3.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.88	$24.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$3.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.84	$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.03	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.08	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.29	$4.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.5	$107
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.56	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.8	$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.58	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.3	$74
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.2	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$138	$1115
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4050	$27780

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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 Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2788
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$759
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$539
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$679
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$703
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$682
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$669
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$604
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$543
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$542
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$529
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$532
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$585
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$810
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$714
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$645
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$458
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$670
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$565
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$883
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$628
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$395
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$582
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$695
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$466
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$417
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$430
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$500
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$619
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$620
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$605