Djibouti City vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Djibouti City	Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person	$571	$772
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1421	$1834
🏠 One person rent	$245	$368
🏘️ Family rent	$452	$599
🍽️ Food expenses	$219	$273
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.2	$43.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$424	$704
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	8	43
😀 Quality of life	20	63
🏙️ Population	604K	423K

The cost of living in Djibouti City is 26% less expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 8002nd and 6556th ($571 vs $772) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Djibouti and North Macedonia, respectively. Check Djibouti vs North Macedonia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Djibouti City compared to 0.9 months in Skopje. Djibouti City ranked 1st best city to live in Djibouti vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 8841st and 4750th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Djibouti City vs Skopje

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	Djibouti City	Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.94	$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.4	$28.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.04	$5.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$2.04
☕ Cappuccino	$1.87	$1.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.65	$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$238	$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$165	$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$500	$570
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$331	$412
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.8	$88.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.2	$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25	$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.54%	4.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1448	$2252
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$930	$1584
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.5	$25.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.21	$4.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.82	$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.74	$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.14	$8.13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$7.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.2	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$0.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.88	$5.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.84	$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.03	$5.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.08	$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.29	$2.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.5	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.56	$5.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.8	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.58	$4.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.3	$72.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.2	$86.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$138	$298
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4050	$4225

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Skopje

Distance	City	Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi	Kumanovo	$588
38 km or 24 mi	Tetovo	$682
41 km or 26 mi	Veles	$545
69 km or 43 mi	Stip	$561
72 km or 44 mi	Prilep	$537
78 km or 48 mi	Kavadarci	$556
79 km or 49 mi	Pristina	$595
106 km or 66 mi	Bitola	$635
110 km or 68 mi	Ohrid	$636
110 km or 69 mi	Mitrovica	$463
117 km or 73 mi	Strumica	$612
138 km or 85 mi	Blagoevgrad	$576
140 km or 87 mi	Plav	$1030
148 km or 92 mi	Elbasan	$639
149 km or 92 mi	Pernik	$682
150 km or 93 mi	Novi Pazar	$662
152 km or 95 mi	Tirana	$1015
153 km or 95 mi	Nis	$711
154 km or 95 mi	Kamez	$935
155 km or 97 mi	Giannitsa	$1028
160 km or 99 mi	Shkoder	$679
160 km or 100 mi	Berane	$1070
162 km or 101 mi	Korce	$765
164 km or 102 mi	Ptolemaida	$1042
170 km or 106 mi	Bansko	$866
175 km or 108 mi	Sofia	$1037
175 km or 109 mi	Veria	$1027
180 km or 112 mi	Durres	$772
184 km or 115 mi	Ulcinj	$965
186 km or 115 mi	Podgorica	$975
187 km or 116 mi	Mojkovac	$1070
189 km or 117 mi	Berat	$749
189 km or 118 mi	Kozani	$943
193 km or 120 mi	Bar	$972
196 km or 122 mi	Thessaloniki	$1106
203 km or 126 mi	Serres	$988
211 km or 131 mi	Katerini	$973
211 km or 131 mi	Fier	$614
212 km or 132 mi	Cetinje	$816
216 km or 134 mi	Budva	$1117