Djibouti City vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Djibouti City	Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$571	$1037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1421	$2570
🏠 One person rent	$245	$499
🏘️ Family rent	$452	$871
🍽️ Food expenses	$219	$357
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.2	$79.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$424	$1394
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	8	70
😀 Quality of life	20	78
🏙️ Population	604K	1.4M

The cost of living in Djibouti City is 45% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 8002nd and 5261st ($571 vs $1037) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Djibouti and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Djibouti vs Bulgaria 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 Sofia. Djibouti City ranked 1st best city to live in Djibouti vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 8841st and 723rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Djibouti City vs Sofia

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	Djibouti City	Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.94	$9.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.4	$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.04	$8.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$2.53
☕ Cappuccino	$1.87	$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.65	$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$238	$500
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$165	$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$500	$979
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$331	$663
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.8	$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.2	$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.54%	3.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1448	$3192
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$930	$2153
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.5	$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.21	$7.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.82	$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.74	$3.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.14	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$8.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.2	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$2.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.88	$7.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.84	$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.03	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.08	$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.29	$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.5	$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.56	$7.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.8	$39.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.58	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.3	$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.2	$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$138	$538
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4050	$6749

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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 Sofia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Pernik	$682
59 km or 37 mi	Vratsa	$687
77 km or 48 mi	Blagoevgrad	$576
97 km or 60 mi	Bansko	$866
100 km or 62 mi	Pazardzhik	$667
132 km or 82 mi	Pleven	$594
132 km or 82 mi	Plovdiv	$734
135 km or 84 mi	Nis	$711
142 km or 88 mi	Stip	$561
146 km or 91 mi	Kumanovo	$588
148 km or 92 mi	Vidin	$605
149 km or 92 mi	Asenovgrad	$616
151 km or 94 mi	Strumica	$612
164 km or 102 mi	Gabrovo	$598
168 km or 104 mi	Veles	$545
175 km or 108 mi	Skopje	$772
176 km or 110 mi	Pristina	$595
178 km or 110 mi	Kavadarci	$556
180 km or 112 mi	Serres	$988
185 km or 115 mi	Drama	$891
186 km or 116 mi	Craiova	$848
191 km or 119 mi	Stara Zagora	$646
193 km or 120 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$731
202 km or 125 mi	Mitrovica	$463
202 km or 126 mi	Haskovo	$619
208 km or 129 mi	Tetovo	$682
210 km or 130 mi	Prilep	$537
210 km or 131 mi	Slatina	$623
215 km or 134 mi	Kavala	$930
215 km or 134 mi	Alexandria	$629
217 km or 135 mi	Xanthi	$948
222 km or 138 mi	Drobeta-Turnu Severin	$663
224 km or 139 mi	Giannitsa	$1028
232 km or 144 mi	Thessaloniki	$1106
234 km or 145 mi	Novi Pazar	$662
242 km or 150 mi	Kragujevac	$807
245 km or 152 mi	Sliven	$631
246 km or 153 mi	Komotini	$899
248 km or 154 mi	Bitola	$635
248 km or 154 mi	Ruse	$633