Djibouti City vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Djibouti City	Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$571	$923
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1421	$1686
🏠 One person rent	$245	$540
🏘️ Family rent	$452	$553
🍽️ Food expenses	$219	$231
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.2	$88.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$424	$1598
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	29 km
🎓 Higher education	8	63
😀 Quality of life	20	38
🏙️ Population	604K	1.27M

The cost of living in Djibouti City is 38% less expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 8002nd and 5917th ($571 vs $923) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Djibouti and South Africa, respectively. Check Djibouti vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Djibouti City compared to 1.7 months in Soweto. Djibouti City ranked 1st best city to live in Djibouti vs Soweto ranked 10th in South Africa, while ranked 8841st and 7204th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Djibouti City vs Soweto

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	Djibouti City	Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.94	$6.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.4	$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.04	$3.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$2
☕ Cappuccino	$1.87	$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.65	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$238	$827
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$165	$346
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$500	$511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$331	$396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.8	$64.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.2	$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25	$33.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.54%	11.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1448	$850
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$930	$691
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.5	$31
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.21	$8.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.82	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.74	$2.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.14	$7.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.2	$6.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.88	$7.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.84	$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.03	$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.08	$2.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.29	$0.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.5	$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.56	$5.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.8	$21.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.58	$3
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.3	$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.2	$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$138	$200
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4050	$3805

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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 Soweto

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Johannesburg	$993
24 km or 15 mi	Randburg	$837
26 km or 16 mi	Sandton	$953
46 km or 28 mi	Vereeniging	$672
46 km or 29 mi	Benoni	$785
48 km or 30 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
56 km or 34 mi	Centurion	$807
58 km or 36 mi	Springs	$678
66 km or 41 mi	Pretoria	$906
73 km or 45 mi	Brits	$820
91 km or 56 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
92 km or 57 mi	Rustenburg	$889
137 km or 85 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
159 km or 99 mi	Bethal	$784
166 km or 103 mi	Kroonstad	$768
170 km or 106 mi	Middelburg	$795
222 km or 138 mi	Welkom	$748
228 km or 142 mi	Mmabatho	$780
249 km or 155 mi	Lobatse	$665
266 km or 165 mi	Gaborone	$691
282 km or 175 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
290 km or 180 mi	Kanye	$664
315 km or 196 mi	Molepolole	$628
321 km or 199 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
329 km or 204 mi	Mbabane	$562
335 km or 208 mi	Vryheid	$763
341 km or 212 mi	Maseru	$621
350 km or 217 mi	Manzini	$442
354 km or 220 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
367 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$631
399 km or 248 mi	Mafeteng	$567
412 km or 256 mi	Kimberley	$814
420 km or 261 mi	Palapye	$540
446 km or 277 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
447 km or 278 mi	Serowe	$583
461 km or 286 mi	Matola	$964
472 km or 293 mi	Maputo	$1068
506 km or 314 mi	Durban	$809
567 km or 353 mi	Francistown	$624
595 km or 370 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003