Djibouti City vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Djibouti City	Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$590	$1031
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1446	$1903
🏠 One person rent	$246	$604
🏘️ Family rent	$408	$628
🍽️ Food expenses	$232	$268
🚐 Transport expenses	$50.8	$90.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$246	$382
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	29 km
🎓 Higher education	8	63
😀 Quality of life	43	43
🏙️ Population	604K	1.27M

The cost of living in Djibouti City is 43% less expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 8069th and 5331st ($590 vs $1031) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Djibouti and South Africa, respectively. Check Djibouti vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Djibouti City compared to 0.4 months in Soweto. Djibouti City ranked 1st best city to live in Djibouti vs Soweto ranked 10th in South Africa, while ranked 7471st and 7513th 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	$4.29	$6.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.3	$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.38	$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$2	$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.71	$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$239	$911
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$163	$382
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$429	$566
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$290	$444
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.5	$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.5	$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.4	$34.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12%	11.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1416	$980
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$879	$760
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.47	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.2	$34
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.86	$8.05
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.87	$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.79	$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.5	$8.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.5	$4.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.52	$7.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.29	$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.04	$8.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.17	$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.1	$3.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.16	$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.56	$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$0.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.2	$14.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.7	$5.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.2	$23
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.71	$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$34.6	$53.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.4	$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$168	$243
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5247	$5012

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Cities near Djibouti City

Distance	City	Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi	Obock	$564
68 km or 42 mi	Ali Sabieh	$561
101 km or 63 mi	Dikhil	$563
185 km or 115 mi	Borama	$521
240 km or 149 mi	Taiz	$497
245 km or 152 mi	Aden	$509
247 km or 153 mi	Hargeisa	$682
253 km or 157 mi	Jijiga	$1045
264 km or 164 mi	Dire Dawa	$1050
277 km or 172 mi	Harar	$1050
286 km or 178 mi	Ibb	$488
290 km or 180 mi	Zabid	$476
356 km or 221 mi	Dhamar	$478
357 km or 222 mi	Al Hudaydah	$499
387 km or 240 mi	Dessie	$931
418 km or 259 mi	Sayyan	$476
433 km or 269 mi	Sanaa	$532
451 km or 280 mi	Mekelle	$748
561 km or 348 mi	Addis Ababa	$1148
594 km or 369 mi	Mendefera	$481
598 km or 371 mi	Sa'dah	$475
600 km or 373 mi	Massawa	$484
618 km or 384 mi	Asmara	$513
627 km or 390 mi	Bahir Dar	$800
628 km or 390 mi	Gondar	$923
664 km or 413 mi	Najran	$864
689 km or 428 mi	Keren	$483
720 km or 448 mi	Awasa	$910
726 km or 451 mi	Mukalla	$477
740 km or 460 mi	Abha	$871
818 km or 509 mi	Jimma	$746
826 km or 513 mi	Bareq	$873
846 km or 526 mi	Kassala	$947
884 km or 550 mi	El-Gadarif	$872
936 km or 582 mi	Bisha	$890
944 km or 587 mi	Baidoa	$745
958 km or 595 mi	Ad-Damazin	$753
1019 km or 633 mi	As Sulayyil	$993
1090 km or 677 mi	Mogadishu	$721
1095 km or 680 mi	Port Sudan	$976

Cities near Soweto

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Johannesburg	$1204
24 km or 15 mi	Randburg	$912
26 km or 16 mi	Sandton	$1104
46 km or 28 mi	Vereeniging	$742
46 km or 29 mi	Benoni	$851
48 km or 30 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$867
56 km or 34 mi	Centurion	$997
58 km or 36 mi	Springs	$784
66 km or 41 mi	Pretoria	$1015
73 km or 45 mi	Brits	$950
91 km or 56 mi	Potchefstroom	$789
92 km or 57 mi	Rustenburg	$994
137 km or 85 mi	Klerksdorp	$860
159 km or 99 mi	Bethal	$902
166 km or 103 mi	Kroonstad	$872
170 km or 106 mi	Middelburg	$875
222 km or 138 mi	Welkom	$811
228 km or 142 mi	Mmabatho	$903
249 km or 155 mi	Lobatse	$691
266 km or 165 mi	Gaborone	$723
282 km or 175 mi	Butha-Buthe	$589
290 km or 180 mi	Kanye	$691
315 km or 196 mi	Molepolole	$663
321 km or 199 mi	Teyateyaneng	$558
329 km or 204 mi	Mbabane	$607
335 km or 208 mi	Vryheid	$882
341 km or 212 mi	Maseru	$660
350 km or 217 mi	Manzini	$494
354 km or 220 mi	Bloemfontein	$742
367 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$615
399 km or 248 mi	Mafeteng	$611
412 km or 256 mi	Kimberley	$904
420 km or 261 mi	Palapye	$549
446 km or 277 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$725
447 km or 278 mi	Serowe	$590
461 km or 286 mi	Matola	$912
472 km or 293 mi	Maputo	$1014
506 km or 314 mi	Durban	$938
567 km or 353 mi	Francistown	$632
595 km or 370 mi	Xai-Xai	$965