Djibouti City vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Djibouti City	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$586	$551
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1414	$1391
🏠 One person rent	$249	$222
🏘️ Family rent	$413	$373
🍽️ Food expenses	$227	$219
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.7	$49.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$233	$360
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	8	75
😀 Quality of life	41	68
🏙️ Population	604K	3.01M

The cost of living in Djibouti City is 6% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 7941st and 8275th ($586 vs $551) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 14th in Djibouti and Indonesia, respectively. Check Djibouti vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Djibouti City compared to 0.7 months in Surabaya. Djibouti City ranked 1st best city to live in Djibouti vs Surabaya ranked 1st in Indonesia, while ranked 7664th and 4631st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Djibouti City vs Surabaya

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	Djibouti City	Surabaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.12	$1.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.1	$13.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.23	$3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$2.41
☕ Cappuccino	$1.92	$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.68	$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$245	$230
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$167	$138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$447	$410
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$294	$251
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41	$46.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.2	$70.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.1	$19.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.94%	7.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1488	$2226
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$959	$1338
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.1	$8.97
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.46	$4.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.83	$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.75	$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.5	$9.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$3.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.42	$8.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$2.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.9	$30
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.44	$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.94	$2.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.05	$2.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.1	$2.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$0.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.28	$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.9	$21.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.75	$2.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.5	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.29	$3.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$34.5	$61
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.4	$76.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$136	$185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4170	$9160

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Cities near Djibouti City

Distance	City	Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi	Obock	$560
68 km or 42 mi	Ali Sabieh	$557
101 km or 63 mi	Dikhil	$559
185 km or 115 mi	Borama	$502
240 km or 149 mi	Taiz	$522
245 km or 152 mi	Aden	$517
247 km or 153 mi	Hargeisa	$694
253 km or 157 mi	Jijiga	$1169
264 km or 164 mi	Dire Dawa	$1175
277 km or 172 mi	Harar	$1175
286 km or 178 mi	Ibb	$512
290 km or 180 mi	Zabid	$499
356 km or 221 mi	Dhamar	$500
357 km or 222 mi	Al Hudaydah	$522
387 km or 240 mi	Dessie	$1039
418 km or 259 mi	Sayyan	$498
433 km or 269 mi	Sanaa	$560
451 km or 280 mi	Mekelle	$826
561 km or 348 mi	Addis Ababa	$1289
594 km or 369 mi	Mendefera	$498
598 km or 371 mi	Sa'dah	$498
600 km or 373 mi	Massawa	$499
618 km or 384 mi	Asmara	$533
627 km or 390 mi	Bahir Dar	$864
628 km or 390 mi	Gondar	$1016
664 km or 413 mi	Najran	$860
689 km or 428 mi	Keren	$500
720 km or 448 mi	Awasa	$1031
726 km or 451 mi	Mukalla	$500
740 km or 460 mi	Abha	$911
818 km or 509 mi	Jimma	$802
826 km or 513 mi	Bareq	$903
846 km or 526 mi	Kassala	$971
884 km or 550 mi	El-Gadarif	$925
936 km or 582 mi	Bisha	$918
944 km or 587 mi	Baidoa	$724
958 km or 595 mi	Ad-Damazin	$829
1019 km or 633 mi	As Sulayyil	$1008
1090 km or 677 mi	Mogadishu	$715
1095 km or 680 mi	Port Sudan	$964

Cities near Surabaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Mojokerto	$413
48 km or 30 mi	Pasuruan	$457
73 km or 45 mi	Batu	$409
77 km or 48 mi	Probolinggo	$470
83 km or 51 mi	Malang	$384
102 km or 63 mi	Kediri	$447
115 km or 71 mi	Blitar	$440
141 km or 87 mi	Madiun	$456
215 km or 133 mi	Surakarta	$409
247 km or 153 mi	Salatiga	$422
258 km or 160 mi	Semarang	$488
269 km or 167 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
286 km or 177 mi	Bali	$1134
311 km or 194 mi	Ubud	$834
315 km or 196 mi	Denpasar	$489
340 km or 211 mi	Pekalongan	$471
400 km or 249 mi	Tegal	$482
401 km or 249 mi	Mataram	$402
414 km or 257 mi	Cilacap	$478
464 km or 288 mi	Banjar	$488
464 km or 288 mi	Cirebon	$523
476 km or 296 mi	Banjarbaru	$449
481 km or 299 mi	Banjarmasin	$459
501 km or 311 mi	Tasikmalaya	$367
572 km or 355 mi	Bandung	$534
575 km or 357 mi	Palangka Raya	$470
576 km or 358 mi	Cimahi	$490
642 km or 399 mi	Sukabumi	$561
644 km or 400 mi	Bekasi	$555
659 km or 410 mi	Bogor	$480
660 km or 410 mi	Depok	$400
661 km or 411 mi	Jakarta	$699
672 km or 418 mi	Bima	$588
673 km or 418 mi	South Tangerang	$567
685 km or 425 mi	Tangerang	$665
738 km or 459 mi	Serang	$517
756 km or 470 mi	Cilegon	$511
774 km or 481 mi	Makassar	$523
820 km or 510 mi	Balikpapan	$598
842 km or 523 mi	Parepare	$502