Djibouti City vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Djibouti City	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$601	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1462	$6700
🏠 One person rent	$253	$1749
🏘️ Family rent	$418	$3002
🍽️ Food expenses	$235	$597
🚐 Transport expenses	$51	$337
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$224	$4145
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	8	99
😀 Quality of life	41	98
🏙️ Population	604K	5.45M

The cost of living in Djibouti City is 79% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 7928th and 348th ($601 vs $2844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Djibouti and Australia, respectively. Check Djibouti vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Djibouti City compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Djibouti City ranked 1st best city to live in Djibouti vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 7834th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Djibouti City vs Sydney

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	Djibouti City	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.38	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24	$79.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.41	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.87	$7.36
☕ Cappuccino	$1.99	$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.71	$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$248	$2123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$168	$1437
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$454	$3835
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$294	$2492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.5	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.9	$190
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.4	$51.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.99%	6.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1416	$13218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$886	$7866
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.49	$3.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.3	$118
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.93	$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.89	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.8	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.43	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$9.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.62	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$3.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$3.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.36	$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.19	$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$4.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.04	$24.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.09	$9.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.23	$4.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.61	$3.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.31	$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.6	$63.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.73	$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.8	$70.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.92	$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$34.9	$80.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.8	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$157	$2281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4808	$21946

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Cities near Djibouti City

Distance	City	Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi	Obock	$571
68 km or 42 mi	Ali Sabieh	$570
101 km or 63 mi	Dikhil	$572
185 km or 115 mi	Borama	$509
240 km or 149 mi	Taiz	$514
245 km or 152 mi	Aden	$526
247 km or 153 mi	Hargeisa	$712
253 km or 157 mi	Jijiga	$1152
264 km or 164 mi	Dire Dawa	$1156
277 km or 172 mi	Harar	$1153
286 km or 178 mi	Ibb	$504
290 km or 180 mi	Zabid	$491
356 km or 221 mi	Dhamar	$494
357 km or 222 mi	Al Hudaydah	$515
387 km or 240 mi	Dessie	$1022
418 km or 259 mi	Sayyan	$492
433 km or 269 mi	Sanaa	$551
451 km or 280 mi	Mekelle	$810
561 km or 348 mi	Addis Ababa	$1269
594 km or 369 mi	Mendefera	$498
598 km or 371 mi	Sa'dah	$491
600 km or 373 mi	Massawa	$497
618 km or 384 mi	Asmara	$531
627 km or 390 mi	Bahir Dar	$863
628 km or 390 mi	Gondar	$1017
664 km or 413 mi	Najran	$865
689 km or 428 mi	Keren	$498
720 km or 448 mi	Awasa	$996
726 km or 451 mi	Mukalla	$493
740 km or 460 mi	Abha	$902
818 km or 509 mi	Jimma	$775
826 km or 513 mi	Bareq	$893
846 km or 526 mi	Kassala	$931
884 km or 550 mi	El-Gadarif	$858
936 km or 582 mi	Bisha	$906
944 km or 587 mi	Baidoa	$743
958 km or 595 mi	Ad-Damazin	$771
1019 km or 633 mi	As Sulayyil	$1005
1090 km or 677 mi	Mogadishu	$724
1095 km or 680 mi	Port Sudan	$964

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2379
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2482
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2050
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1710
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1997
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1699
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1821
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1477
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2223
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1867
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1288
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1824
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1815
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1979
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2352
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1896
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1860
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1487
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1894
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1813
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1829
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2496
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1928
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1906
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2269
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1822
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1988
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2217
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1604
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1864