Djibouti City vs Tabuk - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Djibouti City	Tabuk
🚶 Cost of living one person	$571	$1078
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1421	$2358
🏠 One person rent	$245	$566
🏘️ Family rent	$452	$724
🍽️ Food expenses	$219	$282
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.2	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$424	$1728
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	8	15
😀 Quality of life	20	47
🏙️ Population	604K	886K

The cost of living in Djibouti City is 47% less expensive than in Tabuk. Cities ranked 8002nd and 4967th ($571 vs $1078) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Djibouti and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Djibouti vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Djibouti City compared to 1.6 months in Tabuk. Djibouti City ranked 1st best city to live in Djibouti vs Tabuk ranked 10th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 8841st and 6450th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Djibouti City vs Tabuk

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	Djibouti City	Tabuk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.94	$7.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.4	$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.04	$6.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$1.06
☕ Cappuccino	$1.87	$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.65	$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$238	$507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$165	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$500	$571
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$331	$480
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.8	$85.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.2	$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25	$93.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.54%	4.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1448	$1372
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$930	$856
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$2.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.5	$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.21	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.82	$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.74	$2.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.14	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$5.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.2	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$1.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.88	$2.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$2.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.84	$6.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.03	$3.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.08	$3.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.29	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.5	$77
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.56	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.8	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.58	$3.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.3	$29.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.2	$90.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$138	$666
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4050	$8574

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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 Tabuk

Distance	City	Cost of living
198 km or 123 mi	Aqaba	$809
203 km or 126 mi	Dahab	$381
204 km or 127 mi	Eilat	$1577
216 km or 134 mi	Ma'an	$793
219 km or 136 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
236 km or 146 mi	Al Wajh	$961
287 km or 178 mi	Tafilah	$646
300 km or 187 mi	Hurghada	$342
306 km or 190 mi	El Gouna	$336
321 km or 200 mi	Al-Karak	$710
333 km or 207 mi	Dimona	$1716
344 km or 214 mi	Arad	$1680
356 km or 221 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$798
362 km or 225 mi	Beersheba	$1471
373 km or 231 mi	Ofakim	$1684
377 km or 234 mi	Rahat	$1686
377 km or 234 mi	Dura	$813
377 km or 234 mi	Hebron	$762
387 km or 240 mi	Netivot	$1742
391 km or 243 mi	Bethlehem	$905
393 km or 244 mi	Sakakah	$781
397 km or 247 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
397 km or 247 mi	Sderot	$1732
399 km or 248 mi	Jerusalem	$2114
400 km or 248 mi	Amman	$994
403 km or 250 mi	Gaza	$640
403 km or 250 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1506
411 km or 255 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
411 km or 255 mi	Ramallah	$996
412 km or 256 mi	Ashkelon	$1511
412 km or 256 mi	Al-Salt	$552
421 km or 262 mi	Ashdod	$1837
422 km or 262 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1915
424 km or 264 mi	Rehovot	$1811
426 km or 265 mi	Ramla	$2123
426 km or 265 mi	Yavne	$1884
427 km or 265 mi	Lod	$1891
429 km or 266 mi	Ness Ziona	$1943
430 km or 267 mi	Suez	$272
430 km or 267 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2028