Djibouti City vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Djibouti City	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$586	$420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1414	$1031
🏠 One person rent	$249	$152
🏘️ Family rent	$413	$236
🍽️ Food expenses	$227	$174
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.7	$39.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$233	$544
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	8	5
😀 Quality of life	41	42
🏙️ Population	604K	115K

The cost of living in Djibouti City is 40% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 7941st and 8940th ($586 vs $420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Djibouti and Bhutan, respectively. Check Djibouti vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Djibouti City compared to 1.3 months in Thimphu. Djibouti City ranked 1st best city to live in Djibouti vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 7664th and 7547th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Djibouti City vs Thimphu

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	Djibouti City	Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.12	$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.1	$17.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.23	$4.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$2.28
☕ Cappuccino	$1.92	$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.68	$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$245	$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$167	$101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$447	$255
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$294	$171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41	$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.2	$26.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.1	$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.94%	10.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1488	$600
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$959	$947
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$1.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.1	$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.46	$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.83	$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.75	$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.5	$4.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.42	$4.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$0.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.9	$5.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.44	$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.94	$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.05	$1.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.1	$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.28	$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.9	$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.75	$3.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.5	$27.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.29	$3.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$34.5	$32
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.4	$43.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$136	$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4170	$653

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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 Thimphu

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Paro	$450
147 km or 91 mi	Siliguri	$297
196 km or 122 mi	Rangpur	$308
203 km or 126 mi	Saidpur	$311
211 km or 131 mi	Shigatse	$918
214 km or 133 mi	Damak	$316
257 km or 159 mi	Raiganj	$298
257 km or 160 mi	Guwahati	$348
258 km or 160 mi	Biratnagar	$321
259 km or 161 mi	Dispur	$338
266 km or 166 mi	Balurghat	$297
280 km or 174 mi	Lhasa	$981
287 km or 178 mi	Purnia	$284
294 km or 183 mi	Bogra	$287
308 km or 191 mi	Shillong	$354
313 km or 195 mi	Malda	$297
313 km or 195 mi	Mymensingh	$282
350 km or 217 mi	Saharsa	$281
360 km or 224 mi	Bhagalpur	$257
362 km or 225 mi	Rajshahi	$274
364 km or 226 mi	Sylhet	$321
377 km or 234 mi	Janakpur	$293
401 km or 249 mi	Berhampore	$294
413 km or 257 mi	Narsingdi	$352
418 km or 260 mi	Brahmanbaria	$332
421 km or 262 mi	Kathmandu	$427
424 km or 264 mi	Lalitpur	$350
426 km or 265 mi	Dhaka	$464
438 km or 272 mi	Agartala	$362
439 km or 273 mi	Narayanganj	$348
444 km or 276 mi	Muzaffarpur	$284
454 km or 282 mi	Hetauda	$293
468 km or 291 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
474 km or 295 mi	Birgunj	$328
482 km or 299 mi	Jessore	$300
486 km or 302 mi	Shantipur	$286
493 km or 306 mi	Patna	$320
495 km or 308 mi	Durgapur	$289
500 km or 311 mi	Asansol	$286
502 km or 312 mi	Kulti	$289