Djibouti City vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Djibouti City	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$551	$452
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1372	$1081
🏠 One person rent	$235	$164
🏘️ Family rent	$434	$242
🍽️ Food expenses	$212	$190
🚐 Transport expenses	$47.1	$41.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$403	$436
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	8	5
😀 Quality of life	23	36
🏙️ Population	604K	79.2K

The cost of living in Djibouti City is 22% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 8114th and 8761st ($551 vs $452) 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 0.7 months in Djibouti City compared to 1 months in Thimphu. Djibouti City ranked 1st best city to live in Djibouti vs Thimphu ranked 2nd in Bhutan, while ranked 8873rd and 7674th 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	$3.67	$3.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.2	$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.74	$3.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$7.06
☕ Cappuccino	$1.81	$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.64	$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$231	$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$153	$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$482	$243
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$311	$174
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.1	$17.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.4	$27.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.7	$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.03%	10.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1410	$730
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$838	$121
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.44	$1.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.9	$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.95	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.77	$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.65	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.95	$4.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.94	$4.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.61	$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.77	$3.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.88	$1.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.08	$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.8	$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.44	$3.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.5	$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.52	$3.39
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.5	$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.8	$42.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$132	$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3861	$701

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Cities near Djibouti City

Distance	City	Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi	Obock	$522
68 km or 42 mi	Ali Sabieh	$524
101 km or 63 mi	Dikhil	$524
185 km or 115 mi	Borama	$602
240 km or 149 mi	Taiz	$490
245 km or 152 mi	Aden	$486
247 km or 153 mi	Hargeisa	$815
253 km or 157 mi	Jijiga	$702
264 km or 164 mi	Dire Dawa	$705
277 km or 172 mi	Harar	$676
286 km or 178 mi	Ibb	$481
290 km or 180 mi	Zabid	$466
356 km or 221 mi	Dhamar	$470
357 km or 222 mi	Al Hudaydah	$489
387 km or 240 mi	Dessie	$820
418 km or 259 mi	Sayyan	$467
433 km or 269 mi	Sanaa	$523
451 km or 280 mi	Mekelle	$800
561 km or 348 mi	Addis Ababa	$923
594 km or 369 mi	Mendefera	$466
598 km or 371 mi	Sa'dah	$467
600 km or 373 mi	Massawa	$467
618 km or 384 mi	Asmara	$498
627 km or 390 mi	Bahir Dar	$883
628 km or 390 mi	Gondar	$885
664 km or 413 mi	Najran	$1047
689 km or 428 mi	Keren	$466
720 km or 448 mi	Awasa	$840
726 km or 451 mi	Mukalla	$468
740 km or 460 mi	Abha	$923
818 km or 509 mi	Jimma	$871
826 km or 513 mi	Bareq	$920
846 km or 526 mi	Kassala	$1061
884 km or 550 mi	El-Gadarif	$959
936 km or 582 mi	Bisha	$938
944 km or 587 mi	Baidoa	$805
958 km or 595 mi	Ad-Damazin	$857
1019 km or 633 mi	As Sulayyil	$1085
1090 km or 677 mi	Mogadishu	$819
1095 km or 680 mi	Port Sudan	$1361

Cities near Thimphu

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Paro	$476
147 km or 91 mi	Siliguri	$343
196 km or 122 mi	Rangpur	$325
203 km or 126 mi	Saidpur	$337
211 km or 131 mi	Shigatse	$1014
214 km or 133 mi	Damak	$339
257 km or 159 mi	Raiganj	$325
257 km or 160 mi	Guwahati	$376
258 km or 160 mi	Biratnagar	$342
259 km or 161 mi	Dispur	$367
266 km or 166 mi	Balurghat	$319
280 km or 174 mi	Lhasa	$1095
287 km or 178 mi	Purnia	$299
294 km or 183 mi	Bogra	$315
308 km or 191 mi	Shillong	$360
313 km or 195 mi	Malda	$318
313 km or 195 mi	Mymensingh	$290
350 km or 217 mi	Saharsa	$290
360 km or 224 mi	Bhagalpur	$271
362 km or 225 mi	Rajshahi	$293
364 km or 226 mi	Sylhet	$312
377 km or 234 mi	Janakpur	$337
401 km or 249 mi	Berhampore	$311
413 km or 257 mi	Narsingdi	$303
418 km or 260 mi	Brahmanbaria	$342
421 km or 262 mi	Kathmandu	$455
424 km or 264 mi	Lalitpur	$355
426 km or 265 mi	Dhaka	$456
438 km or 272 mi	Agartala	$387
439 km or 273 mi	Narayanganj	$446
444 km or 276 mi	Muzaffarpur	$272
454 km or 282 mi	Hetauda	$390
468 km or 291 mi	Krishnanagar	$287
474 km or 295 mi	Birgunj	$345
482 km or 299 mi	Jessore	$310
486 km or 302 mi	Shantipur	$304
493 km or 306 mi	Patna	$335
495 km or 308 mi	Durgapur	$312
500 km or 311 mi	Asansol	$276
502 km or 312 mi	Kulti	$288