Djibouti City vs Tunis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Djibouti City	Tunis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$571	$535
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1421	$1292
🏠 One person rent	$245	$217
🏘️ Family rent	$452	$370
🍽️ Food expenses	$219	$225
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.2	$26.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$424	$353
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	8	49
😀 Quality of life	20	58
🏙️ Population	604K	603K

The cost of living in Djibouti City is 7% more expensive than in Tunis. Cities ranked 8002nd and 8377th ($571 vs $535) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Djibouti and Tunisia, respectively. Check Djibouti vs Tunisia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Djibouti City compared to 0.7 months in Tunis. Djibouti City ranked 1st best city to live in Djibouti vs Tunis ranked 1st in Tunisia, while ranked 8841st and 5485th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Djibouti City vs Tunis

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	Djibouti City	Tunis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.94	$4.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.4	$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.04	$4.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$2.21
☕ Cappuccino	$1.87	$0.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.65	$0.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$238	$226
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$165	$149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$500	$442
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$331	$265
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.8	$31.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.2	$49
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25	$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.54%	11.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1448	$1034
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$930	$686
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.5	$11.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.21	$2.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$0.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.82	$0.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.74	$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.14	$9.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.2	$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$3.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$0.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.88	$7.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.84	$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.03	$1.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.08	$2.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.29	$1.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.5	$30.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.56	$5.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.8	$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.58	$2.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.3	$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.2	$87.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$138	$108
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4050	$3168

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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 Tunis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.3 mi	Aryanah	$465
15 km or 9.6 mi	La Marsa	$549
59 km or 37 mi	Bizerte	$348
63 km or 39 mi	Nabeul	$443
115 km or 71 mi	Sousse	$495
124 km or 77 mi	Kairouan	$410
207 km or 129 mi	Souk Ahras	$364
215 km or 134 mi	Annaba	$459
228 km or 142 mi	Marsala	$1019
235 km or 146 mi	Sfax	$448
242 km or 150 mi	Tebessa	$459
247 km or 153 mi	Trapani	$938
282 km or 175 mi	Quartu Sant'Elena	$1377
284 km or 177 mi	Cagliari	$1455
292 km or 181 mi	Skikda	$476
294 km or 182 mi	Gafsa	$386
307 km or 191 mi	Agrigento	$971
317 km or 197 mi	Palermo	$1137
322 km or 200 mi	Constantine	$477
325 km or 202 mi	Gabes	$377
363 km or 226 mi	Gela	$941
375 km or 233 mi	Niscemi	$1077
386 km or 240 mi	Batna	$391
390 km or 242 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1384
393 km or 244 mi	Jijel	$410
394 km or 245 mi	Mosta	$1346
394 km or 245 mi	Naxxar	$1486
397 km or 247 mi	Birkirkara	$1524
397 km or 247 mi	San Gwann	$1555
398 km or 247 mi	Nuoro	$1307
399 km or 248 mi	Gzira	$1624
400 km or 248 mi	Sliema	$1749
401 km or 249 mi	Valletta	$1583
404 km or 251 mi	Zabbar	$1415
405 km or 252 mi	Ragusa	$1106
407 km or 253 mi	Marsaskala	$1325
408 km or 253 mi	El Eulma	$390
432 km or 268 mi	Setif	$321
442 km or 275 mi	Catania	$1161
448 km or 278 mi	Alghero	$1193