Djibouti City vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Djibouti City	Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$590	$1824
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1446	$4151
🏠 One person rent	$246	$1060
🏘️ Family rent	$408	$1874
🍽️ Food expenses	$232	$572
🚐 Transport expenses	$50.8	$60.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$246	$2178
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	8	39
😀 Quality of life	43	76
🏙️ Population	604K	6.44K

The cost of living in Djibouti City is 68% less expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 8069th and 2712th ($590 vs $1824) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Djibouti and Malta, respectively. Check Djibouti vs Malta comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Djibouti City compared to 1.2 months in Valletta. Djibouti City ranked 1st best city to live in Djibouti vs Valletta ranked 7th in Malta, while ranked 7471st and 1347th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Djibouti City vs Valletta

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	Djibouti City	Valletta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.29	$19.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.3	$79.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.38	$12.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$5.06
☕ Cappuccino	$2	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.71	$2.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$239	$1189
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$163	$872
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$429	$2108
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$290	$1600
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.5	$86.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.5	$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.4	$38
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12%	4.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1416	$5470
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$879	$4087
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.47	$2.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.2	$31.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.86	$24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.87	$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$3.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.79	$4.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.5	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.5	$12.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.52	$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$3.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$2.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$3.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$2.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.29	$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.04	$7.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$2.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.17	$6.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.1	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.16	$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.56	$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.2	$60.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.7	$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.2	$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.71	$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$34.6	$93.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.4	$141
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$168	$285
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5247	$12648

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Cities near Djibouti City

Distance	City	Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi	Obock	$564
68 km or 42 mi	Ali Sabieh	$561
101 km or 63 mi	Dikhil	$563
185 km or 115 mi	Borama	$521
240 km or 149 mi	Taiz	$497
245 km or 152 mi	Aden	$509
247 km or 153 mi	Hargeisa	$682
253 km or 157 mi	Jijiga	$1045
264 km or 164 mi	Dire Dawa	$1050
277 km or 172 mi	Harar	$1050
286 km or 178 mi	Ibb	$488
290 km or 180 mi	Zabid	$476
356 km or 221 mi	Dhamar	$478
357 km or 222 mi	Al Hudaydah	$499
387 km or 240 mi	Dessie	$931
418 km or 259 mi	Sayyan	$476
433 km or 269 mi	Sanaa	$532
451 km or 280 mi	Mekelle	$748
561 km or 348 mi	Addis Ababa	$1148
594 km or 369 mi	Mendefera	$481
598 km or 371 mi	Sa'dah	$475
600 km or 373 mi	Massawa	$484
618 km or 384 mi	Asmara	$513
627 km or 390 mi	Bahir Dar	$800
628 km or 390 mi	Gondar	$923
664 km or 413 mi	Najran	$864
689 km or 428 mi	Keren	$483
720 km or 448 mi	Awasa	$910
726 km or 451 mi	Mukalla	$477
740 km or 460 mi	Abha	$871
818 km or 509 mi	Jimma	$746
826 km or 513 mi	Bareq	$873
846 km or 526 mi	Kassala	$947
884 km or 550 mi	El-Gadarif	$872
936 km or 582 mi	Bisha	$890
944 km or 587 mi	Baidoa	$745
958 km or 595 mi	Ad-Damazin	$753
1019 km or 633 mi	As Sulayyil	$993
1090 km or 677 mi	Mogadishu	$721
1095 km or 680 mi	Port Sudan	$976

Cities near Valletta

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.8 km or 1.1 mi	Sliema	$2127
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Gzira	$1852
3.2 km or 2 mi	Zabbar	$1750
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	San Gwann	$1764
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Birkirkara	$1769
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Marsaskala	$1596
6.4 km or 4 mi	Naxxar	$1639
7.1 km or 4.4 mi	Mosta	$1769
11 km or 7.1 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1521
116 km or 72 mi	Ragusa	$1317
132 km or 82 mi	Gela	$1063
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1210
148 km or 92 mi	Syracuse	$1247
178 km or 111 mi	Agrigento	$1123
186 km or 115 mi	Catania	$1336
266 km or 166 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1164
267 km or 166 mi	Palermo	$1176
270 km or 168 mi	Messina	$1238
281 km or 175 mi	Marsala	$1176
295 km or 183 mi	Trapani	$1110
339 km or 211 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1346
344 km or 214 mi	Nabeul	$519
350 km or 217 mi	Sousse	$583
357 km or 222 mi	Tripoli	$478
362 km or 225 mi	Al-Khums	$376
364 km or 226 mi	Sfax	$487
376 km or 234 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1410
382 km or 237 mi	Catanzaro	$1243
386 km or 240 mi	Zawiya	$313
390 km or 242 mi	La Marsa	$592
392 km or 244 mi	Sabratha	$355
395 km or 245 mi	Misrata	$378
398 km or 247 mi	Zuwarah	$353
399 km or 248 mi	Kairouan	$460
401 km or 249 mi	Tunis	$633
401 km or 249 mi	Aryanah	$547
408 km or 254 mi	Cosenza	$1230
422 km or 262 mi	Crotone	$1362
437 km or 272 mi	Gharyan	$364
441 km or 274 mi	Bizerte	$391