Djibouti City vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Djibouti City	Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$586	$3691
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1414	$8778
🏠 One person rent	$249	$2299
🏘️ Family rent	$413	$4069
🍽️ Food expenses	$227	$919
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.7	$198
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$233	$8151
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	8	81
😀 Quality of life	41	100
🏙️ Population	604K	449K

The cost of living in Djibouti City is 84% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 7941st and 23rd ($586 vs $3691) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Djibouti and Switzerland, respectively. Check Djibouti vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Djibouti City compared to 2.2 months in Zurich. Djibouti City ranked 1st best city to live in Djibouti vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 7664th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Djibouti City vs Zurich

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	Djibouti City	Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.12	$27.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.1	$90.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.23	$20.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$9.69
☕ Cappuccino	$1.92	$7.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.68	$5.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$245	$2543
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$167	$1977
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$447	$4563
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$294	$3579
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41	$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.2	$240
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.1	$52.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.94%	2.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1488	$24740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$959	$9963
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$4.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.1	$109
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.46	$33.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$2.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.83	$3.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$3.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.75	$8.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.5	$24.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$23.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.42	$53.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$4.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$2.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$3.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$5.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$2.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$3.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.9	$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.44	$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.94	$11.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.05	$20.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.1	$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$4.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.28	$3.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.9	$83.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.75	$23.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.5	$138
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.29	$55.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$34.5	$138
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.4	$150
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$136	$2616
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4170	$22875

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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 Zurich

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Altstetten	$3392
6.4 km or 4 mi	Dubendorf	$3276
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dietikon	$3239
14 km or 8.6 mi	Horgen	$3282
14 km or 8.6 mi	Uster	$3249
16 km or 9.7 mi	Bulach	$3153
19 km or 12 mi	Wettingen	$3207
19 km or 12 mi	Wadenswil	$3225
19 km or 12 mi	Winterthur	$3207
20 km or 13 mi	Wetzikon	$3180
20 km or 13 mi	Baden	$3240
20 km or 13 mi	Baar	$3381
23 km or 15 mi	Zug	$3836
28 km or 17 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$3169
33 km or 21 mi	Frauenfeld	$2747
36 km or 22 mi	Schaffhausen	$2699
37 km or 23 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1684
37 km or 23 mi	Aarau	$2489
38 km or 24 mi	Emmen	$3197
40 km or 25 mi	Wil	$2650
40 km or 25 mi	Lucerne	$3231
43 km or 27 mi	Kriens	$3175
48 km or 30 mi	Singen	$1705
51 km or 32 mi	Radolfzell	$1766
56 km or 35 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2924
57 km or 36 mi	Konstanz	$1887
60 km or 37 mi	Rheinfelden	$1690
63 km or 39 mi	St. Gallen	$2694
63 km or 39 mi	Uberlingen	$1810
64 km or 40 mi	Donaueschingen	$1537
70 km or 44 mi	Riehen	$3565
71 km or 44 mi	Tuttlingen	$1593
71 km or 44 mi	Lorrach	$1694
74 km or 46 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1698
74 km or 46 mi	Basel	$2964
76 km or 47 mi	Villingen-Schwenningen	$1397
77 km or 48 mi	Saint-Louis	$1447
77 km or 48 mi	Friedrichshafen	$1839
77 km or 48 mi	Schaan	$2443
78 km or 48 mi	Allschwil	$3041