Djibouti City vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Djibouti City	Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$590	$3857
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1446	$9099
🏠 One person rent	$246	$2413
🏘️ Family rent	$408	$4235
🍽️ Food expenses	$232	$926
🚐 Transport expenses	$50.8	$235
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$246	$8550
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	8	82
😀 Quality of life	43	97
🏙️ Population	604K	452K

The cost of living in Djibouti City is 85% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 8069th and 11th ($590 vs $3857) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 7471st and 6th 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	$4.29	$30.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.3	$79.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.38	$18.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$10
☕ Cappuccino	$2	$7.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.71	$5.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$239	$2736
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$163	$2037
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$429	$5021
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$290	$3627
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.5	$178
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.5	$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.4	$57.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12%	1.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1416	$17464
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$879	$7981
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.47	$5.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.2	$109
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.86	$44.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$2.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$2.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.87	$3.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$3.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.79	$9.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.5	$24.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.5	$27.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.52	$43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$2.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$4.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$2.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.29	$3.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.04	$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$2.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.17	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.1	$20.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.16	$5.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.56	$5.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$3.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.2	$82.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.7	$24.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.2	$149
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.71	$55.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$34.6	$136
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.4	$154
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$168	$2480
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5247	$26431

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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 Zurich

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Altstetten	$3514
6.4 km or 4 mi	Dubendorf	$3281
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dietikon	$3348
14 km or 8.6 mi	Horgen	$3492
14 km or 8.6 mi	Uster	$3239
16 km or 9.7 mi	Bulach	$3231
19 km or 12 mi	Wettingen	$3264
19 km or 12 mi	Wadenswil	$3441
19 km or 12 mi	Winterthur	$3267
20 km or 13 mi	Wetzikon	$3240
20 km or 13 mi	Baden	$3312
20 km or 13 mi	Baar	$3519
23 km or 15 mi	Zug	$4491
28 km or 17 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$3286
33 km or 21 mi	Frauenfeld	$2641
36 km or 22 mi	Schaffhausen	$2611
37 km or 23 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1679
37 km or 23 mi	Aarau	$2644
38 km or 24 mi	Emmen	$3288
40 km or 25 mi	Wil	$2638
40 km or 25 mi	Lucerne	$3321
43 km or 27 mi	Kriens	$3199
48 km or 30 mi	Singen	$1703
51 km or 32 mi	Radolfzell	$1751
56 km or 35 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2986
57 km or 36 mi	Konstanz	$1807
60 km or 37 mi	Rheinfelden	$1695
63 km or 39 mi	St. Gallen	$3120
63 km or 39 mi	Uberlingen	$1784
64 km or 40 mi	Donaueschingen	$1533
70 km or 44 mi	Riehen	$3587
71 km or 44 mi	Tuttlingen	$1582
71 km or 44 mi	Lorrach	$1700
74 km or 46 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1700
74 km or 46 mi	Basel	$3034
76 km or 47 mi	Villingen-Schwenningen	$1385
77 km or 48 mi	Saint-Louis	$1507
77 km or 48 mi	Friedrichshafen	$2091
77 km or 48 mi	Schaan	$2459
78 km or 48 mi	Allschwil	$3117