Djibouti vs France - Cost of Living Comparison

Djibouti France
🚶 Cost of living one person
$550
$1554
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1349
$3826
🏠 One person rent
$238
$807
🏘️ Family rent
$418
$1517
🍽️ Food expenses
$211
$522
🚐 Transport expenses
$43.8
$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$409
$2641
💸 GDP per capita
$3136
$40964
😃 Human freedom index
3.9
7.8
❤️ Life expectancy
62.3
82.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
30
72
🌐 English speaking %
1%
57.3%
🎓 Higher education
14
82
😀 Quality of life
20
86
🏙️ Population
957K
67.7M

The average cost of living in Djibouti ($550) is 65% less expensive than in France ($1554). Djibouti ranked 167th vs 28th for France in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Djibouti compared to 1.7 months in France. Ranked 175th and 22nd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Djibouti vs France

We calculate prices for Djibouti and France as a population-weighted mean of 4 and 151 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Djibouti France
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.59
$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.2
$60
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.81
$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$6.47
 Cappuccino
$1.79
$3.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.68
$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$231
$798
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$153
$630
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$458
$1591
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$295
$1247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39
$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.9
$168
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.6
$33.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.3%
2.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1346
$6501
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$776
$4920
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.45
$1.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.3
$60
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.97
$19.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$2.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$3.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.91
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.27
$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$20.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$3.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$3.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.28
$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.6
$8.36
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$2.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.63
$11.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.99
$8.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.1
$4.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$2.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.7
$36.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.46
$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$29.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.05
$18.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.8
$94.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.7
$99.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$129
$693
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4194
$11710

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In Djibouti

City Cost of living Population
Djibouti City
$554
604K
Ali Sabieh
$527
37.9K
Dikhil
$528
35K
Obock
$528
21.2K

In France

City Cost of living Population
Paris
$2194
2.15M
Marseille
$1508
870K
Lyon
$1535
522K
Toulouse
$1462
498K
Nice
$1683
343K
Montpellier
$1493
299K
Strasbourg
$1395
291K
Nantes
$1412
321K
Bordeaux
$1471
260K
Lille
$1550
236K
Boulogne-Billancourt
$1908
121K
Rennes
$1330
222K
Amiens
$1172
134K
Villeurbanne
$1427
155K
Reims
$1429
180K
Toulon
$1445
180K
Angers
$1473
156K
Tours
$1219
138K
Aix-en-Provence
$1681
147K
Rueil-Malmaison
$1656
78.3K
Grenoble
$1396
158K
Le Havre
$1281
166K
Nanterre
$1732
95.8K
Le Mans
$1200
145K
Clermont-Ferrand
$1352
147K
Dijon
$1259
159K
Argenteuil
$1978
109K
Saint-Etienne
$1082
174K
Annecy
$1723
132K
Brest
$1149
139K