Djibouti vs Senegal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Djibouti	Senegal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$585	$1223
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1433	$2831
🏠 One person rent	$245	$609
🏘️ Family rent	$407	$986
🍽️ Food expenses	$232	$396
🚐 Transport expenses	$46.3	$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$245	$165
💸 GDP per capita	$3553	$1773
😃 Human freedom index	5.44	6.49
❤️ Life expectancy	66	68.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index	31	46
🌐 English speaking %	1%	2%
🎓 Higher education	11	58
😀 Quality of life	26	33
🏙️ Population	1.17M	18.5M

The average cost of living in Djibouti ($585) is 52% less expensive than in Senegal ($1223). Djibouti ranked 167th vs 64th for Senegal in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Djibouti compared to 0.1 months in Senegal. Ranked 160th and 143rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Djibouti vs Senegal

We calculate prices for Djibouti and Senegal as a population-weighted mean of 4 and 9 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	Senegal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.29	$6.88
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.3	$48.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.39	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$2.6
☕ Cappuccino	$2	$4.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.71	$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$238	$626
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$162	$400
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$507	$1784
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$331	$816
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.4	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.4	$179
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.4	$47.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.01%	7.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1409	$3245
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$875	$1468
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.47	$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.2	$59.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.87	$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$2.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.87	$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.79	$2.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.5	$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.51	$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.52	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$3.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$3.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.29	$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.04	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$1.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.17	$2.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.11	$5.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.16	$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.56	$2.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.2	$43
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.7	$8.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.2	$43.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.7	$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$34.7	$64.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.5	$89.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$168	$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5231	$8886