Last update: Oct 2026

Cost of Living Comparison Between Djibouti and Dubai

For one person, living is cheaper in Djibouti: $2,030 a month against $2,854 in Dubai, rent and utilities included – about $9,900 less a year. Rent and utilities account for most of the difference.

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🇩🇯 Djibouti

$2,030

/mo nomad

Dubai

🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates

$2,854

/mo nomad

🙂 Solo nomad: Djibouti is 1.3% cheaper than Dubai without rent, and 28.9% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Djibouti is 3.3% cheaper than Dubai without rent, and 22.9% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$9.97 DJF 1,777

$13.04 AED 47.89

-23.54%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$73.5 DJF 13.1K

$81.4 AED 299

-9.76%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$15.19 DJF 2,706

$9.32 AED 34.25

62.98%

Cappuccino

$3.31 DJF 590

$5.97 AED 21.93

-44.56%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.94 DJF 345

$1.63 AED 5.98

19.02%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.74 DJF 310

$0.81 AED 2.99

114.81%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$7.08 DJF 1,262

$13.65 AED 50.1

-48.13%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$8.34 DJF 1,487

$13.38 AED 49.15

-37.67%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.75 DJF 490

$1.81 AED 6.64

51.93%

White Bread (500g)

$9.26 DJF 1,649

$1.57 AED 5.78

489.81%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.65 DJF 473

$2.49 AED 9.16

6.43%

Eggs

$5.78 DJF 1,031

$3.28 AED 12.04

76.22%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$9.59 DJF 1,709

$12.67 AED 46.53

-24.31%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$18.06 DJF 3,219

$9.75 AED 35.80

85.23%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$12.27 DJF 2,187

$13.18 AED 48.40

-6.90%

Apples (1kg)

$3.83 DJF 682

$2.61 AED 9.57

46.74%

Banana (1kg)

$1.23 DJF 220

$1.93 AED 7.09

-36.27%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.63 DJF 468

$1.92 AED 7.05

36.98%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.60 DJF 285

$1.36 AED 5.00

17.65%

Potato (1kg)

$1.57 DJF 279

$1.17 AED 4.29

34.19%

Onion (1kg)

$1.68 DJF 299

$1.01 AED 3.71

66.34%

Lettuce (1 head)

$5.65 DJF 1,006

$1.51 AED 5.56

274.17%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.58 DJF 104

$0.62 AED 2.29

-6.45%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$1.99 DJF 354

$5.85 AED 21.50

-65.98%

Wine (Bottle)

$20.86 DJF 3,718

$16.14 AED 59.3

29.24%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.39 DJF 426

$2.65 AED 9.74

-9.81%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.46 DJF 616

$2.95 AED 10.82

17.29%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.40 DJF 71.7

$1.64 AED 6.03

-75.61%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$42.90 DJF 7,644

$73.6 AED 270

-41.72%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$2.75 DJF 489

$3.17 AED 11.66

-13.25%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$5.56 DJF 991

$0.71 AED 2.63

683.10%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$27.64 DJF 4,926

$7.96 AED 29.23

247.24%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$2.28 DJF 407

$0.99 AED 3.64

130.30%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$34.2K DJF 6.1M

$27.4K AED 100.5K

24.77%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$32.3K DJF 5.7M

$22.5K AED 82.8K

43.17%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$526 DJF 93.7K

$250 AED 920

109.98%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$32.16 DJF 5,731

$54.2 AED 199

-40.71%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$59.6 DJF 10.6K

$91.8 AED 337

-35.03%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$87.1 DJF 15.5K

$98.6 AED 362

-11.74%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$27.63 DJF 4,923

$42.61 AED 156

-35.16%

Cinema Ticket

$12.76 DJF 2,273

$16.03 AED 58.9

-20.40%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$341 DJF 60.8K

$843 AED 3,098

-59.52%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$8,904 DJF 1.6M

$18.3K AED 67.1K

-51.23%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$41.73 DJF 7,436

$68.0 AED 250

-38.59%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$19.82 DJF 3,531

$57.9 AED 213

-65.74%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$124 DJF 22.2K

$101 AED 370

23.64%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$56.9 DJF 10.1K

$101 AED 371

-43.66%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$678 DJF 120.7K

$2,380 AED 8,741

-71.53%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$477 DJF 85.0K

$1,506 AED 5,531

-68.33%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$982 DJF 174.9K

$4,437 AED 16.3K

-77.87%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,247 DJF 222.1K

$3,010 AED 11.1K

-58.58%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$12.4K DJF 2.2M

$7,121 AED 26.2K

73.58%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$6,165 DJF 1.1M

$4,135 AED 15.2K

49.08%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$2,873 DJF 511.9K

$3,391 AED 12.5K

-15.27%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

13.07

4.54

187.89%

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Djibouti: October 3, 2026

Last update for Dubai: October 5, 2026

Monthly budget structure

Share of the monthly basket for one person, rent included.

Monthly Utilities & Internet

Djibouti

$618 29.7%

Dubai

$396 13.8% 35.8% $221

Accommodation & Living

Djibouti

$477 23%

Dubai

$1.5K 52.5% 216% $1K

Groceries & Markets

Djibouti

$453 21.8%

Dubai

$293 10.2% 35.4% $160

Eating Out

Djibouti

$232 11.2%

Dubai

$309 10.8% 33.1% $77

Sport & Entertainment

Djibouti

$113 5.4%

Dubai

$131 4.6% 16.1% $18

Clothing & Footwear

Djibouti

$109 5.3%

Dubai

$147 5.1% 34.8% $38

Getting Around

Djibouti

$75 3.6%

Dubai

$87 3% 15.8% $12

Good to know

🇩🇯 Djibouti

🇦🇪 Dubai

🕒 Local time

14:35 2:35 PM

15:35 3:35 PM

1 h ahead of Djibouti

🌤 Weather

👥 Population

1,152,944

3,790,000

💱 Currency

Djiboutian Franc DJF Fr

UAE Dirham AED د.إ

📈 Exchange rate

1,000 DJF = 5.61 USD

1,000 DJF = 5.01 EUR

1 AED = 0.272 USD

1 AED = 0.243 EUR

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AED, USD, EUR to DJF – Djiboutian Franc Converter

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🇩🇯 Djiboutian Franc (Fr)

Djiboutian Franc exchange rates as of October 10, 2026: 1 USD = 178 DJF (1,000 DJF = 5.61 USD). 1 EUR = 200 DJF (1,000 DJF = 5.01 EUR).

UAE Dirham exchange rates as of October 10, 2026: 1 USD = 3.67 AED (1 AED = 0.272 USD). 1 EUR = 4.12 AED (1 AED = 0.243 EUR).

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