Travel budget and cost of living in Djibouti how much does a trip cost?
Are you planning to go to Djibouti and need to budget for your trip? On this page you can see sample prices. This enables you to get to grips with actual prices and the cost of living in Djibouti. Then, why not use our free tool to calculate your Djibouti travel budget.
Travel budget in Djibouti
Djibouti: calculate your travel budget
Djibouti: sample budgets by traveller type
These example budgets assume a 2-week holiday in Djibouti for 2 people.
Low budget
(backpacker)
Daily budget:
- $ 98 for 2 ppl.
- $ 16 per person
- $ 18 per person
- Free activities
Total budget:
$ 2284* (420714 DJF)
Average budget
(traveller)
Daily budget:
- $ 134 for 2 ppl.
- $ 35 per person
- $ 28 per person
- $ 14 per person
Total budget:
$ 3998* (736330 DJF)
High budget
(tourist)
Daily budget:
- $ 185 for 2 ppl.
- $ 67 per person
- $ 50 per person
- $ 27 per person
Total budget:
$ 6588* (1213506 DJF)
* Estimated local budget for 2 people for 2 weeks. This represents an average across the country (budget may vary depending on the city or region visited).
Cost of living in Djibouti in 2023
Cost of living: Djibouti VS United States
On average, the cost of living in Djibouti in 2023 is essentially the same as in the United States (USA)
The graphic below shows the percentage of variation between prices United States in in the United States (USA) and United States by types of expenses:
Explore each type of expense in detail:
Cost of living in Djibouti by city
See the table below for the variation in the cost of living in different cities in Djibouti compared to the national average.
Cities | /Djibouti | View Details |
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Local prices in Djibouti by expense type
Djibouti: Restaurant budget

($ 4.3 to $ 20)
39% less than in the United States (USA)


($ 20 to $ 44)
10% more than in the United States (USA)


($ 8 to $ 11)
10% less than in the United States (USA)


($ 3.3 to $ 8)
4% more than in the United States (USA)


( $ 2.1)
36% less than in the United States (USA)


($ 1.1 to $ 2.9)
49% less than in the United States (USA)


($ 0.4 to $ 1.3)
63% less than in the United States (USA)


($ 0.5 to $ 2.6)
49% less than in the United States (USA)

Djibouti: Hotel and accommodation budget

($ 96 to $ 103)
21% less than in the United States (USA)


($ 121 to $ 230)
8% less than in the United States (USA)


($ 168 to $ 249)
23% less than in the United States (USA)


($ 355 to $ 363)
38% less than in the United States (USA)


($ 145 to $ 590)
91% more than in the United States (USA)


($ 233 to $ 351)
70% more than in the United States (USA)


($ 87 to $ 89)
61% less than in the United States (USA)


($ 323 to $ 679)
192% more than in the United States (USA)

Djibouti: Supermarket food budget

($ 1.6 to $ 5.4)
254% more than in the United States (USA)


($ 2.1 to $ 8.9)
63% more than in the United States (USA)


($ 2.1 to $ 3.6)
34% less than in the United States (USA)


($ 4.8 to $ 7.7)
52% more than in the United States (USA)


($ 22 to $ 28)
106% more than in the United States (USA)


($ 2.1 to $ 4.3)
36% less than in the United States (USA)


($ 0.8 to $ 2.4)
59% less than in the United States (USA)


($ 0.5 to $ 1.8)
47% less than in the United States (USA)


($ 0.5 to $ 1.1)
60% less than in the United States (USA)

Djibouti: Public and private transport budget

($ 0.5 to $ 8)
81% more than in the United States (USA)


($ 2.6 to $ 2.6)
69% more than in the United States (USA)


($ 1 to $ 1.6)
55% more than in the United States (USA)


($ 2.6 to $ 2.6)
19% less than in the United States (USA)


($ 10 to $ 20)
48% less than in the United States (USA)

Djibouti: Leisure activity budget

($ 8 to $ 20)
9% more than in the United States (USA)


( $ 20)
0% less than in the United States (USA)

Djibouti: Budget for clothes and price of cigarettes

( $ 1)
87% less than in the United States (USA)


($ 28 to $ 38)
35% less than in the United States (USA)


($ 20 to $ 28)
42% less than in the United States (USA)

Plane ticket budget

(fair price: $ 716)

(fair price: $ 1231)

(fair price: $ 782)
About the information on the cost of living in Djibouti
The information about the cost of living in Djibouti shown on this page comes from multiple sources, including : Numbeo, Easyvoyage and Hotels.com.
Information about cost of living in Djibouti updated on 23-09-2023.
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