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Djibouti vs. Iran Cost of Living Summary

Djibouti is 3.3 times more expensive than Iran overall.

Restaurants
pay 3.0 times more in Djibouti
Groceries
pay 3.8 times more in Djibouti
Transportation
pay 3.3 times more in Djibouti
Housing
pay 3.5 times more in Djibouti
Childcare
pay 5.1 times more in Djibouti
Entertainment and Sports
pay 4.8 times more in Djibouti
Clothing
pay 4.2% more in Djibouti

The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, groceries, housing, transportation, and restaurants in Djibouti are more expensive than in Iran. Notably, childcare, entertainment and sports, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Djibouti.

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Djibouti vs. Iran Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Djibouti instead of Iran, you would:

pay 3.0 times more for restaurants

 
Iran
Djibouti
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $3.73
IRR5M
$9.83
DJF1,748
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $3.95
IRR5M
$15.45
DJF2,748
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.53
IRR728K
$1.90
DJF337
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pay 3.8 times more for groceries

 
Iran
Djibouti
Bread
1 loaf
 $0.45
IRR617K
$9.27
DJF1,649
Local cheese (8 oz) $1.73
IRR2M
$4.78
DJF850
Milk (1 gallon) $2.48
IRR3M
$10.63
DJF1,891
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pay 3.3 times more for transportation

 
Iran
Djibouti
Gasoline (1 gallon) $1.09
IRR1M
$8.56
DJF1,522
Monthly public transit pass $9.74
IRR13M
$42.53
DJF7,564
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $59,259.42
IRR81B
$33,798.22
DJF6M
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pay 3.5 times more for housing

 
Iran
Djibouti
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $10.43
IRR14M
$58.99
DJF10,491
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $307.16
IRR422M
$674.13
DJF120K
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $226.04
IRR311M
$477.51
DJF84,924
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pay 5.1 times more for childcare

 
Iran
Djibouti
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $78.80
IRR108M
$335.22
DJF59,619
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $1,441.79
IRR2B
$8,794.47
DJF2M
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pay 4.8 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Iran
Djibouti
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $0.82
IRR1M
$7.02
DJF1,249
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.17
IRR2M
$3.37
DJF599
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $2.02
IRR3M
$1.97
DJF350
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pay 4.2% more for clothing

 
Iran
Djibouti
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $25.86
IRR36M
$42.13
DJF7,493
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $28.80
IRR40M
$19.66
DJF3,497
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $102.33
IRR141M
$123.59
DJF21,980
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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated November 2026). How we calculate this

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