Do and Don't

Djibouti is an African countries that have some contagious endemic diseases, particularly malaria. So it is advisable to take a preventive dose a week before traveling.

The weather in Djibouti is hot throughout the year, so it is not advisable to take heavy clothing.

Most residents in Djibouti use bottled water provided by three companies. The 12 plastic-bottle carton is available for about 6 US dollars. Imported water is also available but a little more expensive.

One of the problems that all residents of Djibouti suffer from is the recurrent disruption of electricity supply especially in summer. To deal with this problem most people use generators. Electricity consumption cost is very high especially with the use of air conditioning.

It is impossible to live in Djibouti without air conditioning especially in hot seasons.

Djibouti is a country with little local production and depends mainly on imports, thus the prices of consumer commodities are generally high.

Djibouti imports vegetables and fruits originally from Ethiopia. Markets are supplied usually on Mondays and Thursdays.

Transportation in Djibouti is operated by the private sector (buses + taxis), and there are no government-operated transportation services.

Taxis don't use meters and fares are negotiable.

Taxi fares from the airport range from 800 to 2000 Djiboutian francs (4 to 12 us dollars). However, usually these fares are not observed.

Djibouti the capital is densely populated. Housing rents are very high and in most cases not less than 70 thousand Djiboutian francs (about 400 US dollars). Supply is high in prime locations but for very high fares exceeding sometimes 400 thousand Djiboutian francs (about 2300 US dollars). Housing units for the middle class are in short supply.

The prices of meat and fish are moderate. The average price of a kilogram of mutton can reach 1200 Djiboutian francs (6 US dollars). Fish prices depend on supply and generally range between 600 and 1200 Djiboutian francs (3 and 6 US dollars) per kilogram.

The best meat sold in Djibouti is "Capri" goat meat.