Djibouti City Practical information

Money & costs

Money

There are only two ATMs in Djibouti City (both at the BCIMR branches listed following), but they were not functioning at the time of research.

BCIMR Pl Lagarde (358885; Rue Marchard; 7.30-11.45am Sun-Thu); Plateau du Serpent (353143; Ave F d’Esperey; 7.45-11.45am & 4-5.30pm Sun-Thu) Doesn’t accept travellers cheques but can do cash advances on credit cards (Visa only). For cash transactions, a flat fee of FD500 is charged.

Bureaux de Change (821970; 7.30am-1pm & 4pm until last departure Sat-Thu, 4pm until last departure Fri) At the international airport; cash only, but the rates are slightly inferior to those offered in the centre.

Dilip Corporation (352857; Pl du 27 Juin 1977; 8am-noon & 4-7.30pm Sat-Thu) Authorised bureaux de change. Changes cash (no commission) and does cash advances on Visa and MasterCard, but doesn’t accept travellers cheques.

Mehta (353719; Pl du 27 Juin 1977; 7.30am-7.30pm Sun-Thu) Authorised bureaux de change. Next door to Dilip (same family), Mehta also changes cash (no commission) and usually accepts travellers cheques, but charges a whopping 6% commission. It can also do cash advances on Visa and MasterCard, but the rates are inferior to the ones offered by BCIMR.