Cape Town vs Djibouti City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cape Town Djibouti City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1185
$586
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2732
$1421
🏠 One person rent
$629
$250
🏘️ Family rent
$1097
$421
🍽️ Food expenses
$312
$226
🚐 Transport expenses
$143
$49.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1565
$430
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
56
8
😀 Quality of life
61
41
🏙️ Population
3.78M
604K

The cost of living in Cape Town is 102% more expensive than in Djibouti City. Cities ranked 4790th and 7971st ($1185 vs $586) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in South Africa and Djibouti, respectively. Check South Africa vs Djibouti comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Cape Town compared to 0.7 months in Djibouti City. Cape Town ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Djibouti City ranked 1st in Djibouti, while ranked 5511th and 7232nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cape Town vs Djibouti City

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Cape Town Djibouti City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.3
$4.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.2
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.85
$1.86
☕ Cappuccino
$2.1
$1.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.15
$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$690
$243
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$482
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1262
$431
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$882
$307
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.8
$41.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.4
$64.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.5
$25.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.67%
11.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1876
$1483
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1307
$924
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.05
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.9
$19.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.61
$7.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$0.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.49
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.76
$7.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$4.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.69
$7.49
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.65
$1.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.58
$8.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.39
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.12
$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.22
$4.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.67
$3.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.2
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.7
$24.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.79
$4.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37
$21.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.58
$4.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.9
$34.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$68.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$223
$136
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5399
$4262

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Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi Paarl
$1215
99 km or 62 mi Worcester
$649
371 km or 231 mi George
$836
644 km or 400 mi Uitenhage
$922
662 km or 411 mi Port Elizabeth
$1002
664 km or 413 mi Upington
$733
754 km or 468 mi Makhanda
$812
821 km or 510 mi Komani
$972
833 km or 518 mi Kimberley
$853
845 km or 525 mi Bhisho
$1401
882 km or 548 mi East London
$821
912 km or 567 mi Bloemfontein
$685
950 km or 590 mi Mafeteng
$595
999 km or 621 mi Maseru
$652
1002 km or 622 mi Mthatha
$900
1029 km or 639 mi Teyateyaneng
$520
1030 km or 640 mi Welkom
$757
1034 km or 643 mi Mariental
$925
1092 km or 679 mi Butha-Buthe
$561
1092 km or 679 mi Kroonstad
$794
1113 km or 692 mi Klerksdorp
$752
1135 km or 705 mi Mmabatho
$816
1155 km or 718 mi Potchefstroom
$724
1187 km or 737 mi Rehoboth
$879
1194 km or 742 mi Lobatse
$676
1198 km or 745 mi Kanye
$673
1208 km or 751 mi Vanderbijlpark
$786
1217 km or 756 mi Vereeniging
$697
1231 km or 765 mi Pietermaritzburg
$699
1244 km or 773 mi Soweto
$958
1250 km or 777 mi Rustenburg
$925
1260 km or 783 mi Gaborone
$708
1261 km or 783 mi Molepolole
$639
1261 km or 784 mi Johannesburg
$1055
1267 km or 788 mi Randburg
$870
1269 km or 789 mi Windhoek
$961
1270 km or 789 mi Sandton
$916
1271 km or 790 mi Durban
$869
1277 km or 794 mi Gobabis
$899
1279 km or 795 mi Walvis Bay
$848

Cities near Djibouti City

Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Obock
$558
68 km or 42 mi Ali Sabieh
$558
101 km or 63 mi Dikhil
$556
185 km or 115 mi Borama
$514
240 km or 149 mi Taiz
$517
245 km or 152 mi Aden
$512
247 km or 153 mi Hargeisa
$657
253 km or 157 mi Jijiga
$1134
264 km or 164 mi Dire Dawa
$1139
277 km or 172 mi Harar
$1131
286 km or 178 mi Ibb
$507
290 km or 180 mi Zabid
$492
356 km or 221 mi Dhamar
$495
357 km or 222 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
387 km or 240 mi Dessie
$1015
418 km or 259 mi Sayyan
$493
433 km or 269 mi Sanaa
$556
451 km or 280 mi Mekelle
$808
561 km or 348 mi Addis Ababa
$1255
594 km or 369 mi Mendefera
$499
598 km or 371 mi Sa'dah
$493
600 km or 373 mi Massawa
$500
618 km or 384 mi Asmara
$532
627 km or 390 mi Bahir Dar
$846
628 km or 390 mi Gondar
$986
664 km or 413 mi Najran
$934
689 km or 428 mi Keren
$497
720 km or 448 mi Awasa
$1012
726 km or 451 mi Mukalla
$494
740 km or 460 mi Abha
$912
818 km or 509 mi Jimma
$811
826 km or 513 mi Bareq
$904
846 km or 526 mi Kassala
$1017
884 km or 550 mi El-Gadarif
$958
936 km or 582 mi Bisha
$907
944 km or 587 mi Baidoa
$680
958 km or 595 mi Ad-Damazin
$859
1019 km or 633 mi As Sulayyil
$1050
1090 km or 677 mi Mogadishu
$691
1095 km or 680 mi Port Sudan
$1013