Chengdu vs Djibouti City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chengdu	Djibouti City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$635	$586
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1647	$1414
🏠 One person rent	$252	$249
🏘️ Family rent	$428	$413
🍽️ Food expenses	$230	$227
🚐 Transport expenses	$84.6	$49.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$917	$233
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	94	8
😀 Quality of life	75	41
🏙️ Population	20.9M	604K

The cost of living in Chengdu is 8% more expensive than in Djibouti City. Cities ranked 7530th and 7941st ($635 vs $586) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 114th and 1st in China and Djibouti, respectively. Check China vs Djibouti comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Chengdu compared to 0.4 months in Djibouti City. Chengdu ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Djibouti City ranked 1st in Djibouti, while ranked 1800th and 7664th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chengdu vs Djibouti City

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	Chengdu	Djibouti City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.87	$4.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.5	$23.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.87	$5.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.35	$1.88
☕ Cappuccino	$3.31	$1.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$313	$245
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$183	$167
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$574	$447
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$318	$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.1	$41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.2	$63.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.2	$25.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.96%	11.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3973	$1488
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2045	$959
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.7	$19.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.61	$7.46
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.55	$0.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$7.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$4.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$7.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.22	$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$7.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.95	$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.34	$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.11	$4.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.97	$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.41	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.62	$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.52	$4.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22	$21.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.37	$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.5	$34.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.6	$68.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$251	$136
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11647	$4170

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Cities near Chengdu

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Chongzhou	$596
38 km or 24 mi	Pengzhou	$588
41 km or 25 mi	Guanghan	$571
53 km or 33 mi	Shifang	$557
55 km or 34 mi	Jianyang	$591
56 km or 35 mi	Dujiangyan	$583
60 km or 38 mi	Deyang	$563
65 km or 40 mi	Qionglai	$580
71 km or 44 mi	Meishan	$599
77 km or 48 mi	Mianzhu	$544
81 km or 50 mi	Ziyang	$598
110 km or 68 mi	Mianyang	$528
124 km or 77 mi	Leshan	$563
127 km or 79 mi	Ya'an	$571
127 km or 79 mi	Shehong	$551
131 km or 81 mi	Emeishan	$552
139 km or 87 mi	Jiangyou	$536
145 km or 90 mi	Suining	$565
153 km or 95 mi	Neijiang	$645
161 km or 100 mi	Zigong	$573
188 km or 117 mi	Longchang	$575
193 km or 120 mi	Nanchong	$541
208 km or 129 mi	Langzhong	$538
219 km or 136 mi	Yibin	$570
237 km or 148 mi	Luzhou	$562
247 km or 153 mi	Guang'an	$569
259 km or 161 mi	Guangyuan	$587
261 km or 162 mi	Huaying	$542
265 km or 165 mi	Chongqing	$561
288 km or 179 mi	Bazhong	$601
333 km or 207 mi	Dazhou	$583
341 km or 212 mi	Longnan	$593
353 km or 220 mi	Xichang	$570
372 km or 231 mi	Zhaotong	$579
388 km or 241 mi	Hanzhong	$663
390 km or 243 mi	Renhuai	$538
392 km or 244 mi	Bijie	$569
408 km or 253 mi	Wanyuan	$567
431 km or 268 mi	Zunyi	$551
459 km or 285 mi	Liupanshui	$560

Cities near Djibouti City

Distance	City	Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi	Obock	$560
68 km or 42 mi	Ali Sabieh	$557
101 km or 63 mi	Dikhil	$559
185 km or 115 mi	Borama	$502
240 km or 149 mi	Taiz	$522
245 km or 152 mi	Aden	$517
247 km or 153 mi	Hargeisa	$694
253 km or 157 mi	Jijiga	$1169
264 km or 164 mi	Dire Dawa	$1175
277 km or 172 mi	Harar	$1175
286 km or 178 mi	Ibb	$512
290 km or 180 mi	Zabid	$499
356 km or 221 mi	Dhamar	$500
357 km or 222 mi	Al Hudaydah	$522
387 km or 240 mi	Dessie	$1039
418 km or 259 mi	Sayyan	$498
433 km or 269 mi	Sanaa	$560
451 km or 280 mi	Mekelle	$826
561 km or 348 mi	Addis Ababa	$1289
594 km or 369 mi	Mendefera	$498
598 km or 371 mi	Sa'dah	$498
600 km or 373 mi	Massawa	$499
618 km or 384 mi	Asmara	$533
627 km or 390 mi	Bahir Dar	$864
628 km or 390 mi	Gondar	$1016
664 km or 413 mi	Najran	$860
689 km or 428 mi	Keren	$500
720 km or 448 mi	Awasa	$1031
726 km or 451 mi	Mukalla	$500
740 km or 460 mi	Abha	$911
818 km or 509 mi	Jimma	$802
826 km or 513 mi	Bareq	$903
846 km or 526 mi	Kassala	$971
884 km or 550 mi	El-Gadarif	$925
936 km or 582 mi	Bisha	$918
944 km or 587 mi	Baidoa	$724
958 km or 595 mi	Ad-Damazin	$829
1019 km or 633 mi	As Sulayyil	$1008
1090 km or 677 mi	Mogadishu	$715
1095 km or 680 mi	Port Sudan	$964