Copenhagen vs Djibouti City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Copenhagen	Djibouti City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2601	$586
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6038	$1414
🏠 One person rent	$1451	$249
🏘️ Family rent	$2570	$413
🍽️ Food expenses	$729	$227
🚐 Transport expenses	$221	$49.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4591	$233
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	92	8
😀 Quality of life	98	41
🏙️ Population	667K	604K

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 344% more expensive than in Djibouti City. Cities ranked 713th and 7941st ($2601 vs $586) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Denmark and Djibouti, respectively. Check Denmark vs Djibouti comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Copenhagen compared to 0.4 months in Djibouti City. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Djibouti City ranked 1st in Djibouti, while ranked 10th and 7664th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Copenhagen vs Djibouti City

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	Copenhagen	Djibouti City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23.6	$4.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$109	$23.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.3	$5.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.14	$1.88
☕ Cappuccino	$6.84	$1.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.58	$0.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1734	$245
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1183	$167
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3186	$447
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2138	$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$182	$63.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.1	$25.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.92%	11.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9559	$1488
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6448	$959
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.63	$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$116	$19.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.7	$7.46
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.23	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.26	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.19	$0.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.69	$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$7.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$4.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18	$7.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.57	$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.2	$7.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$4.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.94	$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.62	$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.2	$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.5	$4.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.4	$21.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$37.7	$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$125	$34.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$131	$68.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$614	$136
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17654	$4170

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Cities near Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2617
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2379
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$2184
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1421
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1757
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$2086
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$2280
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1619
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1598
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$1977
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1485
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1591
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1485
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$2029
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1472
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1386
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1362
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$1805
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1785
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1502
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$2088
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1523
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1444
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1770
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1668
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1481
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1675
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1515
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1529
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1869
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1482
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1563
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1675
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1861
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1460
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1662
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1421
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1467
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1658
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1678

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