Copenhagen vs Djibouti City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Copenhagen	Djibouti City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2333	$571
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5412	$1421
🏠 One person rent	$1326	$245
🏘️ Family rent	$2372	$452
🍽️ Food expenses	$629	$219
🚐 Transport expenses	$192	$48.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4139	$424
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	93	8
😀 Quality of life	97	20
🏙️ Population	644K	604K

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 308% more expensive than in Djibouti City. Cities ranked 1085th and 8002nd ($2333 vs $571) 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 0.7 months in Djibouti City. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Djibouti City ranked 1st in Djibouti, while ranked 10th and 8841st 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	$18.8	$3.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$102	$21.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$5.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.26	$1.78
☕ Cappuccino	$6.08	$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.68	$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1534	$238
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1083	$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2847	$500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1988	$331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$40.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$174	$62.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.8	$25
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.22%	11.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7935	$1448
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5513	$930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.39	$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$100	$18.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.2	$7.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.02	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.94	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.3	$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.31	$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$7.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$4.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$7.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$7.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.66	$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.02	$2.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.36	$4.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.04	$3.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.38	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.98	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.6	$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.3	$4.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$62.8	$19.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$38.6	$4.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$115	$33.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$66.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$530	$138
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14686	$4050

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Cities near Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2364
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2134
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$1952
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1140
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1585
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$1722
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$1983
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1474
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1447
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$1800
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1297
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1426
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1310
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$1799
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1298
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1218
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1208
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$1816
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1607
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1333
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$1828
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1401
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1284
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1585
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1506
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1336
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1505
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1396
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1424
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1637
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1331
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1416
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1315
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1680
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1280
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1442
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1307
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1347
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1508
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1452

Cities near Djibouti City

Distance	City	Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi	Obock	$540
68 km or 42 mi	Ali Sabieh	$542
101 km or 63 mi	Dikhil	$542
185 km or 115 mi	Borama	$518
240 km or 149 mi	Taiz	$507
245 km or 152 mi	Aden	$503
247 km or 153 mi	Hargeisa	$660
253 km or 157 mi	Jijiga	$764
264 km or 164 mi	Dire Dawa	$756
277 km or 172 mi	Harar	$718
286 km or 178 mi	Ibb	$496
290 km or 180 mi	Zabid	$482
356 km or 221 mi	Dhamar	$486
357 km or 222 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
387 km or 240 mi	Dessie	$838
418 km or 259 mi	Sayyan	$481
433 km or 269 mi	Sanaa	$546
451 km or 280 mi	Mekelle	$662
561 km or 348 mi	Addis Ababa	$1180
594 km or 369 mi	Mendefera	$487
598 km or 371 mi	Sa'dah	$482
600 km or 373 mi	Massawa	$486
618 km or 384 mi	Asmara	$520
627 km or 390 mi	Bahir Dar	$752
628 km or 390 mi	Gondar	$897
664 km or 413 mi	Najran	$937
689 km or 428 mi	Keren	$488
720 km or 448 mi	Awasa	$886
726 km or 451 mi	Mukalla	$484
740 km or 460 mi	Abha	$910
818 km or 509 mi	Jimma	$654
826 km or 513 mi	Bareq	$902
846 km or 526 mi	Kassala	$1006
884 km or 550 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
936 km or 582 mi	Bisha	$905
944 km or 587 mi	Baidoa	$706
958 km or 595 mi	Ad-Damazin	$836
1019 km or 633 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
1090 km or 677 mi	Mogadishu	$711
1095 km or 680 mi	Port Sudan	$1003