Djibouti City vs Essen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Djibouti City Essen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$584
$1525
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1450
$3787
🏠 One person rent
$253
$681
🏘️ Family rent
$463
$1217
🍽️ Food expenses
$222
$499
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.3
$197
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$435
$3234
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
8
95
😀 Quality of life
36
95
🏙️ Population
604K
585K

The cost of living in Djibouti City is 62% less expensive than in Essen. Cities ranked 7968th and 3595th ($584 vs $1525) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 371st in Djibouti and Germany, respectively. Check Djibouti vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Djibouti City compared to 2.1 months in Essen. Djibouti City ranked 1st best city to live in Djibouti vs Essen ranked 5th in Germany, while ranked 7418th and 31st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Djibouti City vs Essen

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Djibouti City Essen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.97
$13.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.6
$55.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.01
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$4.25
☕ Cappuccino
$1.88
$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$623
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$171
$470
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$511
$1267
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$340
$888
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.3
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.3
$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.7
$43.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.84%
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1458
$4052
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$900
$3592
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$3.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.9
$59.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.35
$39.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.72
$3.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.16
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.22
$20.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$2.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$4.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.82
$6.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.83
$8.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.99
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.13
$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.7
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.68
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.5
$86.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.74
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$34
$94.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.5
$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$141
$440
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4213
$9380

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Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Obock
$553
68 km or 42 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
101 km or 63 mi Dikhil
$554
185 km or 115 mi Borama
$527
240 km or 149 mi Taiz
$514
245 km or 152 mi Aden
$509
247 km or 153 mi Hargeisa
$684
253 km or 157 mi Jijiga
$671
264 km or 164 mi Dire Dawa
$667
277 km or 172 mi Harar
$626
286 km or 178 mi Ibb
$504
290 km or 180 mi Zabid
$489
356 km or 221 mi Dhamar
$491
357 km or 222 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
387 km or 240 mi Dessie
$814
418 km or 259 mi Sayyan
$491
433 km or 269 mi Sanaa
$550
451 km or 280 mi Mekelle
$686
561 km or 348 mi Addis Ababa
$1103
594 km or 369 mi Mendefera
$490
598 km or 371 mi Sa'dah
$488
600 km or 373 mi Massawa
$492
618 km or 384 mi Asmara
$524
627 km or 390 mi Bahir Dar
$799
628 km or 390 mi Gondar
$946
664 km or 413 mi Najran
$934
689 km or 428 mi Keren
$491
720 km or 448 mi Awasa
$810
726 km or 451 mi Mukalla
$491
740 km or 460 mi Abha
$915
818 km or 509 mi Jimma
$590
826 km or 513 mi Bareq
$895
846 km or 526 mi Kassala
$988
884 km or 550 mi El-Gadarif
$935
936 km or 582 mi Bisha
$895
944 km or 587 mi Baidoa
$711
958 km or 595 mi Ad-Damazin
$827
1019 km or 633 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
1090 km or 677 mi Mogadishu
$719
1095 km or 680 mi Port Sudan
$1096

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Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1439
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1497
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1441
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1543
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1465
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1470
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1472
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1489
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1618
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1586
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1425
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1486
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1464
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1442
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1548
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1378
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1451
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1527
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1477
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1480
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1490
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1206
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1477
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1571
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1419
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1462
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1461
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1466
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1457
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1480
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1451
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1558
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1861
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1472
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1480
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1578
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1469
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1376
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1652
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1431