Djibouti City vs Essen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Djibouti City Essen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$586
$1516
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1414
$3719
🏠 One person rent
$249
$666
🏘️ Family rent
$413
$1137
🍽️ Food expenses
$227
$520
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.7
$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$233
$3571
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
8
95
😀 Quality of life
41
96
🏙️ Population
604K
587K

The cost of living in Djibouti City is 61% less expensive than in Essen. Cities ranked 7941st and 3903rd ($586 vs $1516) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 529th in Djibouti and Germany, respectively. Check Djibouti vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Djibouti City compared to 2.4 months in Essen. Djibouti City ranked 1st best city to live in Djibouti vs Essen ranked 2nd in Germany, while ranked 7664th and 24th 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
$4.12
$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.1
$58
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.23
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$5.22
☕ Cappuccino
$1.92
$3.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.68
$2.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$245
$633
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$167
$450
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$447
$1153
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$294
$810
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41
$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.2
$221
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.1
$37.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.94%
3.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1488
$4342
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$959
$3278
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$4.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.1
$68.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.46
$28.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.83
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$3.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.5
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.46
$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.42
$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$3.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$4.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.9
$6.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.94
$9.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.05
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.1
$2.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.28
$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.9
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.75
$15.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.5
$88.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.29
$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.5
$98.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.4
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$136
$460
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4170
$9800

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1506
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1543
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1474
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1605
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1555
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1547
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1533
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1567
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1560
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1631
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1340
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1550
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1574
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1558
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1631
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1583
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1535
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1613
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1529
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1547
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1572
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1488
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1552
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1661
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1549
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1558
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1525
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1558
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1563
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1548
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1552
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1645
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1979
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1549
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1543
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1674
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1544
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1591
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1691
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1575