Djibouti City vs Essen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Djibouti City Essen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$551
$1519
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1372
$3604
🏠 One person rent
$235
$759
🏘️ Family rent
$434
$1284
🍽️ Food expenses
$212
$474
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.1
$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$403
$3220
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
8
95
😀 Quality of life
23
95
🏙️ Population
604K
579K

The cost of living in Djibouti City is 64% less expensive than in Essen. Cities ranked 8114th and 3358th ($551 vs $1519) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 247th 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 4th in Germany, while ranked 8873rd and 32nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Djibouti City Essen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.67
$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.2
$54.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.74
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$4.1
☕ Cappuccino
$1.81
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.64
$2.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$231
$639
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$153
$505
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$482
$1100
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$311
$925
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.1
$186
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.4
$282
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.7
$41.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.03%
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1410
$4207
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$838
$5688
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.44
$3.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.9
$59.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.95
$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.77
$2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$3.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.95
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.94
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$2.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.61
$5.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.77
$8.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.88
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.08
$2.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.52
$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.8
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.44
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.5
$83.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.52
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.5
$91.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.8
$96.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$132
$426
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3861
$9133

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Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Obock
$522
68 km or 42 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
101 km or 63 mi Dikhil
$524
185 km or 115 mi Borama
$602
240 km or 149 mi Taiz
$490
245 km or 152 mi Aden
$486
247 km or 153 mi Hargeisa
$815
253 km or 157 mi Jijiga
$702
264 km or 164 mi Dire Dawa
$705
277 km or 172 mi Harar
$676
286 km or 178 mi Ibb
$481
290 km or 180 mi Zabid
$466
356 km or 221 mi Dhamar
$470
357 km or 222 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
387 km or 240 mi Dessie
$820
418 km or 259 mi Sayyan
$467
433 km or 269 mi Sanaa
$523
451 km or 280 mi Mekelle
$800
561 km or 348 mi Addis Ababa
$923
594 km or 369 mi Mendefera
$466
598 km or 371 mi Sa'dah
$467
600 km or 373 mi Massawa
$467
618 km or 384 mi Asmara
$498
627 km or 390 mi Bahir Dar
$883
628 km or 390 mi Gondar
$885
664 km or 413 mi Najran
$1047
689 km or 428 mi Keren
$466
720 km or 448 mi Awasa
$840
726 km or 451 mi Mukalla
$468
740 km or 460 mi Abha
$923
818 km or 509 mi Jimma
$871
826 km or 513 mi Bareq
$920
846 km or 526 mi Kassala
$1061
884 km or 550 mi El-Gadarif
$959
936 km or 582 mi Bisha
$938
944 km or 587 mi Baidoa
$805
958 km or 595 mi Ad-Damazin
$857
1019 km or 633 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
1090 km or 677 mi Mogadishu
$819
1095 km or 680 mi Port Sudan
$1361

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Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1350
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1402
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1267
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1384
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1387
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1389
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1375
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1412
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1471
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1558
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1395
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1424
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1369
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1356
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1470
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1286
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1432
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1387
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1399
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1430
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1124
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1415
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1493
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1318
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1422
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1417
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1373
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1367
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1396
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1351
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1458
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1776
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1388
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1394
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1501
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1409
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1407
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1511
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1410