Djibouti City vs Essen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Djibouti City Essen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$601
$1561
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1462
$3822
🏠 One person rent
$253
$682
🏘️ Family rent
$418
$1155
🍽️ Food expenses
$235
$545
🚐 Transport expenses
$51
$177
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$224
$3475
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
8
96
😀 Quality of life
41
95
🏙️ Population
604K
587K

The cost of living in Djibouti City is 62% less expensive than in Essen. Cities ranked 7928th and 3860th ($601 vs $1561) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 496th 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 2.2 months in Essen. Djibouti City ranked 1st best city to live in Djibouti vs Essen ranked 2nd in Germany, while ranked 7834th and 17th 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
$4.38
$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24
$66.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.41
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$5.31
☕ Cappuccino
$1.99
$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.71
$2.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$602
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$454
$1064
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$294
$848
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.5
$145
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.9
$223
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.4
$41.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.99%
3.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1416
$4998
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$886
$3089
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.49
$4.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.3
$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.93
$29.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.89
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.8
$3.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.43
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.62
$24.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$4.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$2.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.19
$7.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.04
$9.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.09
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.23
$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.6
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.73
$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.8
$90
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.92
$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.9
$96.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.8
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$157
$471
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4808
$10028

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Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Obock
$571
68 km or 42 mi Ali Sabieh
$570
101 km or 63 mi Dikhil
$572
185 km or 115 mi Borama
$509
240 km or 149 mi Taiz
$514
245 km or 152 mi Aden
$526
247 km or 153 mi Hargeisa
$712
253 km or 157 mi Jijiga
$1152
264 km or 164 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
277 km or 172 mi Harar
$1153
286 km or 178 mi Ibb
$504
290 km or 180 mi Zabid
$491
356 km or 221 mi Dhamar
$494
357 km or 222 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
387 km or 240 mi Dessie
$1022
418 km or 259 mi Sayyan
$492
433 km or 269 mi Sanaa
$551
451 km or 280 mi Mekelle
$810
561 km or 348 mi Addis Ababa
$1269
594 km or 369 mi Mendefera
$498
598 km or 371 mi Sa'dah
$491
600 km or 373 mi Massawa
$497
618 km or 384 mi Asmara
$531
627 km or 390 mi Bahir Dar
$863
628 km or 390 mi Gondar
$1017
664 km or 413 mi Najran
$865
689 km or 428 mi Keren
$498
720 km or 448 mi Awasa
$996
726 km or 451 mi Mukalla
$493
740 km or 460 mi Abha
$902
818 km or 509 mi Jimma
$775
826 km or 513 mi Bareq
$893
846 km or 526 mi Kassala
$931
884 km or 550 mi El-Gadarif
$858
936 km or 582 mi Bisha
$906
944 km or 587 mi Baidoa
$743
958 km or 595 mi Ad-Damazin
$771
1019 km or 633 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
1090 km or 677 mi Mogadishu
$724
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
$1508
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1592
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1481
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1642
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1579
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1573
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1549
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1588
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1561
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1638
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1467
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1570
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1588
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1575
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1639
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1622
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1548
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1620
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1563
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1567
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1584
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1486
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1572
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1661
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1565
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1570
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1571
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1579
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1574
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1578
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1564
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1640
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1944
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1566
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1579
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1673
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1584
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1614
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1663
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1587