Djibouti City vs Essen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Djibouti City Essen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$590
$1519
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1446
$3766
🏠 One person rent
$246
$642
🏘️ Family rent
$408
$1100
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$537
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.8
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$246
$3165
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
8
96
😀 Quality of life
43
95
🏙️ Population
604K
587K

The cost of living in Djibouti City is 61% less expensive than in Essen. Cities ranked 8069th and 3925th ($590 vs $1519) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 521st 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 2.1 months in Essen. Djibouti City ranked 1st best city to live in Djibouti vs Essen ranked 3rd in Germany, while ranked 7471st and 23rd 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
$4.29
$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.3
$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.38
$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$5.63
☕ Cappuccino
$2
$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.71
$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$239
$571
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$163
$434
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$429
$1047
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$290
$794
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.5
$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.5
$217
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.4
$39.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12%
3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1416
$4896
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$879
$3071
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.47
$4.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$69.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.86
$31.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$1.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$3.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.5
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$25.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$3.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$3.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.17
$9.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.1
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.16
$2.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.2
$36.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.7
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.2
$88.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.71
$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.6
$97.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.4
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$168
$483
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5247
$9789

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Distance City Cost of living
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$564
68 km or 42 mi Ali Sabieh
$561
101 km or 63 mi Dikhil
$563
185 km or 115 mi Borama
$521
240 km or 149 mi Taiz
$497
245 km or 152 mi Aden
$509
247 km or 153 mi Hargeisa
$682
253 km or 157 mi Jijiga
$1045
264 km or 164 mi Dire Dawa
$1050
277 km or 172 mi Harar
$1050
286 km or 178 mi Ibb
$488
290 km or 180 mi Zabid
$476
356 km or 221 mi Dhamar
$478
357 km or 222 mi Al Hudaydah
$499
387 km or 240 mi Dessie
$931
418 km or 259 mi Sayyan
$476
433 km or 269 mi Sanaa
$532
451 km or 280 mi Mekelle
$748
561 km or 348 mi Addis Ababa
$1148
594 km or 369 mi Mendefera
$481
598 km or 371 mi Sa'dah
$475
600 km or 373 mi Massawa
$484
618 km or 384 mi Asmara
$513
627 km or 390 mi Bahir Dar
$800
628 km or 390 mi Gondar
$923
664 km or 413 mi Najran
$864
689 km or 428 mi Keren
$483
720 km or 448 mi Awasa
$910
726 km or 451 mi Mukalla
$477
740 km or 460 mi Abha
$871
818 km or 509 mi Jimma
$746
826 km or 513 mi Bareq
$873
846 km or 526 mi Kassala
$947
884 km or 550 mi El-Gadarif
$872
936 km or 582 mi Bisha
$890
944 km or 587 mi Baidoa
$745
958 km or 595 mi Ad-Damazin
$753
1019 km or 633 mi As Sulayyil
$993
1090 km or 677 mi Mogadishu
$721
1095 km or 680 mi Port Sudan
$976

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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
$1575
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1468
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1636
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1580
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1552
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1538
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1588
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1548
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1624
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1507
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1565
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1605
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1565
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1637
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1559
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1580
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1629
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1551
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1557
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1534
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1547
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1568
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1653
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1589
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1565
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1544
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1545
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1559
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1566
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1572
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1662
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1913
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1528
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1559
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1673
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1564
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1533
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1698
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1538