Djibouti City vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Djibouti City	Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$571	$625
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1421	$1708
🏠 One person rent	$245	$205
🏘️ Family rent	$452	$435
🍽️ Food expenses	$219	$231
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.2	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$424	$991
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	8	93
😀 Quality of life	20	66
🏙️ Population	604K	9.37M

The cost of living in Djibouti City is 9% less expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 8002nd and 7405th ($571 vs $625) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 160th in Djibouti and China, respectively. Check Djibouti vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Djibouti City compared to 1.6 months in Hefei. Djibouti City ranked 1st best city to live in Djibouti vs Hefei ranked 31st in China, while ranked 8841st and 3963rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Djibouti City vs Hefei

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	Djibouti City	Hefei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.94	$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.4	$13.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.04	$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$1.87	$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.65	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$238	$205
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$165	$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$500	$481
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$331	$358
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.8	$25.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.2	$39.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25	$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.54%	4.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1448	$3736
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$930	$2103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.5	$40.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.21	$3.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.82	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$0.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.74	$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.14	$7.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$4.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.2	$9.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.88	$20.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.84	$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.03	$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.08	$4.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.29	$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.5	$83.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.56	$5.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.8	$28
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.58	$6.43
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.3	$57.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.2	$60.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$138	$237
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4050	$8278

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Cities near Djibouti City

Distance	City	Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi	Obock	$540
68 km or 42 mi	Ali Sabieh	$542
101 km or 63 mi	Dikhil	$542
185 km or 115 mi	Borama	$518
240 km or 149 mi	Taiz	$507
245 km or 152 mi	Aden	$503
247 km or 153 mi	Hargeisa	$660
253 km or 157 mi	Jijiga	$764
264 km or 164 mi	Dire Dawa	$756
277 km or 172 mi	Harar	$718
286 km or 178 mi	Ibb	$496
290 km or 180 mi	Zabid	$482
356 km or 221 mi	Dhamar	$486
357 km or 222 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
387 km or 240 mi	Dessie	$838
418 km or 259 mi	Sayyan	$481
433 km or 269 mi	Sanaa	$546
451 km or 280 mi	Mekelle	$662
561 km or 348 mi	Addis Ababa	$1180
594 km or 369 mi	Mendefera	$487
598 km or 371 mi	Sa'dah	$482
600 km or 373 mi	Massawa	$486
618 km or 384 mi	Asmara	$520
627 km or 390 mi	Bahir Dar	$752
628 km or 390 mi	Gondar	$897
664 km or 413 mi	Najran	$937
689 km or 428 mi	Keren	$488
720 km or 448 mi	Awasa	$886
726 km or 451 mi	Mukalla	$484
740 km or 460 mi	Abha	$910
818 km or 509 mi	Jimma	$654
826 km or 513 mi	Bareq	$902
846 km or 526 mi	Kassala	$1006
884 km or 550 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
936 km or 582 mi	Bisha	$905
944 km or 587 mi	Baidoa	$706
958 km or 595 mi	Ad-Damazin	$836
1019 km or 633 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
1090 km or 677 mi	Mogadishu	$711
1095 km or 680 mi	Port Sudan	$1003

Cities near Hefei

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Chaohu	$621
73 km or 45 mi	Huainan	$608
74 km or 46 mi	Lu'an	$664
95 km or 59 mi	Tongcheng	$600
103 km or 64 mi	Ma'anshan	$666
113 km or 70 mi	Tongling	$632
118 km or 73 mi	Wuhu	$691
119 km or 74 mi	Bengbu	$505
122 km or 76 mi	Mingguang	$587
135 km or 84 mi	Chizhou	$611
142 km or 88 mi	Nanjing	$746
152 km or 94 mi	Qianshan	$576
153 km or 95 mi	Anqing	$555
173 km or 107 mi	Xuancheng	$672
178 km or 110 mi	Jurong	$621
180 km or 112 mi	Fuyang	$633
183 km or 114 mi	Yizheng	$592
186 km or 116 mi	Tianchang	$613
199 km or 124 mi	Suzhou	$602
209 km or 130 mi	Zhenjiang	$522
211 km or 131 mi	Yangzhou	$620
213 km or 132 mi	Ningguo	$642
214 km or 133 mi	Liyang	$654
217 km or 135 mi	Danyang	$607
227 km or 141 mi	Macheng	$630
228 km or 141 mi	Gaoyou	$621
229 km or 142 mi	Guangde	$650
237 km or 147 mi	Huaibei	$584
238 km or 148 mi	Jieshou	$591
242 km or 151 mi	Yangzhong	$603
243 km or 151 mi	Yongcheng	$600
247 km or 153 mi	Yixing	$695
248 km or 154 mi	Suqian	$620
251 km or 156 mi	Huai'an	$668
254 km or 158 mi	Changzhou	$702
256 km or 159 mi	Taizhou	$644
259 km or 161 mi	Huangshan	$642
260 km or 162 mi	Taixing	$636
267 km or 166 mi	Xuzhou	$484
268 km or 167 mi	Xinghua	$665