Djibouti City vs Helsinki - Cost of Living Comparison

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Djibouti City Helsinki
🚶 Cost of living one person
$584
$1936
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1450
$4390
🏠 One person rent
$253
$1009
🏘️ Family rent
$463
$1646
🍽️ Food expenses
$222
$602
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.3
$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$435
$3013
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
8
78
😀 Quality of life
36
95
🏙️ Population
604K
676K

The cost of living in Djibouti City is 70% less expensive than in Helsinki. Cities ranked 7968th and 2046th ($584 vs $1936) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Djibouti and Finland, respectively. Check Djibouti vs Finland 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 Helsinki. Djibouti City ranked 1st best city to live in Djibouti vs Helsinki ranked 1st in Finland, while ranked 7418th and 37th among best cities to live in the world.

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Djibouti City Helsinki
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.97
$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.6
$84.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.01
$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$9
☕ Cappuccino
$1.88
$5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$3.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$1052
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$171
$873
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$511
$1924
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$340
$1400
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.3
$77.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.3
$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.7
$22.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.84%
3.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1458
$8423
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$900
$5044
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$3.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.9
$71.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.35
$20
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$2.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$2.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.72
$3.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.16
$9.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.22
$23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$2.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$3.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$1.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$2.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.82
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$3.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.83
$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.99
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.13
$3.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$2.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.7
$49.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.68
$18.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.5
$84.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.74
$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$34
$97.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.5
$97.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$141
$353
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4213
$10871

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Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Obock
$553
68 km or 42 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
101 km or 63 mi Dikhil
$554
185 km or 115 mi Borama
$527
240 km or 149 mi Taiz
$514
245 km or 152 mi Aden
$509
247 km or 153 mi Hargeisa
$684
253 km or 157 mi Jijiga
$671
264 km or 164 mi Dire Dawa
$667
277 km or 172 mi Harar
$626
286 km or 178 mi Ibb
$504
290 km or 180 mi Zabid
$489
356 km or 221 mi Dhamar
$491
357 km or 222 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
387 km or 240 mi Dessie
$814
418 km or 259 mi Sayyan
$491
433 km or 269 mi Sanaa
$550
451 km or 280 mi Mekelle
$686
561 km or 348 mi Addis Ababa
$1103
594 km or 369 mi Mendefera
$490
598 km or 371 mi Sa'dah
$488
600 km or 373 mi Massawa
$492
618 km or 384 mi Asmara
$524
627 km or 390 mi Bahir Dar
$799
628 km or 390 mi Gondar
$946
664 km or 413 mi Najran
$934
689 km or 428 mi Keren
$491
720 km or 448 mi Awasa
$810
726 km or 451 mi Mukalla
$491
740 km or 460 mi Abha
$915
818 km or 509 mi Jimma
$590
826 km or 513 mi Bareq
$895
846 km or 526 mi Kassala
$988
884 km or 550 mi El-Gadarif
$935
936 km or 582 mi Bisha
$895
944 km or 587 mi Baidoa
$711
958 km or 595 mi Ad-Damazin
$827
1019 km or 633 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
1090 km or 677 mi Mogadishu
$719
1095 km or 680 mi Port Sudan
$1096

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Vantaa
$1782
16 km or 9.7 mi Espoo
$2023
26 km or 16 mi Tuusula
$1570
27 km or 17 mi Kerava
$1532
29 km or 18 mi Kirkkonummi
$1608
33 km or 21 mi Nurmijarvi
$1562
34 km or 21 mi Jarvenpaa
$1631
47 km or 29 mi Porvoo
$1453
49 km or 30 mi Lohja
$1363
51 km or 32 mi Hyvinkaa
$1360
63 km or 39 mi Riihimaki
$1534
78 km or 48 mi Maardu
$1278
83 km or 51 mi Tallinn
$1447
86 km or 53 mi Raseborg
$1525
96 km or 59 mi Hameenlinna
$1431
98 km or 61 mi Lahti
$1453
102 km or 63 mi Salo
$1571
115 km or 72 mi Kotka
$1416
122 km or 76 mi Rakvere
$973
124 km or 77 mi Kouvola
$1447
131 km or 81 mi Valkeakoski
$1584
132 km or 82 mi Hamina
$1439
143 km or 89 mi Kaarina
$1546
150 km or 93 mi Turku
$1591
156 km or 97 mi Raisio
$1544
157 km or 98 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$990
160 km or 100 mi Tampere
$1527
164 km or 102 mi Nokia
$1499
169 km or 105 mi Ylojarvi
$1496
170 km or 106 mi Sastamala
$1469
181 km or 113 mi Sillamae
$979
188 km or 117 mi Jamsa
$1467
201 km or 125 mi Parnu
$1102
203 km or 126 mi Lappeenranta
$1378
203 km or 126 mi Narva
$846
205 km or 127 mi Viljandi
$966
210 km or 131 mi Mikkeli
$1389
214 km or 133 mi Rauma
$1331
224 km or 139 mi Pori
$1325
224 km or 139 mi Tartu
$1120