Djibouti City vs Helsinki - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Djibouti City	Helsinki
🚶 Cost of living one person	$571	$1816
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1421	$4167
🏠 One person rent	$245	$918
🏘️ Family rent	$452	$1517
🍽️ Food expenses	$219	$580
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.2	$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$424	$3006
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	8	78
😀 Quality of life	20	95
🏙️ Population	604K	676K

The cost of living in Djibouti City is 69% less expensive than in Helsinki. Cities ranked 8002nd and 2353rd ($571 vs $1816) 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 1.7 months in Helsinki. Djibouti City ranked 1st best city to live in Djibouti vs Helsinki ranked 1st in Finland, while ranked 8841st and 26th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Djibouti City vs Helsinki

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	Djibouti City	Helsinki
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.94	$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.4	$79.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.04	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$8.29
☕ Cappuccino	$1.87	$4.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.65	$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$238	$980
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$165	$796
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$500	$1796
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$331	$1297
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.8	$64.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.2	$99.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25	$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.54%	4.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1448	$8076
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$930	$4860
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$3.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.5	$70
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.21	$21.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.82	$2.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.74	$3.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.14	$9.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$13.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.2	$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$3.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$2.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.88	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$3.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.84	$11.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.03	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.08	$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.29	$2.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.5	$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.56	$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.8	$79.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.58	$19.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.3	$97.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.2	$96.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$138	$345
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4050	$9361

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Helsinki

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Vantaa	$1671
16 km or 9.7 mi	Espoo	$1879
26 km or 16 mi	Tuusula	$1509
27 km or 17 mi	Kerava	$1486
29 km or 18 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1509
33 km or 21 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1479
34 km or 21 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1533
47 km or 29 mi	Porvoo	$1327
49 km or 30 mi	Lohja	$1220
51 km or 32 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1323
63 km or 39 mi	Riihimaki	$1443
78 km or 48 mi	Maardu	$1219
83 km or 51 mi	Tallinn	$1414
86 km or 53 mi	Raseborg	$1441
96 km or 59 mi	Hameenlinna	$1309
98 km or 61 mi	Lahti	$1398
102 km or 63 mi	Salo	$1396
115 km or 72 mi	Kotka	$1286
122 km or 76 mi	Rakvere	$899
124 km or 77 mi	Kouvola	$1355
131 km or 81 mi	Valkeakoski	$1544
132 km or 82 mi	Hamina	$1329
143 km or 89 mi	Kaarina	$1450
150 km or 93 mi	Turku	$1495
156 km or 97 mi	Raisio	$1450
157 km or 98 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$973
160 km or 100 mi	Tampere	$1464
164 km or 102 mi	Nokia	$1432
169 km or 105 mi	Ylojarvi	$1426
170 km or 106 mi	Sastamala	$1391
181 km or 113 mi	Sillamae	$952
188 km or 117 mi	Jamsa	$1394
201 km or 125 mi	Parnu	$1064
203 km or 126 mi	Lappeenranta	$1295
203 km or 126 mi	Narva	$953
205 km or 127 mi	Viljandi	$933
210 km or 131 mi	Mikkeli	$1308
214 km or 133 mi	Rauma	$1254
224 km or 139 mi	Pori	$1239
224 km or 139 mi	Tartu	$1045