Djibouti City vs Helsinki - Cost of Living Comparison

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Djibouti City Helsinki
🚶 Cost of living one person
$551
$1825
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1372
$4263
🏠 One person rent
$235
$937
🏘️ Family rent
$434
$1639
🍽️ Food expenses
$212
$569
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.1
$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$403
$3086
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
8
78
😀 Quality of life
23
95
🏙️ Population
604K
665K

The cost of living in Djibouti City is 70% less expensive than in Helsinki. Cities ranked 8114th and 2273rd ($551 vs $1825) 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 8873rd and 26th among best cities to live in the world.

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Djibouti City Helsinki
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.67
$14.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.2
$79.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.74
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$8.43
☕ Cappuccino
$1.81
$5.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.64
$2.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$231
$985
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$153
$814
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$482
$1810
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$311
$1440
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.1
$68.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.4
$105
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.7
$20
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.03%
3.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1410
$7893
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$838
$4642
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.44
$3.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.9
$74.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.95
$19.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$2.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.77
$2.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$3.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.95
$8.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.94
$22.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$4.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$3.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.61
$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.77
$10.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.88
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.08
$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.52
$1.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.8
$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.44
$18.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.5
$91.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.52
$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.5
$90.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.8
$85
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$132
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3861
$9506

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Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Obock
$522
68 km or 42 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
101 km or 63 mi Dikhil
$524
185 km or 115 mi Borama
$602
240 km or 149 mi Taiz
$490
245 km or 152 mi Aden
$486
247 km or 153 mi Hargeisa
$815
253 km or 157 mi Jijiga
$702
264 km or 164 mi Dire Dawa
$705
277 km or 172 mi Harar
$676
286 km or 178 mi Ibb
$481
290 km or 180 mi Zabid
$466
356 km or 221 mi Dhamar
$470
357 km or 222 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
387 km or 240 mi Dessie
$820
418 km or 259 mi Sayyan
$467
433 km or 269 mi Sanaa
$523
451 km or 280 mi Mekelle
$800
561 km or 348 mi Addis Ababa
$923
594 km or 369 mi Mendefera
$466
598 km or 371 mi Sa'dah
$467
600 km or 373 mi Massawa
$467
618 km or 384 mi Asmara
$498
627 km or 390 mi Bahir Dar
$883
628 km or 390 mi Gondar
$885
664 km or 413 mi Najran
$1047
689 km or 428 mi Keren
$466
720 km or 448 mi Awasa
$840
726 km or 451 mi Mukalla
$468
740 km or 460 mi Abha
$923
818 km or 509 mi Jimma
$871
826 km or 513 mi Bareq
$920
846 km or 526 mi Kassala
$1061
884 km or 550 mi El-Gadarif
$959
936 km or 582 mi Bisha
$938
944 km or 587 mi Baidoa
$805
958 km or 595 mi Ad-Damazin
$857
1019 km or 633 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
1090 km or 677 mi Mogadishu
$819
1095 km or 680 mi Port Sudan
$1361

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Vantaa
$1736
16 km or 9.7 mi Espoo
$1907
26 km or 16 mi Tuusula
$1498
27 km or 17 mi Kerava
$1491
29 km or 18 mi Kirkkonummi
$1519
33 km or 21 mi Nurmijarvi
$1499
34 km or 21 mi Jarvenpaa
$1632
47 km or 29 mi Porvoo
$1277
49 km or 30 mi Lohja
$1257
51 km or 32 mi Hyvinkaa
$1291
63 km or 39 mi Riihimaki
$1464
78 km or 48 mi Maardu
$1194
83 km or 51 mi Tallinn
$1335
86 km or 53 mi Raseborg
$1438
96 km or 59 mi Hameenlinna
$1317
98 km or 61 mi Lahti
$1396
102 km or 63 mi Salo
$1336
115 km or 72 mi Kotka
$1349
122 km or 76 mi Rakvere
$920
124 km or 77 mi Kouvola
$1376
131 km or 81 mi Valkeakoski
$1570
132 km or 82 mi Hamina
$1366
143 km or 89 mi Kaarina
$1483
150 km or 93 mi Turku
$1532
156 km or 97 mi Raisio
$1480
157 km or 98 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$933
160 km or 100 mi Tampere
$1521
164 km or 102 mi Nokia
$1462
169 km or 105 mi Ylojarvi
$1465
170 km or 106 mi Sastamala
$1410
181 km or 113 mi Sillamae
$906
188 km or 117 mi Jamsa
$1414
201 km or 125 mi Parnu
$982
203 km or 126 mi Lappeenranta
$1358
203 km or 126 mi Narva
$814
205 km or 127 mi Viljandi
$909
210 km or 131 mi Mikkeli
$1330
214 km or 133 mi Rauma
$1265
224 km or 139 mi Pori
$1262
224 km or 139 mi Tartu
$1163