Djibouti City vs Helsinki - Cost of Living Comparison

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Djibouti City Helsinki
🚶 Cost of living one person
$586
$1947
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1414
$4629
🏠 One person rent
$249
$972
🏘️ Family rent
$413
$1698
🍽️ Food expenses
$227
$616
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.7
$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$233
$3432
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
8
78
😀 Quality of life
41
96
🏙️ Population
604K
687K

The cost of living in Djibouti City is 70% less expensive than in Helsinki. Cities ranked 7941st and 2171st ($586 vs $1947) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Djibouti and Finland, respectively. Check Djibouti vs Finland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Djibouti City compared to 1.8 months in Helsinki. Djibouti City ranked 1st best city to live in Djibouti vs Helsinki ranked 1st in Finland, while ranked 7664th and 30th among best cities to live in the world.

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Djibouti City Helsinki
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.12
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.1
$85
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.23
$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$8.72
☕ Cappuccino
$1.92
$5.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.68
$3.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$245
$1053
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$167
$832
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$447
$1869
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$294
$1486
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41
$73
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.2
$113
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.1
$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.94%
3.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1488
$9157
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$959
$5238
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$3.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.1
$81.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.46
$20.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$2.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.83
$2.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$4.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.5
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.46
$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.42
$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$4.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$1.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$3.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.9
$17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$3.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.94
$13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.05
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.1
$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.28
$2.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.9
$47.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.75
$18.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.5
$123
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.29
$20
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.5
$105
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.4
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$136
$418
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4170
$13230

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Distance City Cost of living
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$560
68 km or 42 mi Ali Sabieh
$557
101 km or 63 mi Dikhil
$559
185 km or 115 mi Borama
$502
240 km or 149 mi Taiz
$522
245 km or 152 mi Aden
$517
247 km or 153 mi Hargeisa
$694
253 km or 157 mi Jijiga
$1169
264 km or 164 mi Dire Dawa
$1175
277 km or 172 mi Harar
$1175
286 km or 178 mi Ibb
$512
290 km or 180 mi Zabid
$499
356 km or 221 mi Dhamar
$500
357 km or 222 mi Al Hudaydah
$522
387 km or 240 mi Dessie
$1039
418 km or 259 mi Sayyan
$498
433 km or 269 mi Sanaa
$560
451 km or 280 mi Mekelle
$826
561 km or 348 mi Addis Ababa
$1289
594 km or 369 mi Mendefera
$498
598 km or 371 mi Sa'dah
$498
600 km or 373 mi Massawa
$499
618 km or 384 mi Asmara
$533
627 km or 390 mi Bahir Dar
$864
628 km or 390 mi Gondar
$1016
664 km or 413 mi Najran
$860
689 km or 428 mi Keren
$500
720 km or 448 mi Awasa
$1031
726 km or 451 mi Mukalla
$500
740 km or 460 mi Abha
$911
818 km or 509 mi Jimma
$802
826 km or 513 mi Bareq
$903
846 km or 526 mi Kassala
$971
884 km or 550 mi El-Gadarif
$925
936 km or 582 mi Bisha
$918
944 km or 587 mi Baidoa
$724
958 km or 595 mi Ad-Damazin
$829
1019 km or 633 mi As Sulayyil
$1008
1090 km or 677 mi Mogadishu
$715
1095 km or 680 mi Port Sudan
$964

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Vantaa
$1881
16 km or 9.7 mi Espoo
$1937
26 km or 16 mi Tuusula
$1655
27 km or 17 mi Kerava
$1611
29 km or 18 mi Kirkkonummi
$1737
33 km or 21 mi Nurmijarvi
$1642
34 km or 21 mi Jarvenpaa
$1783
47 km or 29 mi Porvoo
$1561
49 km or 30 mi Lohja
$1383
51 km or 32 mi Hyvinkaa
$1546
63 km or 39 mi Riihimaki
$1394
78 km or 48 mi Maardu
$1372
83 km or 51 mi Tallinn
$1601
86 km or 53 mi Raseborg
$1566
96 km or 59 mi Hameenlinna
$1444
98 km or 61 mi Lahti
$1618
102 km or 63 mi Salo
$1589
115 km or 72 mi Kotka
$1516
122 km or 76 mi Rakvere
$999
124 km or 77 mi Kouvola
$1561
131 km or 81 mi Valkeakoski
$1570
132 km or 82 mi Hamina
$1516
143 km or 89 mi Kaarina
$1521
150 km or 93 mi Turku
$1545
156 km or 97 mi Raisio
$1524
157 km or 98 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1089
160 km or 100 mi Tampere
$1422
164 km or 102 mi Nokia
$1437
169 km or 105 mi Ylojarvi
$1438
170 km or 106 mi Sastamala
$1476
181 km or 113 mi Sillamae
$1064
188 km or 117 mi Jamsa
$1503
201 km or 125 mi Parnu
$1184
203 km or 126 mi Lappeenranta
$1454
203 km or 126 mi Narva
$1083
205 km or 127 mi Viljandi
$1041
210 km or 131 mi Mikkeli
$1386
214 km or 133 mi Rauma
$1353
224 km or 139 mi Pori
$1363
224 km or 139 mi Tartu
$1174