Djibouti City vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Djibouti City Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$584
$1079
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1450
$2553
🏠 One person rent
$253
$487
🏘️ Family rent
$463
$837
🍽️ Food expenses
$222
$302
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.3
$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$435
$1695
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
8
72
😀 Quality of life
36
58
🏙️ Population
604K
4.43M

The cost of living in Djibouti City is 46% less expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 7968th and 5069th ($584 vs $1079) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Djibouti and South Africa, respectively. Check Djibouti vs South Africa 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 Johannesburg. Djibouti City ranked 1st best city to live in Djibouti vs Johannesburg ranked 2nd in South Africa, while ranked 7418th and 5446th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Djibouti City vs Johannesburg

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Djibouti City Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.97
$9.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.6
$40.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.01
$5.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$2.31
☕ Cappuccino
$1.88
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$405
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$171
$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$511
$781
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$340
$657
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.3
$72.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.3
$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.7
$44.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.84%
11.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1458
$1096
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$900
$753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$1.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.9
$81.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.35
$10.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.72
$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.16
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$5.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.22
$6.49
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.82
$6.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.83
$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.99
$6.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.13
$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.7
$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.68
$7.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.5
$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.74
$6.42
👖 Brand Jeans
$34
$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.5
$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$141
$241
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4213
$5865

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$553
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$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
11 km or 6.8 mi Sandton
$997
13 km or 8 mi Randburg
$874
19 km or 12 mi Soweto
$971
28 km or 17 mi Benoni
$822
40 km or 25 mi Springs
$696
41 km or 25 mi Centurion
$838
53 km or 33 mi Pretoria
$909
53 km or 33 mi Vereeniging
$717
59 km or 36 mi Vanderbijlpark
$768
71 km or 44 mi Brits
$848
101 km or 62 mi Rustenburg
$943
109 km or 68 mi Potchefstroom
$717
143 km or 89 mi Bethal
$819
152 km or 94 mi Middelburg
$841
155 km or 97 mi Klerksdorp
$689
179 km or 111 mi Kroonstad
$788
237 km or 147 mi Welkom
$774
244 km or 152 mi Mmabatho
$809
262 km or 163 mi Lobatse
$692
275 km or 171 mi Gaborone
$718
287 km or 179 mi Butha-Buthe
$559
302 km or 188 mi Kanye
$690
311 km or 193 mi Mbabane
$623
323 km or 201 mi Vryheid
$791
325 km or 202 mi Molepolole
$654
329 km or 204 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
333 km or 207 mi Manzini
$459
350 km or 217 mi Maseru
$627
366 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$663
369 km or 229 mi Bloemfontein
$696
409 km or 254 mi Mafeteng
$581
417 km or 259 mi Palapye
$554
429 km or 267 mi Kimberley
$859
442 km or 275 mi Pietermaritzburg
$674
443 km or 275 mi Matola
$1003
446 km or 277 mi Serowe
$600
454 km or 282 mi Maputo
$1116
501 km or 311 mi Durban
$834
562 km or 349 mi Francistown
$585
577 km or 358 mi Xai-Xai
$1045