Djibouti City vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Djibouti City Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$590
$1204
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1446
$2788
🏠 One person rent
$246
$547
🏘️ Family rent
$408
$919
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.8
$210
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$246
$420
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
8
73
😀 Quality of life
43
60
🏙️ Population
604K
4.8M

The cost of living in Djibouti City is 51% less expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 8069th and 4745th ($590 vs $1204) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Djibouti and South Africa, respectively. Check Djibouti vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Djibouti City compared to 0.3 months in Johannesburg. Djibouti City ranked 1st best city to live in Djibouti vs Johannesburg ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 7471st and 5850th 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
$4.29
$12.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.3
$46
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.38
$6.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$2.44
☕ Cappuccino
$2
$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.71
$1.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$239
$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$163
$385
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$429
$862
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$290
$679
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.5
$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.5
$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.4
$38.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12%
10.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1416
$1060
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$879
$777
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.47
$1.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$92.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.86
$8.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.5
$8.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$5.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$9.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$6.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.17
$3.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.1
$5.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.16
$4.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.2
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.7
$8.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.2
$31
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.71
$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.6
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.4
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$168
$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5247
$5103

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Distance City Cost of living
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$564
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$561
101 km or 63 mi Dikhil
$563
185 km or 115 mi Borama
$521
240 km or 149 mi Taiz
$497
245 km or 152 mi Aden
$509
247 km or 153 mi Hargeisa
$682
253 km or 157 mi Jijiga
$1045
264 km or 164 mi Dire Dawa
$1050
277 km or 172 mi Harar
$1050
286 km or 178 mi Ibb
$488
290 km or 180 mi Zabid
$476
356 km or 221 mi Dhamar
$478
357 km or 222 mi Al Hudaydah
$499
387 km or 240 mi Dessie
$931
418 km or 259 mi Sayyan
$476
433 km or 269 mi Sanaa
$532
451 km or 280 mi Mekelle
$748
561 km or 348 mi Addis Ababa
$1148
594 km or 369 mi Mendefera
$481
598 km or 371 mi Sa'dah
$475
600 km or 373 mi Massawa
$484
618 km or 384 mi Asmara
$513
627 km or 390 mi Bahir Dar
$800
628 km or 390 mi Gondar
$923
664 km or 413 mi Najran
$864
689 km or 428 mi Keren
$483
720 km or 448 mi Awasa
$910
726 km or 451 mi Mukalla
$477
740 km or 460 mi Abha
$871
818 km or 509 mi Jimma
$746
826 km or 513 mi Bareq
$873
846 km or 526 mi Kassala
$947
884 km or 550 mi El-Gadarif
$872
936 km or 582 mi Bisha
$890
944 km or 587 mi Baidoa
$745
958 km or 595 mi Ad-Damazin
$753
1019 km or 633 mi As Sulayyil
$993
1090 km or 677 mi Mogadishu
$721
1095 km or 680 mi Port Sudan
$976

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Sandton
$1104
13 km or 8 mi Randburg
$912
19 km or 12 mi Soweto
$1031
28 km or 17 mi Benoni
$851
40 km or 25 mi Springs
$784
41 km or 25 mi Centurion
$997
53 km or 33 mi Pretoria
$1015
53 km or 33 mi Vereeniging
$742
59 km or 36 mi Vanderbijlpark
$867
71 km or 44 mi Brits
$950
101 km or 62 mi Rustenburg
$994
109 km or 68 mi Potchefstroom
$789
143 km or 89 mi Bethal
$902
152 km or 94 mi Middelburg
$875
155 km or 97 mi Klerksdorp
$860
179 km or 111 mi Kroonstad
$872
237 km or 147 mi Welkom
$811
244 km or 152 mi Mmabatho
$903
262 km or 163 mi Lobatse
$691
275 km or 171 mi Gaborone
$723
287 km or 179 mi Butha-Buthe
$589
302 km or 188 mi Kanye
$691
311 km or 193 mi Mbabane
$607
323 km or 201 mi Vryheid
$882
325 km or 202 mi Molepolole
$663
329 km or 204 mi Teyateyaneng
$558
333 km or 207 mi Manzini
$494
350 km or 217 mi Maseru
$660
366 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$615
369 km or 229 mi Bloemfontein
$742
409 km or 254 mi Mafeteng
$611
417 km or 259 mi Palapye
$549
429 km or 267 mi Kimberley
$904
442 km or 275 mi Pietermaritzburg
$725
443 km or 275 mi Matola
$912
446 km or 277 mi Serowe
$590
454 km or 282 mi Maputo
$1014
501 km or 311 mi Durban
$938
562 km or 349 mi Francistown
$632
577 km or 358 mi Xai-Xai
$965