Djibouti City vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Djibouti City Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$590
$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1446
$2603
🏠 One person rent
$246
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$408
$606
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$410
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.8
$80
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$246
$1504
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
8
80
😀 Quality of life
43
88
🏙️ Population
604K
2.71M

The cost of living in Djibouti City is 39% less expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 8069th and 5770th ($590 vs $971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Djibouti and Taiwan, respectively. Check Djibouti vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Djibouti City compared to 1.5 months in Kaohsiung. Djibouti City ranked 1st best city to live in Djibouti vs Kaohsiung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 7471st and 281st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Djibouti City vs Kaohsiung

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Djibouti City Kaohsiung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.29
$4.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.3
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.38
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$2
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.71
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$239
$349
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$163
$256
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$429
$630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$290
$468
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.5
$52.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.5
$79.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.4
$26.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12%
2.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1416
$4645
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$879
$3214
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.47
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.86
$9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$3.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$2.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.5
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$7.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$15.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$6.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$3.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.17
$4.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.1
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.16
$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.2
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.7
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.2
$69.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.71
$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.6
$92.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.4
$88.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$168
$470
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5247
$13326

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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
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$938
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$844
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$904
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$884
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$868
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$874
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$942
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$687
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$921
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$889
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$989
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$792
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$892
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1123
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1248
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$643
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$729
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$648
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$979
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$673
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$702
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$612
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$474
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$679
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$473
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$600
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$705
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1039
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$672
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$682
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$640
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$689
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$954
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1042
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$717
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$403
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$777
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$774
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$638
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$617