Djibouti City vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Djibouti City New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$584
$4051
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1450
$8925
🏠 One person rent
$253
$2620
🏘️ Family rent
$463
$4454
🍽️ Food expenses
$222
$807
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.3
$399
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$435
$5777
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
8
100
😀 Quality of life
36
97
🏙️ Population
604K
8.8M

The cost of living in Djibouti City is 86% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 7968th and 5th ($584 vs $4051) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Djibouti and the United States, respectively. Check Djibouti vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Djibouti City compared to 1.4 months in New York City. Djibouti City ranked 1st best city to live in Djibouti vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 7418th and 13th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Djibouti City vs New York City

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Djibouti City New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.97
$24.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.6
$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.01
$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$9.78
☕ Cappuccino
$1.88
$6.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$3.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$2702
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$171
$2361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$511
$5005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$340
$3996
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.3
$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.3
$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.7
$69.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.84%
6.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1458
$19111
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$900
$3215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$2.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.9
$138
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.35
$27.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$4.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$6.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.72
$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.16
$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.22
$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$5.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$5.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$5.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$3.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$3.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$2.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.82
$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$3.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.83
$17.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.99
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.13
$10
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$7.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.7
$144
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.68
$19.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.5
$156
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.74
$25.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$34
$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.5
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$141
$1717
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4213
$20585

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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
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$2510
11 km or 6.8 mi Hoboken
$3280
11 km or 7.1 mi Jersey
$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi Union
$2857
14 km or 8.8 mi West New York
$2634
14 km or 8.9 mi Bayonne
$3168
15 km or 9.6 mi North Bergen
$2611
17 km or 10 mi Secaucus
$2701
17 km or 11 mi Cliffside Park
$2414
18 km or 11 mi Kearny
$2671
20 km or 12 mi Valley Stream
$2715
20 km or 13 mi Fort Lee
$2165
20 km or 13 mi Lyndhurst
$2605
22 km or 14 mi Newark
$2575
23 km or 14 mi Elizabeth
$2733
23 km or 14 mi Belleville
$2479
25 km or 15 mi Hillside
$2664
25 km or 15 mi Long Beach
$2722
25 km or 15 mi Nutley
$2493
25 km or 16 mi East Orange
$2635
25 km or 16 mi Irvington
$2622
26 km or 16 mi Rockville Centre
$2607
26 km or 16 mi Linden
$2762
26 km or 16 mi Hackensack
$2590
26 km or 16 mi Bloomfield
$2424
26 km or 16 mi Teaneck
$2641
26 km or 16 mi Carteret
$2778
26 km or 16 mi Passaic
$2646
27 km or 17 mi Roselle
$2760
27 km or 17 mi Hempstead
$2702
28 km or 17 mi Union Township
$2732
28 km or 18 mi Clifton
$2721
28 km or 18 mi Maplewood
$2691
29 km or 18 mi Montclair
$2454
29 km or 18 mi Bergenfield
$2586
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2811
30 km or 18 mi Rahway
$2771
30 km or 18 mi Uniondale
$2578
30 km or 18 mi West Orange
$2553
30 km or 18 mi New Rochelle
$3108