Djibouti City vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Djibouti City	Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$571	$708
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1421	$2004
🏠 One person rent	$245	$301
🏘️ Family rent	$452	$591
🍽️ Food expenses	$219	$274
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.2	$70.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$424	$725
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	8	60
😀 Quality of life	20	53
🏙️ Population	604K	9.4M

The cost of living in Djibouti City is 19% less expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 8002nd and 6849th ($571 vs $708) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 51st in Djibouti and China, respectively. Check Djibouti vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Djibouti City compared to 1 months in Ningbo. Djibouti City ranked 1st best city to live in Djibouti vs Ningbo ranked 48th in China, while ranked 8841st and 6084th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Djibouti City vs Ningbo

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	Djibouti City	Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.94	$3.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.4	$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.04	$4.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$1.56
☕ Cappuccino	$1.87	$3.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.65	$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$238	$342
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$165	$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$500	$752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$331	$463
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.8	$36.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.2	$56.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25	$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.54%	4.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1448	$5147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$930	$3264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.5	$14.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.21	$4.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.82	$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.74	$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.14	$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$4.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.2	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.88	$9.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.84	$4.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.03	$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.08	$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$2.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.29	$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.5	$23.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.56	$7.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.8	$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.58	$4.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.3	$44.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.2	$62.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$138	$595
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4050	$12465

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Cities near Djibouti City

Distance	City	Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi	Obock	$540
68 km or 42 mi	Ali Sabieh	$542
101 km or 63 mi	Dikhil	$542
185 km or 115 mi	Borama	$518
240 km or 149 mi	Taiz	$507
245 km or 152 mi	Aden	$503
247 km or 153 mi	Hargeisa	$660
253 km or 157 mi	Jijiga	$764
264 km or 164 mi	Dire Dawa	$756
277 km or 172 mi	Harar	$718
286 km or 178 mi	Ibb	$496
290 km or 180 mi	Zabid	$482
356 km or 221 mi	Dhamar	$486
357 km or 222 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
387 km or 240 mi	Dessie	$838
418 km or 259 mi	Sayyan	$481
433 km or 269 mi	Sanaa	$546
451 km or 280 mi	Mekelle	$662
561 km or 348 mi	Addis Ababa	$1180
594 km or 369 mi	Mendefera	$487
598 km or 371 mi	Sa'dah	$482
600 km or 373 mi	Massawa	$486
618 km or 384 mi	Asmara	$520
627 km or 390 mi	Bahir Dar	$752
628 km or 390 mi	Gondar	$897
664 km or 413 mi	Najran	$937
689 km or 428 mi	Keren	$488
720 km or 448 mi	Awasa	$886
726 km or 451 mi	Mukalla	$484
740 km or 460 mi	Abha	$910
818 km or 509 mi	Jimma	$654
826 km or 513 mi	Bareq	$902
846 km or 526 mi	Kassala	$1006
884 km or 550 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
936 km or 582 mi	Bisha	$905
944 km or 587 mi	Baidoa	$706
958 km or 595 mi	Ad-Damazin	$836
1019 km or 633 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
1090 km or 677 mi	Mogadishu	$711
1095 km or 680 mi	Port Sudan	$1003

Cities near Ningbo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zhoushan	$590
94 km or 58 mi	Shaoxing	$716
120 km or 75 mi	Linhai	$661
124 km or 77 mi	Jiaxing	$573
139 km or 87 mi	Hangzhou	$805
144 km or 89 mi	Shanghai	$1097
150 km or 93 mi	Pudong	$984
156 km or 97 mi	Yiwu	$677
167 km or 104 mi	Wenling	$671
177 km or 110 mi	Kunshan	$700
178 km or 111 mi	Huzhou	$670
180 km or 112 mi	Taicang	$665
182 km or 113 mi	Suzhou	$868
203 km or 126 mi	Jinhua	$587
212 km or 132 mi	Changshu	$645
216 km or 134 mi	Qidong	$701
224 km or 139 mi	Wuxi	$670
224 km or 139 mi	Lishui	$682
226 km or 140 mi	Wenzhou	$726
227 km or 141 mi	Haimen	$631
234 km or 146 mi	Yixing	$695
234 km or 146 mi	Guangde	$650
242 km or 150 mi	Zhangjiagang	$640
243 km or 151 mi	Nantong	$602
249 km or 155 mi	Rui'an	$681
257 km or 160 mi	Jiangyin	$657
260 km or 162 mi	Ningguo	$642
262 km or 163 mi	Liyang	$654
263 km or 163 mi	Changzhou	$702
267 km or 166 mi	Jingjiang	$643
278 km or 173 mi	Quzhou	$616
294 km or 182 mi	Xuancheng	$672
294 km or 183 mi	Taixing	$636
294 km or 183 mi	Rugao	$644
302 km or 187 mi	Danyang	$607
310 km or 193 mi	Yangzhong	$603
313 km or 194 mi	Huangshan	$642
313 km or 195 mi	Hai'an	$643
325 km or 202 mi	Jurong	$621
327 km or 203 mi	Zhenjiang	$522