Djibouti City vs San Jose, United States - Cost of Living Comparison

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Djibouti City San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person
$590
$3957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1446
$8247
🏠 One person rent
$246
$2805
🏘️ Family rent
$408
$4446
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$765
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.8
$198
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$246
$6139
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
8
87
😀 Quality of life
43
91
🏙️ Population
604K
1.01M

The cost of living in Djibouti City is 85% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 8069th and 8th ($590 vs $3957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 0.4 months in Djibouti City compared to 1.6 months in San Jose, United States. Djibouti City ranked 1st best city to live in Djibouti vs San Jose, United States ranked 25th in the United States, while ranked 7471st and 126th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Djibouti City vs San Jose, United States

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Djibouti City San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.29
$24.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.3
$95
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.38
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$9.09
☕ Cappuccino
$2
$5.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.71
$3.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$239
$3010
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$163
$2448
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$429
$4541
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$290
$4005
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.5
$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.5
$259
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.4
$74.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12%
6.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1416
$8786
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$879
$8977
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.47
$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$90
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.86
$24.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$4.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$4.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$5.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.5
$21.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$5.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$5.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$5.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$3.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$3.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$1.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$3.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$2.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.17
$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.1
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.16
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$6.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.2
$111
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.7
$17.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.2
$128
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.71
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.6
$59.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.4
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$168
$1815
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5247
$23151

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Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Obock
$564
68 km or 42 mi Ali Sabieh
$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

Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Campbell
$3460
9.7 km or 6.1 mi Santa Clara
$3625
11 km or 6.8 mi Los Gatos
$4184
13 km or 8.4 mi Saratoga
$3368
15 km or 9.1 mi Milpitas
$3217
15 km or 9.3 mi Cupertino
$2928
16 km or 10 mi Sunnyvale
$3345
18 km or 11 mi Mountain View
$3387
21 km or 13 mi Los Altos
$3194
27 km or 17 mi Palo Alto
$3808
27 km or 17 mi Morgan Hill
$3172
28 km or 18 mi Fremont
$3616
29 km or 18 mi Newark
$3234
29 km or 18 mi East Palo Alto
$3356
32 km or 20 mi Menlo Park
$3357
36 km or 22 mi Union
$3075
38 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3728
39 km or 24 mi Santa Cruz
$3582
41 km or 25 mi San Carlos
$3357
41 km or 25 mi Pleasanton
$3486
42 km or 26 mi Gilroy
$3073
43 km or 27 mi Livermore
$3029
44 km or 27 mi Watsonville
$3698
44 km or 27 mi Belmont
$3577
44 km or 28 mi Foster
$3588
45 km or 28 mi Hayward
$2822
46 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3088
47 km or 29 mi San Lorenzo
$2822
48 km or 30 mi San Mateo
$3797
48 km or 30 mi Castro Valley
$2968
53 km or 33 mi San Leandro
$3043
53 km or 33 mi Burlingame
$3310
54 km or 33 mi San Ramon
$2848
57 km or 36 mi Millbrae
$3276
59 km or 36 mi Danville
$3873
60 km or 38 mi San Bruno
$3261
61 km or 38 mi Alameda
$3559
62 km or 38 mi Tracy
$2088
63 km or 39 mi South San Francisco
$3252
64 km or 40 mi Oakland
$3273