Djibouti City vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Djibouti City	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$551	$1042
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1372	$2664
🏠 One person rent	$235	$480
🏘️ Family rent	$434	$881
🍽️ Food expenses	$212	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$47.1	$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$403	$460
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	8	95
😀 Quality of life	23	64
🏙️ Population	604K	12.4M

The cost of living in Djibouti City is 47% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 8114th and 5031st ($551 vs $1042) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Djibouti and Brazil, respectively. Check Djibouti vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Djibouti City compared to 0.4 months in Sao Paulo. Djibouti City ranked 1st best city to live in Djibouti vs Sao Paulo ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 8873rd and 4799th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Djibouti City vs Sao Paulo

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	Djibouti City	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.67	$7.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.2	$42.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.74	$7.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$2.19
☕ Cappuccino	$1.81	$2.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.64	$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$231	$560
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$153	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$482	$1043
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$311	$696
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.1	$60.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.4	$93.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.7	$22.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.03%	10.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1410	$2704
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$838	$1879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.44	$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.9	$50.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.95	$8.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.77	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.65	$2.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.95	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$4.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.94	$8.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.61	$9.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.77	$2.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.88	$5.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.08	$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$1.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$1.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.8	$28.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.44	$7.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.5	$60.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.52	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.5	$57.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.8	$89.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$132	$464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3861	$12031

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Cities near Djibouti City

Distance	City	Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi	Obock	$522
68 km or 42 mi	Ali Sabieh	$524
101 km or 63 mi	Dikhil	$524
185 km or 115 mi	Borama	$602
240 km or 149 mi	Taiz	$490
245 km or 152 mi	Aden	$486
247 km or 153 mi	Hargeisa	$815
253 km or 157 mi	Jijiga	$702
264 km or 164 mi	Dire Dawa	$705
277 km or 172 mi	Harar	$676
286 km or 178 mi	Ibb	$481
290 km or 180 mi	Zabid	$466
356 km or 221 mi	Dhamar	$470
357 km or 222 mi	Al Hudaydah	$489
387 km or 240 mi	Dessie	$820
418 km or 259 mi	Sayyan	$467
433 km or 269 mi	Sanaa	$523
451 km or 280 mi	Mekelle	$800
561 km or 348 mi	Addis Ababa	$923
594 km or 369 mi	Mendefera	$466
598 km or 371 mi	Sa'dah	$467
600 km or 373 mi	Massawa	$467
618 km or 384 mi	Asmara	$498
627 km or 390 mi	Bahir Dar	$883
628 km or 390 mi	Gondar	$885
664 km or 413 mi	Najran	$1047
689 km or 428 mi	Keren	$466
720 km or 448 mi	Awasa	$840
726 km or 451 mi	Mukalla	$468
740 km or 460 mi	Abha	$923
818 km or 509 mi	Jimma	$871
826 km or 513 mi	Bareq	$920
846 km or 526 mi	Kassala	$1061
884 km or 550 mi	El-Gadarif	$959
936 km or 582 mi	Bisha	$938
944 km or 587 mi	Baidoa	$805
958 km or 595 mi	Ad-Damazin	$857
1019 km or 633 mi	As Sulayyil	$1085
1090 km or 677 mi	Mogadishu	$819
1095 km or 680 mi	Port Sudan	$1361

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$768
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$695
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$733
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$744
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$680
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$690
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$766
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$600
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$711
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$668
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$661
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$669
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$674
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$669
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$695
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$645
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$682
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$663
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$680
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$651
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$699
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$652
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$652
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$675
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$680
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$662
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$670
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$677
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$687
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$700
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$678
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$761
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$763
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$662
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$657
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$558
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$813
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$649
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$678
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$659