Djibouti City vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Djibouti City Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$601
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1462
$3097
🏠 One person rent
$253
$600
🏘️ Family rent
$418
$1068
🍽️ Food expenses
$235
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$51
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$224
$879
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
8
99
😀 Quality of life
41
75
🏙️ Population
604K
24.9M

The cost of living in Djibouti City is 47% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 7928th and 4971st ($601 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Djibouti and China, respectively. Check Djibouti vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Djibouti City compared to 0.8 months in Shanghai. Djibouti City ranked 1st best city to live in Djibouti vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 7834th and 1655th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Djibouti City vs Shanghai

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Djibouti City Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.38
$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24
$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.41
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$1.99
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.71
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$803
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$454
$1462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$294
$880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.5
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.9
$58.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.4
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.99%
3.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1416
$14215
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$886
$7113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.49
$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.3
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.93
$6.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.89
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.8
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.43
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.62
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.19
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.04
$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.09
$6.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.23
$6.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.6
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.73
$7.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.8
$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.92
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.9
$50.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.8
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$157
$1114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4808
$27781

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$514
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$712
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$1152
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$1156
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$1153
286 km or 178 mi Ibb
$504
290 km or 180 mi Zabid
$491
356 km or 221 mi Dhamar
$494
357 km or 222 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
387 km or 240 mi Dessie
$1022
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$492
433 km or 269 mi Sanaa
$551
451 km or 280 mi Mekelle
$810
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$1269
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$498
598 km or 371 mi Sa'dah
$491
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$497
618 km or 384 mi Asmara
$531
627 km or 390 mi Bahir Dar
$863
628 km or 390 mi Gondar
$1017
664 km or 413 mi Najran
$865
689 km or 428 mi Keren
$498
720 km or 448 mi Awasa
$996
726 km or 451 mi Mukalla
$493
740 km or 460 mi Abha
$902
818 km or 509 mi Jimma
$775
826 km or 513 mi Bareq
$893
846 km or 526 mi Kassala
$931
884 km or 550 mi El-Gadarif
$858
936 km or 582 mi Bisha
$906
944 km or 587 mi Baidoa
$743
958 km or 595 mi Ad-Damazin
$771
1019 km or 633 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
1090 km or 677 mi Mogadishu
$724
1095 km or 680 mi Port Sudan
$964

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$1002
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$669
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$696
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$701
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$782
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$594
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$620
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$644
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$557
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$683
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$643
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$650
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$584
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$671
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$636
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$680
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$684
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$623
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$646
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$860
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$636
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$647
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$652
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$611
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$652
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$604
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$675
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$678
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$525
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$618
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$626
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$644
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$667
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$677
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$601
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$661
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$665
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$632
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