Djibouti City vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Djibouti City Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$571
$1097
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1421
$3454
🏠 One person rent
$245
$577
🏘️ Family rent
$452
$1404
🍽️ Food expenses
$219
$287
🚐 Transport expenses
$48.2
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$424
$1644
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
8
100
😀 Quality of life
20
78
🏙️ Population
604K
24.9M

The cost of living in Djibouti City is 48% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 8002nd and 4858th ($571 vs $1097) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 1.5 months in Shanghai. Djibouti City ranked 1st best city to live in Djibouti vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 8841st and 675th among best cities to live in the world.

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Djibouti City Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.94
$4.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.4
$39.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.04
$5.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$1.45
 Cappuccino
$1.87
$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$823
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$165
$455
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$500
$2226
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$331
$1115
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.8
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.2
$51.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25
$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.54%
3.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1448
$14361
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$930
$8086
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.5
$34.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.21
$5.85
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$2.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.14
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.29
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.2
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.88
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.84
$3.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.03
$6.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.08
$6.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.52
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.5
$55.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.56
$8.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.8
$87.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.58
$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.3
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$66.2
$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$138
$1181
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4050
$30174

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$654
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$650
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$607
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$620
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$621
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