Djibouti City vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Djibouti City Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$590
$1147
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1446
$3146
🏠 One person rent
$246
$636
🏘️ Family rent
$408
$1119
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.8
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$246
$1068
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
8
99
😀 Quality of life
43
76
🏙️ Population
604K
24.9M

The cost of living in Djibouti City is 49% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 8069th and 4880th ($590 vs $1147) 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 0.9 months in Shanghai. Djibouti City ranked 1st best city to live in Djibouti vs Shanghai ranked 5th in China, while ranked 7471st and 1178th 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
$4.29
$4.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.3
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.38
$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$2
$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.71
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$239
$849
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$163
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$429
$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$290
$937
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.5
$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.5
$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.4
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1416
$14068
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$879
$6729
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.47
$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.86
$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.5
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.17
$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.1
$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.16
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.2
$70.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.7
$8.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.2
$98.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.71
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.6
$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.4
$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$168
$1268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5247
$27610

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$1050
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$1050
286 km or 178 mi Ibb
$488
290 km or 180 mi Zabid
$476
356 km or 221 mi Dhamar
$478
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$499
387 km or 240 mi Dessie
$931
418 km or 259 mi Sayyan
$476
433 km or 269 mi Sanaa
$532
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$748
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$1148
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$481
598 km or 371 mi Sa'dah
$475
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$484
618 km or 384 mi Asmara
$513
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$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
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$726
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$725
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$798
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$596
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$643
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$678
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$581
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$652
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$680
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$658
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$571
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$660
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$645
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$670
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$663
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$636
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$659
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$899
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$651
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$664
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$657
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$627
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$667
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$623
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$693
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$691
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
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$623
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$644
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$661
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$696
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$693
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$620
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$684
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