Djibouti City vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Djibouti City	Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$586	$598
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1414	$1652
🏠 One person rent	$249	$242
🏘️ Family rent	$413	$416
🍽️ Food expenses	$227	$220
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.7	$66.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$233	$648
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	8	24
😀 Quality of life	41	44
🏙️ Population	604K	7.82M

The cost of living in Djibouti City is 2% less expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 7941st and 7835th ($586 vs $598) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 183rd 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 1.1 months in Shangqiu. Djibouti City ranked 1st best city to live in Djibouti vs Shangqiu ranked 298th in China, while ranked 7664th and 7180th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Djibouti City vs Shangqiu

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	Djibouti City	Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.12	$3.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.1	$18.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.23	$5.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$1.02
☕ Cappuccino	$1.92	$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.68	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$245	$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$167	$191
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$447	$411
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$294	$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41	$34.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.2	$54.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.1	$9.87
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.94%	3.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1488	$2747
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$959	$1738
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.1	$15.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.46	$3.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.83	$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.75	$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.5	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$3.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.42	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.9	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.44	$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.94	$3.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.05	$4.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.1	$3.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.28	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.9	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.75	$5.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.5	$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.29	$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans	$34.5	$40.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.4	$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$136	$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4170	$17107

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Cities near Djibouti City

Distance	City	Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi	Obock	$560
68 km or 42 mi	Ali Sabieh	$557
101 km or 63 mi	Dikhil	$559
185 km or 115 mi	Borama	$502
240 km or 149 mi	Taiz	$522
245 km or 152 mi	Aden	$517
247 km or 153 mi	Hargeisa	$694
253 km or 157 mi	Jijiga	$1169
264 km or 164 mi	Dire Dawa	$1175
277 km or 172 mi	Harar	$1175
286 km or 178 mi	Ibb	$512
290 km or 180 mi	Zabid	$499
356 km or 221 mi	Dhamar	$500
357 km or 222 mi	Al Hudaydah	$522
387 km or 240 mi	Dessie	$1039
418 km or 259 mi	Sayyan	$498
433 km or 269 mi	Sanaa	$560
451 km or 280 mi	Mekelle	$826
561 km or 348 mi	Addis Ababa	$1289
594 km or 369 mi	Mendefera	$498
598 km or 371 mi	Sa'dah	$498
600 km or 373 mi	Massawa	$499
618 km or 384 mi	Asmara	$533
627 km or 390 mi	Bahir Dar	$864
628 km or 390 mi	Gondar	$1016
664 km or 413 mi	Najran	$860
689 km or 428 mi	Keren	$500
720 km or 448 mi	Awasa	$1031
726 km or 451 mi	Mukalla	$500
740 km or 460 mi	Abha	$911
818 km or 509 mi	Jimma	$802
826 km or 513 mi	Bareq	$903
846 km or 526 mi	Kassala	$971
884 km or 550 mi	El-Gadarif	$925
936 km or 582 mi	Bisha	$918
944 km or 587 mi	Baidoa	$724
958 km or 595 mi	Ad-Damazin	$829
1019 km or 633 mi	As Sulayyil	$1008
1090 km or 677 mi	Mogadishu	$715
1095 km or 680 mi	Port Sudan	$964

Cities near Shangqiu

Distance	City	Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi	Yongcheng	$570
92 km or 57 mi	Heze	$807
117 km or 73 mi	Huaibei	$570
121 km or 75 mi	Changyuan	$572
126 km or 79 mi	Kaifeng	$478
128 km or 79 mi	Zoucheng	$564
128 km or 80 mi	Zhoukou	$582
129 km or 80 mi	Xiangcheng	$567
132 km or 82 mi	Jieshou	$563
137 km or 85 mi	Jining	$563
142 km or 89 mi	Xuzhou	$499
150 km or 93 mi	Suzhou	$582
156 km or 97 mi	Tengzhou	$558
159 km or 99 mi	Puyang	$585
170 km or 106 mi	Fuyang	$595
174 km or 108 mi	Xuchang	$507
174 km or 108 mi	Changge	$517
176 km or 110 mi	Xinzheng	$522
178 km or 110 mi	Luohe	$553
178 km or 111 mi	Qufu	$553
181 km or 112 mi	Zaozhuang	$530
181 km or 113 mi	Weihui	$506
185 km or 115 mi	Zhengzhou	$504
188 km or 117 mi	Xinxiang	$502
192 km or 119 mi	Hebi	$527
202 km or 126 mi	Yuzhou	$523
204 km or 127 mi	Huixian	$511
208 km or 129 mi	Xinmi	$518
210 km or 131 mi	Xingyang	$513
217 km or 135 mi	Pizhou	$567
220 km or 137 mi	Anyang	$484
220 km or 137 mi	Zhumadian	$580
221 km or 137 mi	Feicheng	$547
227 km or 141 mi	Liaocheng	$516
229 km or 142 mi	Bengbu	$509
229 km or 143 mi	Pingdingshan	$544
233 km or 145 mi	Wugang	$526
236 km or 147 mi	Tai'an	$538
238 km or 148 mi	Jiaozuo	$489
240 km or 149 mi	Dengfeng	$517