Djibouti City vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Djibouti City Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$584
$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1450
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$253
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$463
$1237
🍽️ Food expenses
$222
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.3
$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$435
$1649
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
8
96
😀 Quality of life
36
79
🏙️ Population
604K
17.7M

The cost of living in Djibouti City is 39% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 7968th and 5948th ($584 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 13th 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 1.7 months in Shenzhen. Djibouti City ranked 1st best city to live in Djibouti vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 7418th and 556th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Djibouti City vs Shenzhen

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Djibouti City Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.97
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.6
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.01
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$1.88
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$171
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$511
$1800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$340
$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.3
$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.3
$63.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.7
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.84%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1458
$13100
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$900
$6892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.9
$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.35
$4.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.72
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.16
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.22
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.82
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.83
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.99
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.13
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.7
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.68
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.5
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.74
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$34
$61.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.5
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$141
$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4213
$24117

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$553
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$555
101 km or 63 mi Dikhil
$554
185 km or 115 mi Borama
$527
240 km or 149 mi Taiz
$514
245 km or 152 mi Aden
$509
247 km or 153 mi Hargeisa
$684
253 km or 157 mi Jijiga
$671
264 km or 164 mi Dire Dawa
$667
277 km or 172 mi Harar
$626
286 km or 178 mi Ibb
$504
290 km or 180 mi Zabid
$489
356 km or 221 mi Dhamar
$491
357 km or 222 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
387 km or 240 mi Dessie
$814
418 km or 259 mi Sayyan
$491
433 km or 269 mi Sanaa
$550
451 km or 280 mi Mekelle
$686
561 km or 348 mi Addis Ababa
$1103
594 km or 369 mi Mendefera
$490
598 km or 371 mi Sa'dah
$488
600 km or 373 mi Massawa
$492
618 km or 384 mi Asmara
$524
627 km or 390 mi Bahir Dar
$799
628 km or 390 mi Gondar
$946
664 km or 413 mi Najran
$934
689 km or 428 mi Keren
$491
720 km or 448 mi Awasa
$810
726 km or 451 mi Mukalla
$491
740 km or 460 mi Abha
$915
818 km or 509 mi Jimma
$590
826 km or 513 mi Bareq
$895
846 km or 526 mi Kassala
$988
884 km or 550 mi El-Gadarif
$935
936 km or 582 mi Bisha
$895
944 km or 587 mi Baidoa
$711
958 km or 595 mi Ad-Damazin
$827
1019 km or 633 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
1090 km or 677 mi Mogadishu
$719
1095 km or 680 mi Port Sudan
$1096

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Distance City Cost of living
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$2427
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2753
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$641
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$678
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1590
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$491
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$629
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$830
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$763
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$602
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1014
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$824
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$801
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$808
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$806
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$895
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$726
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$852
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$795
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$592
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$819
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$783
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$780
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$774
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$774
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$813
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$746
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$794
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$731
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$725
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$807
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$671
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$821
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$538
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$618