Djibouti City vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Djibouti City Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$601
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1462
$2444
🏠 One person rent
$253
$507
🏘️ Family rent
$418
$900
🍽️ Food expenses
$235
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$51
$83.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$224
$1024
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
8
95
😀 Quality of life
41
77
🏙️ Population
604K
17.5M

The cost of living in Djibouti City is 36% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 7928th and 6106th ($601 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th 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 Shenzhen. Djibouti City ranked 1st best city to live in Djibouti vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 7834th and 1113th 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
$4.38
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.41
$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$1.45
☕ Cappuccino
$1.99
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.71
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$652
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$454
$1182
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$294
$735
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.5
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.9
$63.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.4
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.99%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1416
$13180
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$886
$5913
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.49
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.3
$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.93
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.89
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.8
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.43
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$3.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.62
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.19
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.04
$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.09
$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.23
$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.6
$49.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.73
$7.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.8
$34.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.92
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.9
$46.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.8
$73.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$157
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4808
$22916

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$570
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$509
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$514
245 km or 152 mi Aden
$526
247 km or 153 mi Hargeisa
$712
253 km or 157 mi Jijiga
$1152
264 km or 164 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
277 km or 172 mi Harar
$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
418 km or 259 mi Sayyan
$492
433 km or 269 mi Sanaa
$551
451 km or 280 mi Mekelle
$810
561 km or 348 mi Addis Ababa
$1269
594 km or 369 mi Mendefera
$498
598 km or 371 mi Sa'dah
$491
600 km or 373 mi Massawa
$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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$2415
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$2674
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$674
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$666
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$1718
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$534
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$621
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$848
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$782
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$943
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$844
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$765
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$795
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$832
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$896
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$589
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$807
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$464
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$602
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$673
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$465
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$816
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$760
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$769
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$790
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$789
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$814
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$730
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$738
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$805
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$698
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$696
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$699
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$723
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$694
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$903
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$533
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$638