Djibouti City vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Djibouti City Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$590
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1446
$2526
🏠 One person rent
$246
$552
🏘️ Family rent
$408
$975
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.8
$87.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$246
$938
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
8
95
😀 Quality of life
43
76
🏙️ Population
604K
17.5M

The cost of living in Djibouti City is 41% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 8069th and 5618th ($590 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th 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 Shenzhen. Djibouti City ranked 1st best city to live in Djibouti vs Shenzhen ranked 4th in China, while ranked 7471st and 1163rd 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
$4.29
$3.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.3
$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.38
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$2
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.71
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$239
$701
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$163
$456
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$429
$1238
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$290
$826
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.5
$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.5
$54.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.4
$11.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12%
3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1416
$13122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$879
$6054
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.47
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.86
$4.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.5
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.17
$4.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.1
$5.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.16
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.2
$48.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.7
$7.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.2
$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.71
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.6
$39.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.4
$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$168
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5247
$21140

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$564
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$561
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$563
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$521
240 km or 149 mi Taiz
$497
245 km or 152 mi Aden
$509
247 km or 153 mi Hargeisa
$682
253 km or 157 mi Jijiga
$1045
264 km or 164 mi Dire Dawa
$1050
277 km or 172 mi Harar
$1050
286 km or 178 mi Ibb
$488
290 km or 180 mi Zabid
$476
356 km or 221 mi Dhamar
$478
357 km or 222 mi Al Hudaydah
$499
387 km or 240 mi Dessie
$931
418 km or 259 mi Sayyan
$476
433 km or 269 mi Sanaa
$532
451 km or 280 mi Mekelle
$748
561 km or 348 mi Addis Ababa
$1148
594 km or 369 mi Mendefera
$481
598 km or 371 mi Sa'dah
$475
600 km or 373 mi Massawa
$484
618 km or 384 mi Asmara
$513
627 km or 390 mi Bahir Dar
$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
1095 km or 680 mi Port Sudan
$976

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$2396
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$2663
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$678
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$694
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1734
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$548
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$638
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$873
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$785
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$627
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$954
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$858
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$777
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$801
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$908
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$600
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$793
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$473
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$612
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$682
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$474
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$828
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$766
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$778
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$802
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$797
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$758
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$739
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$751
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$824
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$705
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$702
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$714
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$729
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$711
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$892
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$528
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$648