Djibouti City vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Djibouti City Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$551
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1372
$2825
🏠 One person rent
$235
$484
🏘️ Family rent
$434
$1181
🍽️ Food expenses
$212
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.1
$94.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$403
$1524
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
8
96
😀 Quality of life
23
80
🏙️ Population
604K
17.5M

The cost of living in Djibouti City is 41% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 8114th and 5744th ($551 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 16th 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 1.6 months in Shenzhen. Djibouti City ranked 1st best city to live in Djibouti vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 8873rd and 460th 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
$3.67
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.2
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.74
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$1.12
☕ Cappuccino
$1.81
$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.64
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$231
$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$153
$375
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$482
$1719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$311
$954
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.1
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.4
$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.7
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.03%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1410
$12768
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$838
$7264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.44
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.9
$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.95
$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.77
$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.95
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.94
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.61
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.77
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.88
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.08
$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.52
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.8
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.44
$7.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.5
$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.52
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.5
$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.8
$79
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$132
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3861
$24305

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$522
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$524
101 km or 63 mi Dikhil
$524
185 km or 115 mi Borama
$602
240 km or 149 mi Taiz
$490
245 km or 152 mi Aden
$486
247 km or 153 mi Hargeisa
$815
253 km or 157 mi Jijiga
$702
264 km or 164 mi Dire Dawa
$705
277 km or 172 mi Harar
$676
286 km or 178 mi Ibb
$481
290 km or 180 mi Zabid
$466
356 km or 221 mi Dhamar
$470
357 km or 222 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
387 km or 240 mi Dessie
$820
418 km or 259 mi Sayyan
$467
433 km or 269 mi Sanaa
$523
451 km or 280 mi Mekelle
$800
561 km or 348 mi Addis Ababa
$923
594 km or 369 mi Mendefera
$466
598 km or 371 mi Sa'dah
$467
600 km or 373 mi Massawa
$467
618 km or 384 mi Asmara
$498
627 km or 390 mi Bahir Dar
$883
628 km or 390 mi Gondar
$885
664 km or 413 mi Najran
$1047
689 km or 428 mi Keren
$466
720 km or 448 mi Awasa
$840
726 km or 451 mi Mukalla
$468
740 km or 460 mi Abha
$923
818 km or 509 mi Jimma
$871
826 km or 513 mi Bareq
$920
846 km or 526 mi Kassala
$1061
884 km or 550 mi El-Gadarif
$959
936 km or 582 mi Bisha
$938
944 km or 587 mi Baidoa
$805
958 km or 595 mi Ad-Damazin
$857
1019 km or 633 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
1090 km or 677 mi Mogadishu
$819
1095 km or 680 mi Port Sudan
$1361

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Distance City Cost of living
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$2410
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$2614
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$618
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$589
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1565
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$481
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$837
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$812
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$742
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$575
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1083
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$816
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$891
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$781
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$791
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$830
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$876
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$738
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$856
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$799
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$588
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$824
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$774
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$785
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$831
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$857
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$812
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$752
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$806
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$719
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$735
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$721
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$620
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$851
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$525
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$584