Djibouti City vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Djibouti City Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$586
$984
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1414
$1812
🏠 One person rent
$249
$567
🏘️ Family rent
$413
$581
🍽️ Food expenses
$227
$247
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.7
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$233
$1672
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
8
63
😀 Quality of life
41
45
🏙️ Population
604K
1.27M

The cost of living in Djibouti City is 40% less expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 7941st and 5704th ($586 vs $984) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Djibouti and South Africa, respectively. Check Djibouti vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Djibouti City compared to 1.7 months in Soweto. Djibouti City ranked 1st best city to live in Djibouti vs Soweto ranked 9th in South Africa, while ranked 7664th and 7050th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Djibouti City vs Soweto

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Djibouti City Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.12
$6.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.1
$28.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.23
$4.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$2
☕ Cappuccino
$1.92
$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.68
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$245
$867
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$167
$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$447
$538
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$294
$415
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41
$69.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.2
$108
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.1
$33.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.94%
11.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1488
$907
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$959
$724
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.1
$32.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.46
$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.83
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$2.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.5
$8.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.46
$4.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.42
$6.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.9
$7.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$1.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.94
$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.05
$2.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.1
$2.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.28
$0.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.9
$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.75
$6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.5
$21.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.29
$3.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.5
$49.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.4
$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$136
$202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4170
$3811

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1082
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$890
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$984
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$706
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$826
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$799
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$892
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$740
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$975
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$875
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$731
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$940
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$762
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$838
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$808
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$830
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$762
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$833
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$637
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$668
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$570
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$637
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$607
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$599
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$827
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$650
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$469
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$698
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$577
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$598
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$861
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$514
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$705
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$536
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$908
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$915
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$892
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$587
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$915