Djibouti City vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Djibouti City Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$551
$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1372
$1598
🏠 One person rent
$235
$511
🏘️ Family rent
$434
$523
🍽️ Food expenses
$212
$215
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.1
$89.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$403
$1509
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
8
62
😀 Quality of life
23
44
🏙️ Population
604K
1.27M

The cost of living in Djibouti City is 37% less expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 8114th and 6110th ($551 vs $875) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Djibouti and South Africa, respectively. Check Djibouti vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 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 8873rd and 6750th 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
$3.67
$5.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.2
$25.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.74
$3.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$1.84
 Cappuccino
$1.81
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.64
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$231
$793
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$153
$327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$482
$488
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$311
$379
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.1
$57.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.4
$88.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.7
$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.03%
11.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1410
$731
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$838
$624
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.44
$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.9
$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.95
$9.38
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.77
$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.95
$7.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$3.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.94
$5.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.61
$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.77
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.88
$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.08
$2.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.52
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$0.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.8
$12.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.44
$5.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.5
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.52
$2.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.5
$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.8
$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$132
$202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3861
$2867

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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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$908
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$776
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$889
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$637
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$741
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$755
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$631
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$783
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$751
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$625
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$845
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$621
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$746
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$701
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$866
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$682
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$719
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$631
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$656
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$511
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$633
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$603
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$511
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$558
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$739
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$535
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$447
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$601
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$605
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$511
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$753
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$511
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$609
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$554
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$978
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$1084
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$780
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$550
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$952