Djibouti City vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Djibouti City Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$601
$1057
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1462
$1932
🏠 One person rent
$253
$620
🏘️ Family rent
$418
$639
🍽️ Food expenses
$235
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$51
$99.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$224
$1631
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
8
63
😀 Quality of life
41
48
🏙️ Population
604K
1.27M

The cost of living in Djibouti City is 43% less expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 7928th and 5251st ($601 vs $1057) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 1.5 months in Soweto. Djibouti City ranked 1st best city to live in Djibouti vs Soweto ranked 8th in South Africa, while ranked 7834th and 6890th 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
$4.38
$7.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.41
$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$1.99
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.71
$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$942
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$394
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$454
$587
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$294
$452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.5
$79.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.9
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.4
$36.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.99%
11.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1416
$933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$886
$779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.49
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.3
$35.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.93
$9.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.89
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.8
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.43
$8.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$4.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.62
$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.19
$7.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.04
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.09
$3.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.23
$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$0.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.6
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.73
$5.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.8
$23.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.92
$3.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.9
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.8
$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$157
$229
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4808
$4370

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$571
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$570
101 km or 63 mi Dikhil
$572
185 km or 115 mi Borama
$509
240 km or 149 mi Taiz
$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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Distance City Cost of living
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$1171
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$958
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$1089
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$765
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$892
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$865
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$967
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$792
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$1049
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$950
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$791
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$1017
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$826
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$910
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$875
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$899
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$826
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$901
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$697
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$731
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$604
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$694
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$662
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$573
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$652
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$912
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$681
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$511
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$763
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$628
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$630
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$927
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$551
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$716
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$583
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$916
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$966
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$948
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$633
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$950