Djibouti City vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Djibouti City	Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$571	$687
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1421	$2052
🏠 One person rent	$245	$297
🏘️ Family rent	$452	$636
🍽️ Food expenses	$219	$244
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.2	$65.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$424	$958
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	8	90
😀 Quality of life	20	70
🏙️ Population	604K	13.9M

The cost of living in Djibouti City is 17% less expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 8002nd and 6956th ($571 vs $687) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 64th 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 1.4 months in Tianjin. Djibouti City ranked 1st best city to live in Djibouti vs Tianjin ranked 11th in China, while ranked 8841st and 2306th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Djibouti City vs Tianjin

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	Djibouti City	Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.94	$4.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.4	$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.04	$5.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$0.82
☕ Cappuccino	$1.87	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.65	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$238	$351
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$165	$213
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$500	$826
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$331	$485
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.8	$48.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.2	$74.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25	$7.97
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.54%	4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1448	$6085
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$930	$2737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.5	$10.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.21	$4.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.82	$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.74	$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.14	$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.2	$9.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.88	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.84	$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.03	$4.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.08	$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.29	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.5	$13.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.56	$6.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.8	$56.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.58	$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.3	$39
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.2	$75
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$138	$548
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4050	$18215

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Djibouti City

Distance	City	Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi	Obock	$540
68 km or 42 mi	Ali Sabieh	$542
101 km or 63 mi	Dikhil	$542
185 km or 115 mi	Borama	$518
240 km or 149 mi	Taiz	$507
245 km or 152 mi	Aden	$503
247 km or 153 mi	Hargeisa	$660
253 km or 157 mi	Jijiga	$764
264 km or 164 mi	Dire Dawa	$756
277 km or 172 mi	Harar	$718
286 km or 178 mi	Ibb	$496
290 km or 180 mi	Zabid	$482
356 km or 221 mi	Dhamar	$486
357 km or 222 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
387 km or 240 mi	Dessie	$838
418 km or 259 mi	Sayyan	$481
433 km or 269 mi	Sanaa	$546
451 km or 280 mi	Mekelle	$662
561 km or 348 mi	Addis Ababa	$1180
594 km or 369 mi	Mendefera	$487
598 km or 371 mi	Sa'dah	$482
600 km or 373 mi	Massawa	$486
618 km or 384 mi	Asmara	$520
627 km or 390 mi	Bahir Dar	$752
628 km or 390 mi	Gondar	$897
664 km or 413 mi	Najran	$937
689 km or 428 mi	Keren	$488
720 km or 448 mi	Awasa	$886
726 km or 451 mi	Mukalla	$484
740 km or 460 mi	Abha	$910
818 km or 509 mi	Jimma	$654
826 km or 513 mi	Bareq	$902
846 km or 526 mi	Kassala	$1006
884 km or 550 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
936 km or 582 mi	Bisha	$905
944 km or 587 mi	Baidoa	$706
958 km or 595 mi	Ad-Damazin	$836
1019 km or 633 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
1090 km or 677 mi	Mogadishu	$711
1095 km or 680 mi	Port Sudan	$1003

Cities near Tianjin

Distance	City	Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi	Binhai	$665
60 km or 37 mi	Langfang	$716
71 km or 44 mi	Bazhou	$649
87 km or 54 mi	Huanghua	$655
93 km or 58 mi	Sanhe	$756
99 km or 61 mi	Cangzhou	$679
99 km or 62 mi	Tangshan	$702
107 km or 67 mi	Renqiu	$586
109 km or 68 mi	Beijing	$1016
111 km or 69 mi	Zhuozhou	$729
117 km or 73 mi	Gaobeidian	$644
124 km or 77 mi	Hejian	$592
131 km or 82 mi	Botou	$618
133 km or 82 mi	Zunhua	$680
144 km or 90 mi	Luanzhou	$635
152 km or 94 mi	Baoding	$472
157 km or 98 mi	Laoling	$638
160 km or 99 mi	Qian'an	$642
182 km or 113 mi	Anguo	$550
192 km or 119 mi	Shenzhou	$581
204 km or 127 mi	Dezhou	$638
205 km or 127 mi	Dingzhou	$584
205 km or 128 mi	Hengshui	$642
209 km or 130 mi	Binzhou	$815
212 km or 132 mi	Chengde	$711
218 km or 136 mi	Dongying	$689
219 km or 136 mi	Xinji	$564
223 km or 138 mi	Qinhuangdao	$664
225 km or 140 mi	Jinzhou	$544
228 km or 142 mi	Jizhou	$590
237 km or 147 mi	Xinle	$533
241 km or 150 mi	Gaocheng	$524
242 km or 150 mi	Pingquan	$629
251 km or 156 mi	Yucheng	$577
255 km or 158 mi	Nangong	$600
258 km or 161 mi	Zouping	$553
265 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$481
271 km or 168 mi	Zhangjiakou	$634
273 km or 170 mi	Zibo	$504
276 km or 172 mi	Jinan	$616