Amsterdam vs Djibouti City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Amsterdam	Djibouti City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3118	$586
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7329	$1414
🏠 One person rent	$2031	$249
🏘️ Family rent	$3485	$413
🍽️ Food expenses	$654	$227
🚐 Transport expenses	$260	$49.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4702	$233
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	95	8
😀 Quality of life	96	41
🏙️ Population	921K	604K

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 432% more expensive than in Djibouti City. Cities ranked 143rd and 7941st ($3118 vs $586) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the Netherlands and Djibouti, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Djibouti comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Amsterdam compared to 0.4 months in Djibouti City. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Djibouti City ranked 1st in Djibouti, while ranked 31st and 7664th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Djibouti City

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	Amsterdam	Djibouti City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.3	$4.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$103	$23.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.4	$5.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.2	$1.88
☕ Cappuccino	$4.94	$1.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.76	$0.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2130	$245
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1705	$167
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3833	$447
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2970	$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$292	$63.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51	$25.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.81%	11.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10418	$1488
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7591	$959
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.92	$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$113	$19.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.2	$7.46
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.31	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.56	$0.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.47	$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$7.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$4.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.8	$7.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.85	$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.23	$7.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.2	$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.84	$4.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.62	$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.5	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.9	$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.3	$4.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.2	$21.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$37.4	$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$34.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$68.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2892	$136
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19920	$4170

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2178
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2589
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2252
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$2230
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$1846
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2568
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$2256
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$2235
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2718
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2222
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2134
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2414
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1514
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2392
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$2111
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2581
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2374
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$2228
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$2011
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2615
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1829
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2329
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$2262
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1860
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$2082
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2706
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$2302
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$2318
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$2070
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$2154
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$2187
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2263
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$1986
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1992
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$2058
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$2107
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$2164
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$2100
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$2087
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$2238

Cities near Djibouti City

Distance	City	Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi	Obock	$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