Djibouti City vs Gothenburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Djibouti City	Gothenburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$586	$1823
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1414	$4155
🏠 One person rent	$249	$902
🏘️ Family rent	$413	$1552
🍽️ Food expenses	$227	$582
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.7	$185
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$233	$3793
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	8	46
😀 Quality of life	41	94
🏙️ Population	604K	675K

The cost of living in Djibouti City is 68% less expensive than in Gothenburg. Cities ranked 7941st and 2645th ($586 vs $1823) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Djibouti and Sweden, respectively. Check Djibouti vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Djibouti City compared to 2.1 months in Gothenburg. Djibouti City ranked 1st best city to live in Djibouti vs Gothenburg ranked 3rd in Sweden, while ranked 7664th and 68th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Djibouti City vs Gothenburg

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	Djibouti City	Gothenburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.12	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.1	$92.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.23	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$7.34
☕ Cappuccino	$1.92	$4.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.68	$3.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$245	$955
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$167	$735
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$447	$1688
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$294	$1310
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41	$83.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.2	$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.1	$39.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.94%	3.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1488	$6255
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$959	$4279
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$3.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.1	$90.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.46	$25.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.83	$2.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.75	$4.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.5	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.42	$19.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$2.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$3.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$3.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.9	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.44	$2.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.94	$8.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.05	$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.1	$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$3.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.28	$2.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.9	$40.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.75	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.5	$57.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.29	$27.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$34.5	$85.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.4	$96.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$136	$171
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4170	$4093

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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

Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1684
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1503
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1444
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1353
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1543
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1405
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1542
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1362
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1528
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1529
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1551
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1866
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1502
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1516
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1761
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1485
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1675
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$2181
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$1895
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$1977
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1542
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1485
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1482
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1830
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$1997
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$2280
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1472
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$2088
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$2184
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$1976
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1421
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1658
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1830
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1460
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$1949
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1818
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1819
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2379
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1882
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1397