Djibouti City vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Djibouti City	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$571	$1718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1421	$4113
🏠 One person rent	$245	$929
🏘️ Family rent	$452	$1682
🍽️ Food expenses	$219	$472
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.2	$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$424	$1842
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	8	92
😀 Quality of life	20	86
🏙️ Population	604K	2.75M

The cost of living in Djibouti City is 67% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 8002nd and 2624th ($571 vs $1718) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Djibouti and Italy, respectively. Check Djibouti vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Djibouti City compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Djibouti City ranked 1st best city to live in Djibouti vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 8841st and 337th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Djibouti City vs Rome

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	Djibouti City	Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.94	$14.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.4	$60.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.04	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$5.2
☕ Cappuccino	$1.87	$1.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.65	$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$238	$1049
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$165	$701
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$500	$2124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$331	$1286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.8	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.2	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25	$28.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.54%	4.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1448	$7056
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$930	$3427
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.5	$36.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.21	$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.82	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.74	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.14	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.2	$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$2.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.88	$6.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.84	$6.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.03	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.08	$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$2.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.29	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.5	$51.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.56	$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.8	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.58	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.3	$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.2	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$138	$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4050	$9864

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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 Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$964
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1562
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1504
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1324
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1270
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1289
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1250
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1543
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1224
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1287
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1004
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1046
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1058
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1208
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1340
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1241
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1171
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1100
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1128
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1294
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1312
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1101
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1074
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1239
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1133
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1231
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1181
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1267
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1218
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1518
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$955
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1204
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1396
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1270
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1165
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1301
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1061
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1229
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1521
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1201