Djibouti City vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Djibouti City	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$590	$2659
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1446	$6362
🏠 One person rent	$246	$1646
🏘️ Family rent	$408	$2815
🍽️ Food expenses	$232	$641
🚐 Transport expenses	$50.8	$225
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$246	$4246
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	8	94
😀 Quality of life	43	95
🏙️ Population	604K	664K

The cost of living in Djibouti City is 78% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 8069th and 649th ($590 vs $2659) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Djibouti and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Djibouti vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Djibouti City compared to 1.6 months in Rotterdam. Djibouti City ranked 1st best city to live in Djibouti vs Rotterdam ranked 2nd in the Netherlands, while ranked 7471st and 20th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Djibouti City vs Rotterdam

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	Djibouti City	Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.29	$23.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.3	$92.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.38	$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$6.79
☕ Cappuccino	$2	$4.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.71	$4.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$239	$1650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$163	$1348
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$429	$2967
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$290	$2361
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.5	$182
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.5	$278
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.4	$55.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12%	3.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1416	$6135
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$879	$3996
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.47	$4.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.2	$102
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.86	$33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$2.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.87	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.79	$5.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.5	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.5	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.52	$18.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$3.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$2.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.29	$4.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.04	$7.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.17	$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.1	$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.16	$6.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.56	$1.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$2.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.2	$50.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.7	$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.2	$46
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.71	$21.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$34.6	$91.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.4	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$168	$2772
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5247	$13092

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Cities near Djibouti City

Distance	City	Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi	Obock	$564
68 km or 42 mi	Ali Sabieh	$561
101 km or 63 mi	Dikhil	$563
185 km or 115 mi	Borama	$521
240 km or 149 mi	Taiz	$497
245 km or 152 mi	Aden	$509
247 km or 153 mi	Hargeisa	$682
253 km or 157 mi	Jijiga	$1045
264 km or 164 mi	Dire Dawa	$1050
277 km or 172 mi	Harar	$1050
286 km or 178 mi	Ibb	$488
290 km or 180 mi	Zabid	$476
356 km or 221 mi	Dhamar	$478
357 km or 222 mi	Al Hudaydah	$499
387 km or 240 mi	Dessie	$931
418 km or 259 mi	Sayyan	$476
433 km or 269 mi	Sanaa	$532
451 km or 280 mi	Mekelle	$748
561 km or 348 mi	Addis Ababa	$1148
594 km or 369 mi	Mendefera	$481
598 km or 371 mi	Sa'dah	$475
600 km or 373 mi	Massawa	$484
618 km or 384 mi	Asmara	$513
627 km or 390 mi	Bahir Dar	$800
628 km or 390 mi	Gondar	$923
664 km or 413 mi	Najran	$864
689 km or 428 mi	Keren	$483
720 km or 448 mi	Awasa	$910
726 km or 451 mi	Mukalla	$477
740 km or 460 mi	Abha	$871
818 km or 509 mi	Jimma	$746
826 km or 513 mi	Bareq	$873
846 km or 526 mi	Kassala	$947
884 km or 550 mi	El-Gadarif	$872
936 km or 582 mi	Bisha	$890
944 km or 587 mi	Baidoa	$745
958 km or 595 mi	Ad-Damazin	$753
1019 km or 633 mi	As Sulayyil	$993
1090 km or 677 mi	Mogadishu	$721
1095 km or 680 mi	Port Sudan	$976

Cities near Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2336
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$2424
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2365
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2491
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$2234
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2310
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2389
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$2307
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$1970
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$2112
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$2087
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2608
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2143
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$1865
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2755
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$2304
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2407
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$2247
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$3165
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2564
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2354
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1740
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2460
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2272
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2662
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2296
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$2399
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$2185
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1805
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1739
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$2111
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1834
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$2341
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1829
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$2053
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$2353
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1688
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$2197
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1476
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1799