Djibouti City vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Djibouti City	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$601	$2637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1462	$6349
🏠 One person rent	$253	$1608
🏘️ Family rent	$418	$2828
🍽️ Food expenses	$235	$656
🚐 Transport expenses	$51	$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$224	$4180
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	8	94
😀 Quality of life	41	95
🏙️ Population	604K	664K

The cost of living in Djibouti City is 77% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 7928th and 676th ($601 vs $2637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th 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 4th in the Netherlands, while ranked 7834th and 24th 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	$4.38	$24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24	$95.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.41	$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.87	$7.15
☕ Cappuccino	$1.99	$4.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.71	$4.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$248	$1621
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$168	$1308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$454	$2889
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$294	$2391
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.5	$183
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.9	$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.4	$54.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.99%	3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1416	$5975
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$886	$4252
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.49	$4.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.3	$88.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.93	$33.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$2.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.89	$2.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.8	$5.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.43	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.62	$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$3.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$4.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.36	$4.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.19	$7.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.04	$14.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.09	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.23	$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.61	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.31	$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.6	$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.73	$16.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.8	$47.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.92	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$34.9	$95.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.8	$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$157	$2442
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4808	$13439

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Cities near Djibouti City

Distance	City	Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi	Obock	$571
68 km or 42 mi	Ali Sabieh	$570
101 km or 63 mi	Dikhil	$572
185 km or 115 mi	Borama	$509
240 km or 149 mi	Taiz	$514
245 km or 152 mi	Aden	$526
247 km or 153 mi	Hargeisa	$712
253 km or 157 mi	Jijiga	$1152
264 km or 164 mi	Dire Dawa	$1156
277 km or 172 mi	Harar	$1153
286 km or 178 mi	Ibb	$504
290 km or 180 mi	Zabid	$491
356 km or 221 mi	Dhamar	$494
357 km or 222 mi	Al Hudaydah	$515
387 km or 240 mi	Dessie	$1022
418 km or 259 mi	Sayyan	$492
433 km or 269 mi	Sanaa	$551
451 km or 280 mi	Mekelle	$810
561 km or 348 mi	Addis Ababa	$1269
594 km or 369 mi	Mendefera	$498
598 km or 371 mi	Sa'dah	$491
600 km or 373 mi	Massawa	$497
618 km or 384 mi	Asmara	$531
627 km or 390 mi	Bahir Dar	$863
628 km or 390 mi	Gondar	$1017
664 km or 413 mi	Najran	$865
689 km or 428 mi	Keren	$498
720 km or 448 mi	Awasa	$996
726 km or 451 mi	Mukalla	$493
740 km or 460 mi	Abha	$902
818 km or 509 mi	Jimma	$775
826 km or 513 mi	Bareq	$893
846 km or 526 mi	Kassala	$931
884 km or 550 mi	El-Gadarif	$858
936 km or 582 mi	Bisha	$906
944 km or 587 mi	Baidoa	$743
958 km or 595 mi	Ad-Damazin	$771
1019 km or 633 mi	As Sulayyil	$1005
1090 km or 677 mi	Mogadishu	$724
1095 km or 680 mi	Port Sudan	$964

Cities near Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2403
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$2389
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2481
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2701
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$2332
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2471
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2348
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$2258
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$2110
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$2206
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$2264
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2669
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2295
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$1907
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2822
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$2369
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2457
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$2340
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$3203
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2636
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2383
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1770
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2471
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2337
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2721
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2383
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$2440
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$2223
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1822
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1730
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$2132
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1857
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$2360
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1849
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1848
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$2409
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1734
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$2231
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1523
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1727