Cost of Living Comparison Between Djibouti and Rostock Cost of Living Comparison Between Djibouti and Rostock

🙂 Solo nomad: Djibouti is 6.3% cheaper than Rostock without rent, and 15.2% more expensive with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Djibouti is 0.7% cheaper than Rostock without rent, and 13.5% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Djibouti
Rostock
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$10.01 DJF 1,783
$13.79 €11.91
-27.41%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$82.2 DJF 14.6K
$68.1 €58.8
20.56%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$12.85 DJF 2,287
$9.48 €8.18
35.55%
Cappuccino
$3.67 DJF 654
$4.48 €3.87
-18.08%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.88 DJF 335
$4.07 €3.51
-53.81%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.9 DJF 338
$3.17 €2.74
-40.06%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$5.57 DJF 992
$5.17 €4.46
7.74%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$8.66 DJF 1,542
$5.3 €4.57
63.40%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Djibouti
Rostock
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$2.47 DJF 440
$1.26 €1.09
96.03%
White Bread (500g)
$9.02 DJF 1,606
$2.29 €1.98
293.89%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$3.83 DJF 681
$3.78 €3.26
1.32%
Eggs
$6.74 DJF 1,201
$3.92 €3.38
71.94%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$9.77 DJF 1,740
$14.48 €12.5
-32.53%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$18.52 DJF 3,298
$16.52 €14.26
12.11%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$12.35 DJF 2,199
$22.52 €19.44
-45.16%
Apples (1kg)
$3.86 DJF 687
$3.25 €2.81
18.77%
Banana (1kg)
$1.21 DJF 215
$1.84 €1.59
-34.24%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.75 DJF 490
$2.22 €1.92
23.87%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.63 DJF 290
$5.23 €4.52
-68.83%
Potato (1kg)
$1.21 DJF 215
$1.49 €1.28
-18.79%
Onion (1kg)
$1.41 DJF 251
$1.55 €1.34
-9.03%
Lettuce (1 head)
$5.56 DJF 991
$1.86 €1.6
198.92%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.54 DJF 95.4
$0.78 €0.67
-30.77%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$2.67 DJF 476
$9.49 €8.19
-71.87%
Wine (Bottle)
$21.03 DJF 3,744
$5.94 €5.13
254.04%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$2.29 DJF 408
$0.92 €0.79
148.91%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.44 DJF 612
$1.64 €1.41
109.76%
🚌 Getting Around
Djibouti
Rostock
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.29 DJF 52
$3.04 €2.63
-90.46%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$21.02 DJF 3,742
$69.1 €59.6
-69.57%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$2.83 DJF 504
$3.14 €2.71
-9.87%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$5.56 DJF 990
$2.42 €2.09
129.75%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$28.47 DJF 5,070
$41.7 €36.01
-31.73%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.67 DJF 298
$2.02 €1.74
-17.33%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$34.2K DJF 6.1M
$31.4K €27.1K
9.11%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$32.6K DJF 5.8M
$41.3K €35.6K
-21.00%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Djibouti
Rostock
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$516 DJF 91.8K
$247 €213
108.74%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$31.99 DJF 5,697
$24.12 €20.82
32.63%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$59.7 DJF 10.6K
$52.5 €45.31
13.70%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Djibouti
Rostock
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$87.5 DJF 15.6K
$38.39 €33.15
127.79%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$24.34 DJF 4,333
$27.5 €23.75
-11.49%
Cinema Ticket
$8.47 DJF 1,508
$17.06 €14.73
-50.35%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Djibouti
Rostock
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$342 DJF 60.8K
$194 €167
76.17%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$8,731 DJF 1.6M
$3,982 €3,438
119.25%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Djibouti
Rostock
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$41.67 DJF 7,420
$77.8 €67.1
-46.41%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$19.84 DJF 3,533
$61.2 €52.8
-67.56%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$125 DJF 22.3K
$106 €91.2
18.52%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$55.9 DJF 9,947
$122 €105
-54.14%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Djibouti
Rostock
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,452 DJF 258.5K
$707 €610
105.43%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$477 DJF 84.9K
$492 €425
-3.18%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,010 DJF 179.8K
$1,582 €1,366
-36.17%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,483 DJF 264K
$1,117 €964
32.76%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$12.4K DJF 2.2M
$4,894 €4,225
152.65%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$6,209 DJF 1.1M
$3,300 €2,849
88.17%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Djibouti
Rostock
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$2,776 DJF 494.2K
$2,604 €2,248
6.59%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
9.6
3.98
141.21%

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Last update for Djibouti: October 27, 2025

Last update for Rostock: October 28, 2025

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