Djibouti City vs Rabat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Djibouti City	Rabat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$571	$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1421	$1992
🏠 One person rent	$245	$302
🏘️ Family rent	$452	$795
🍽️ Food expenses	$219	$267
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.2	$56.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$424	$653
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	8	40
😀 Quality of life	20	63
🏙️ Population	604K	573K

The cost of living in Djibouti City is 19% less expensive than in Rabat. Cities ranked 8002nd and 6866th ($571 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Djibouti and Morocco, respectively. Check Djibouti vs Morocco comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Djibouti City compared to 0.9 months in Rabat. Djibouti City ranked 1st best city to live in Djibouti vs Rabat ranked 1st in Morocco, while ranked 8841st and 4758th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Djibouti City vs Rabat

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	Djibouti City	Rabat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.94	$4.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.4	$40.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.04	$6.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$3.75
☕ Cappuccino	$1.87	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.65	$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$238	$355
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$165	$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$500	$1030
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$331	$646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.8	$23.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.2	$36.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25	$35.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.54%	4.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1448	$1598
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$930	$934
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.5	$25.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.21	$7.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.82	$0.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.74	$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.14	$9.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.2	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$0.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.88	$9.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$2.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.84	$3.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.03	$5.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.08	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.29	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.5	$26.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.56	$6.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.8	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.58	$4.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.3	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.2	$93.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$138	$140
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4050	$5394

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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 Rabat

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2 mi	Sale	$536
13 km or 8.1 mi	Temara	$619
34 km or 21 mi	Kenitra	$558
63 km or 39 mi	Mohammedia	$652
87 km or 54 mi	Casablanca	$850
120 km or 74 mi	Meknes	$486
127 km or 79 mi	Khouribga	$435
169 km or 105 mi	Fez	$533
177 km or 110 mi	El Jadida	$502
193 km or 120 mi	Beni Mellal	$448
217 km or 135 mi	Tangier	$679
218 km or 135 mi	Tetouan	$517
248 km or 154 mi	Tarifa	$1196
250 km or 155 mi	Ceuta	$1141
265 km or 165 mi	Algeciras	$889
269 km or 167 mi	Los Barrios	$1041
271 km or 169 mi	Gibraltar City	$2278
273 km or 170 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1018
273 km or 170 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1145
283 km or 176 mi	Cadiz	$1359
287 km or 178 mi	Marrakesh	$687
292 km or 181 mi	Rota	$1358
295 km or 184 mi	Safi	$489
304 km or 189 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$892
309 km or 192 mi	Estepona	$1395
317 km or 197 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1144
328 km or 204 mi	Marbella	$2040
337 km or 210 mi	Ronda	$893
344 km or 214 mi	Fuengirola	$1347
346 km or 215 mi	Olhao	$1291
347 km or 216 mi	Faro	$1263
349 km or 217 mi	Mijas	$1353
353 km or 219 mi	Benalmadena	$1415
353 km or 219 mi	Tavira	$1373
359 km or 223 mi	Huelva	$1081
361 km or 224 mi	Almonte	$1165
361 km or 225 mi	Moguer	$1124
363 km or 226 mi	Loule	$1415
364 km or 226 mi	Albufeira	$1950
371 km or 231 mi	Malaga	$1430