Cost of living comparison
Djibouti is 86.0% more expensive than Port Louis.
If you lived in Djibouti instead of Port Louis, you would:
pay 51.4% more for restaurants
|
Port Louis
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.96
MUR274.28
|
$10.13
DJF1,802
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.31
MUR244.36
|
$10.13
DJF1,802
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.99
MUR45.74
|
$0.91
DJF163
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
MUR25.43
|
$0.84
DJF150
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
|
Port Louis
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
MUR31.17
|
$5.77
DJF1,026
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.85
MUR269.29
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.66
MUR260.51
|
$13.84
DJF2,463
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
MUR93.09
|
$6.58
DJF1,171
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.98
MUR137.23
|
$11.20
DJF1,993
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.82
MUR37.78
|
$1.79
DJF318
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
MUR39.36
|
$1.02
DJF182
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
MUR42.41
|
$1.28
DJF227
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.41
MUR65.03
|
$1.08
DJF193
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
MUR26.58
|
$0.72
DJF129
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
MUR29.97
|
$0.88
DJF156
|
|
pay 11.1% more for transportation
|
Port Louis
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.90
MUR271.69
|
$5.86
DJF1,042
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$21.67
MUR997.38
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,669.56
MUR1,595,815.04
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.59
MUR947.52
|
$25.32
DJF4,505
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for housing
|
Port Louis
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.24
MUR1,668.00
|
$42.89
DJF7,630
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$462.26
MUR21,277.53
|
$1,369.10
DJF243,594
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$375.59
MUR17,288.00
|
$669.36
DJF119,095
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.64
MUR1,502.53
|
$305.63
DJF54,378
|
|
pay 36.0% less for childcare
|
Port Louis
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$221.74
MUR10,206.57
|
$168.79
DJF30,032
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,900.32
MUR179,529.19
|
$2,025.51
DJF360,386
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Port Louis
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.38
MUR109.71
|
$6.19
DJF1,101
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.30
MUR105.93
|
$2.39
DJF425
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.50
MUR299.22
|
?? | |
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.17
MUR1,296.60
|
$103.15
DJF18,353
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.42
MUR249.35
|
$14.07
DJF2,503
|
|
pay 14.9% less for clothing
|
Port Louis
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.50
MUR2,692.94
|
$33.76
DJF6,006
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.49
MUR2,047.96
|
$23.91
DJF4,255
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.73
MUR4,222.26
|
$118.15
DJF21,022
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.84
MUR3,490.85
|
$75.96
DJF13,514
|
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