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Djibouti vs. Macao Cost of Living Summary

Djibouti is 23.4% more expensive than Macao.

Restaurants: pay 83.8% more in Djibouti
Groceries: pay 34.3% more in Djibouti
Transportation: pay 62.4% more in Djibouti
Housing: pay 90.2% more in Djibouti
Childcare: pay 52.7% less in Djibouti
Entertainment and Sports: pay 26.1% less in Djibouti
Clothing: pay 28.4% less in Djibouti

The cost of housing, restaurants, transportation, and groceries in Djibouti are more expensive than in Macao. Expenses including childcare, clothing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Djibouti. Notably, housing and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Djibouti.

Djibouti vs. Macao Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Djibouti instead of Macao, you would:

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pay 83.8% more for restaurants

	Macao	Djibouti
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.24 MOP49.90	$9.82 DJF1,744	+57.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.49 MOP51.89	$12.63 DJF2,243	+94.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.33 MOP10.68	$1.89 DJF336	+41.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.78 MOP6.21	$1.87 DJF332	+141.2%
Average			+83.8%

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pay 34.3% more for groceries

	Macao	Djibouti
Bread 1 loaf	$1.67 MOP13.37	$9.26 DJF1,645	+454.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.77 MOP70.14	$4.78 DJF849	-45.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.42 MOP91.30	$9.56 DJF1,698	-16.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.19 MOP25.49	$6.85 DJF1,216	+114.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.56 MOP28.45	$8.24 DJF1,463	+131.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.64 MOP13.13	$1.70 DJF301	+3.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.34 MOP10.71	$0.55 DJF98	-58.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.73 MOP13.84	$1.27 DJF226	-26.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.35 MOP10.83	$0.72 DJF128	-46.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.99 MOP15.88	$0.55 DJF98	-72.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.56 MOP12.48	$0.62 DJF110	-60.3%
Average			+34.3%

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pay 62.4% more for transportation

	Macao	Djibouti
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.88 MOP55.01	$6.59 DJF1,170	-4.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.46 MOP179.64	$21.27 DJF3,776	-5.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,195.80 MOP249,493.79	$33,800.12 DJF6,001,753	+8.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.60 MOP108.78	$47.72 DJF8,473	+250.8%
Average			+62.4%

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pay 90.2% more for housing

	Macao	Djibouti
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.81 MOP294.40	$58.94 DJF10,467	+60.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,068.14 MOP8,542.67	$1,431.52 DJF254,189	+34.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,114.73 MOP8,915.24	$477.17 DJF84,730	-57.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$93.93 MOP751.21	$398.07 DJF70,684	+323.8%
Average			+90.2%

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pay 52.7% less for childcare

	Macao	Djibouti
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$686.31 MOP5,488.86	$335.12 DJF59,505	-51.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$19,181.71 MOP153,409.04	$8,793.05 DJF1,561,346	-54.2%
Average			-52.7%

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pay 26.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Macao	Djibouti
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.80 MOP46.41	$5.61 DJF997	-3.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.91 MOP39.23	$3.65 DJF648	-25.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.24 MOP49.90	$2.71 DJF481	-56.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$87.35 MOP698.58	$86.08 DJF15,285	-1.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.85 MOP118.76	$8.42 DJF1,495	-43.3%
Average			-26.1%

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pay 28.4% less for clothing

	Macao	Djibouti
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.13 MOP560.86	$42.10 DJF7,476	-40.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.52 MOP276.11	$19.65 DJF3,489	-43.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$96.08 MOP768.44	$123.50 DJF21,930	+28.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$137.26 MOP1,097.77	$56.14 DJF9,968	-59.1%
Average			-28.4%

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