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Djibouti vs. Macau Cost of Living Summary

Djibouti is 28.4% more expensive than Macau overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Djibouti
Groceries: pay 34.3% more in Djibouti
Transportation: pay 62.4% more in Djibouti
Housing: pay 90.9% more in Djibouti
Childcare: pay 52.7% less in Djibouti
Entertainment and Sports: pay 23.6% less in Djibouti
Clothing: pay 28.4% less in Djibouti

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

Djibouti vs. Macau Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Macau	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	$6.33 MOP50.65	$12.63 DJF2,243	+99.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.04 MOP8.33	$1.89 DJF336	+81.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.58 MOP4.60	$1.87 DJF332	+225.4%
Average			+116.1%

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pay 34.3% more for groceries

	Macau	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

	Macau	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 90.9% more for housing

	Macau	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	$1,064.40 MOP8,512.73	$1,431.52 DJF254,189	+34.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,056.50 MOP8,449.52	$477.17 DJF84,730	-54.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$93.93 MOP751.21	$398.07 DJF70,684	+323.8%
Average			+90.9%

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pay 52.7% less for childcare

	Macau	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 23.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Macau	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	$81.11 MOP648.68	$86.08 DJF15,285	+6.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.66 MOP109.28	$8.42 DJF1,495	-38.4%
Average			-23.6%

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pay 28.4% less for clothing

	Macau	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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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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