Cost of living comparison

Maldives

compared to

Djibouti

Djibouti vs. Maldives Cost of Living Summary

Djibouti is 18.6% more expensive than Maldives overall.

Restaurants: pay 78.3% more in Djibouti
Groceries: pay 30.7% more in Djibouti
Transportation: pay 61.1% more in Djibouti
Housing: pay 12.1% less in Djibouti
Childcare: pay 2.3 times more in Djibouti
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.8% less in Djibouti
Clothing: pay 10.5% less in Djibouti

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

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Djibouti vs. Maldives Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 78.3% more for restaurants

	Maldives	Djibouti
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.00 MVR92.74	$9.83 DJF1,748	+63.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.57 MVR147.88	$15.45 DJF2,748	+61.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.63 MVR25.12	$1.90 DJF337	+16.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.30 MVR4.59	$1.69 DJF300	+467.4%
Average			+78.3%

Maldives vs. Djibouti - Cost of restaurants

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pay 30.7% more for groceries

	Maldives	Djibouti
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 MVR25.57	$9.27 DJF1,649	+460.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.48 MVR53.75	$4.78 DJF850	+37.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.83 MVR105.52	$10.63 DJF1,891	+55.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.87 MVR28.89	$5.69 DJF1,012	+204.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.76 MVR42.72	$8.24 DJF1,466	+198.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.80 MVR27.83	$1.70 DJF302	-5.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.39 MVR21.40	$0.55 DJF98	-60.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.59 MVR24.56	$1.18 DJF210	-25.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.22 MVR18.83	$0.73 DJF130	-39.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.75 MVR11.63	$0.72 DJF128	-4.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.69 MVR10.63	$0.75 DJF133	+8.6%
Average			+30.7%

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pay 61.1% more for transportation

	Maldives	Djibouti
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.81 MVR58.81	$8.56 DJF1,522	+124.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.82 MVR476.23	$42.53 DJF7,564	+38.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,446.46 MVR501K	$33,798.22 DJF6M	+4.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.52 MVR270.70	$47.75 DJF8,492	+172.5%
Average			+61.1%

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pay 12.1% less for housing

	Maldives	Djibouti
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$73.00 MVR1,127.92	$58.99 DJF10,491	-19.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,043.39 MVR16,120.31	$674.13 DJF120K	-35.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$739.32 MVR11,422.43	$477.51 DJF84,924	-35.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$85.19 MVR1,316.15	$398.35 DJF70,846	+367.6%
Average			-12.1%

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pay 2.3 times more for childcare

	Maldives	Djibouti
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$184.92 MVR2,857.02	$335.22 DJF59,619	+81.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,003.87 MVR46,409.85	$8,794.47 DJF2M	+192.8%
Average			+130.4%

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pay 1.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Maldives	Djibouti
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.87 MVR75.19	$7.02 DJF1,249	+44.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.55 MVR54.82	$3.37 DJF599	-5.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.95 MVR215.56	$1.97 DJF350	-85.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$70.81 MVR1,093.98	$86.14 DJF15,320	+21.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.73 MVR150.39	$12.64 DJF2,248	+29.9%
Average			-1.8%

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pay 10.5% less for clothing

	Maldives	Djibouti
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$39.51 MVR610.41	$42.13 DJF7,493	+6.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.63 MVR766.77	$19.66 DJF3,497	-60.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.11 MVR1,345.89	$123.59 DJF21,980	+41.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$52.50 MVR811.17	$56.18 DJF9,991	+7.0%
Average			-10.5%

Maldives vs. Djibouti - Cost of clothing

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