Cost of living comparison

Mozambique

compared to

Djibouti

Djibouti vs. Maputo Cost of Living Summary

Djibouti is 61.0% more expensive than Maputo.

Restaurants: pay 52.6% more in Djibouti
Groceries: pay 91.4% more in Djibouti
Transportation: pay 62.8% more in Djibouti
Housing: pay 58.4% more in Djibouti
Childcare: pay 2.1 times more in Djibouti
Entertainment and Sports: pay 91.2% more in Djibouti
Clothing: pay 24.1% less in Djibouti

The cost of childcare, groceries, entertainment and sports, transportation, housing, and restaurants in Djibouti are more expensive than in Maputo. Notably, childcare, groceries, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Djibouti.

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Djibouti vs. Maputo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 52.6% more for restaurants

	Maputo	Djibouti
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.17 MZN649.90	$9.83 DJF1,753	-3.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.13 MZN455.34	$15.45 DJF2,755	+116.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 MZN54.07	$1.90 DJF338	+124.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.71 MZN45.36	$1.69 DJF301	+137.4%
Average			+52.6%

Maputo vs. Djibouti - Cost of restaurants

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pay 91.4% more for groceries

	Maputo	Djibouti
Bread 1 loaf	$1.01 MZN64.68	$9.27 DJF1,653	+815.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$10.43 MZN666.56	$4.78 DJF852	-54.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.92 MZN378.48	$10.63 DJF1,896	+79.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.46 MZN156.98	$5.69 DJF1,015	+131.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.60 MZN166.10	$8.24 DJF1,470	+217.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.91 MZN58.39	$1.70 DJF303	+85.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.35 MZN22.68	$0.55 DJF98	+55.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.75 MZN48.19	$1.18 DJF210	+56.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 MZN30.61	$0.73 DJF131	+52.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 MZN29.48	$0.72 DJF129	+56.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.35 MZN22.68	$0.75 DJF133	+110.6%
Average			+91.4%

Maputo vs. Djibouti - Cost of groceries

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pay 62.8% more for transportation

	Maputo	Djibouti
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.24 MZN334.69	$8.56 DJF1,526	+63.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.47 MZN1,499.77	$42.53 DJF7,584	+81.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,685.19 MZN2M	$33,798.22 DJF6M	+6.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.95 MZN699.89	$47.75 DJF8,516	+336.0%
Average			+62.8%

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pay 58.4% more for housing

	Maputo	Djibouti
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$87.62 MZN5,599.12	$58.99 DJF10,520	-32.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$543.78 MZN34,747.44	$674.13 DJF120K	+24.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$378.02 MZN24,155.78	$477.51 DJF85,158	+26.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$53.69 MZN3,431.08	$398.35 DJF71,041	+641.9%
Average			+58.4%

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pay 2.1 times more for childcare

	Maputo	Djibouti
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$128.31 MZN8,198.72	$335.22 DJF59,783	+161.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,140.04 MZN328K	$8,794.47 DJF2M	+71.1%
Average			+111.4%

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pay 91.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Maputo	Djibouti
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.56 MZN99.98	$7.02 DJF1,252	+348.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.22 MZN141.85	$3.37 DJF601	+51.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.82 MZN179.97	$1.97 DJF351	-30.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.91 MZN2,678.15	$86.14 DJF15,362	+105.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.82 MZN499.92	$12.64 DJF2,254	+61.6%
Average			+91.2%

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pay 24.1% less for clothing

	Maputo	Djibouti
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.07 MZN3,199.50	$42.13 DJF7,514	-15.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$56.07 MZN3,582.77	$19.66 DJF3,507	-64.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.24 MZN4,999.22	$123.59 DJF22,041	+58.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$79.02 MZN5,049.21	$56.18 DJF10,019	-28.9%
Average			-24.1%

Maputo vs. Djibouti - Cost of clothing

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