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Djibouti vs. Mauritius Cost of Living Summary

Djibouti is 2.2 times more expensive than Mauritius overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Djibouti
Groceries: pay 2.8 times more in Djibouti
Transportation: pay 13.6% more in Djibouti
Housing: pay 4.3 times more in Djibouti
Childcare: pay 2.2 times more in Djibouti
Entertainment and Sports: pay 68.1% more in Djibouti
Clothing: pay 9.4% less in Djibouti

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

Djibouti vs. Mauritius Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Mauritius	Djibouti
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.44 MUR292.67	$9.82 DJF1,763	+52.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.32 MUR287.06	$12.63 DJF2,267	+99.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 MUR42.32	$1.89 DJF340	+103.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 MUR25.15	$1.87 DJF336	+238.1%
Average			+123.5%

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pay 2.8 times more for groceries

	Mauritius	Djibouti
Bread 1 loaf	$0.67 MUR30.58	$9.26 DJF1,662	+1276.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.36 MUR198.27	$4.78 DJF858	+9.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.29 MUR240.40	$9.56 DJF1,716	+80.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.18 MUR99.23	$6.85 DJF1,229	+213.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.25 MUR102.19	$8.24 DJF1,478	+266.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.85 MUR38.57	$1.70 DJF305	+99.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 MUR35.16	$0.55 DJF99	-28.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.67 MUR30.35	$1.27 DJF228	+90.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.13 MUR51.15	$0.72 DJF129	-35.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 MUR20.81	$0.55 DJF99	+20.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.45 MUR20.31	$0.62 DJF111	+38.6%
Average			+184.6%

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pay 13.6% more for transportation

	Mauritius	Djibouti
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.34 MUR242.78	$6.59 DJF1,182	+23.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.03 MUR1,500.56	$21.27 DJF3,816	-35.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,846.82 MUR1M	$33,800.12 DJF6M	+9.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$30.37 MUR1,379.70	$47.72 DJF8,563	+57.1%
Average			+13.6%

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pay 4.3 times more for housing

	Mauritius	Djibouti
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.93 MUR1,405.11	$58.94 DJF10,578	+90.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$450.11 MUR20,448.45	$1,431.52 DJF257K	+218.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$327.67 MUR14,886.19	$477.17 DJF85,630	+45.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.19 MUR1,689.57	$398.07 DJF71,434	+970.3%
Average			+331.1%

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pay 2.2 times more for childcare

	Mauritius	Djibouti
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$143.96 MUR6,540.18	$335.12 DJF60,137	+132.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,397.02 MUR200K	$8,793.05 DJF2M	+100.0%
Average			+116.4%

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pay 68.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Mauritius	Djibouti
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.05 MUR93.30	$5.61 DJF1,007	+173.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.42 MUR109.79	$3.65 DJF655	+51.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.10 MUR277.19	$2.71 DJF486	-55.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.41 MUR1,699.76	$86.08 DJF15,447	+130.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.93 MUR269.50	$8.42 DJF1,511	+41.9%
Average			+68.1%

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pay 9.4% less for clothing

	Mauritius	Djibouti
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.25 MUR2,282.97	$42.10 DJF7,556	-16.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.89 MUR1,857.73	$19.65 DJF3,526	-52.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$84.17 MUR3,823.73	$123.50 DJF22,163	+46.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$66.89 MUR3,038.66	$56.14 DJF10,074	-16.1%
Average			-9.4%

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