Cost of living comparison
Djibouti is 3.0 times more expensive than Morocco.
If you lived in Djibouti instead of Morocco, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Morocco
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.70
MAD27.14
|
$9.33
DJF1,657
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.19
MAD52.19
|
$9.05
DJF1,607
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
MAD5.27
|
$0.68
DJF120
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
MAD3.29
|
$0.96
DJF170
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for groceries
Morocco
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.45
MAD4.53
|
$2.26
DJF402
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.86
MAD38.85
|
$10.09
DJF1,791
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.57
MAD25.85
|
$11.77
DJF2,091
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.31
MAD13.14
|
$3.51
DJF623
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.04
MAD20.49
|
$4.66
DJF828
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
MAD5.28
|
$1.80
DJF319
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
MAD4.66
|
$0.77
DJF137
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.27
MAD2.71
|
$1.03
DJF182
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
MAD2.87
|
$0.77
DJF137
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
MAD2.43
|
$0.58
DJF102
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
MAD2.57
|
$0.66
DJF117
|
|
pay 7.2 times more for transportation
Morocco
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.78
MAD48.04
|
$5.06
DJF898
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.00
MAD150.84
|
$339.32
DJF60,255
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,301.72
MAD234,377.69
|
$11,876.35
DJF2,108,938
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.75
MAD57.86
|
$25.45
DJF4,519
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for housing
Morocco
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.35
MAD345.50
|
$37.50
DJF6,659
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$257.40
MAD2,588.98
|
$820.03
DJF145,617
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$158.82
MAD1,597.43
|
$580.50
DJF103,082
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.71
MAD318.98
|
$248.31
DJF44,094
|
|
pay 74.3% more for childcare
Morocco
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$104.89
MAD1,055.01
|
$141.39
DJF25,106
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,927.88
MAD29,449.71
|
$6,258.65
DJF1,111,377
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Morocco
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.57
MAD25.84
|
$5.66
DJF1,004
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.39
MAD13.99
|
$1.91
DJF339
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.54
MAD35.56
|
$1.41
DJF251
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.74
MAD218.71
|
$73.52
DJF13,055
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.19
MAD52.16
|
$14.14
DJF2,511
|
|
pay 15.9% less for clothing
Morocco
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$31.88
MAD320.67
|
$21.11
DJF3,749
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.77
MAD349.75
|
$24.51
DJF4,352
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.06
MAD674.55
|
$60.32
DJF10,712
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$56.79
MAD571.18
|
$62.21
DJF11,047
|
|
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