Cost of living comparison
Djibouti is 86.0% more expensive than Port Louis.
If you lived in Djibouti instead of Port Louis, you would:
pay 51.4% more for restaurants
Port Louis
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.96
MUR273.27
|
$10.13
DJF1,794
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.31
MUR243.46
|
$10.13
DJF1,794
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.99
MUR45.57
|
$0.91
DJF162
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
MUR25.34
|
$0.84
DJF150
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
Port Louis
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
MUR31.05
|
$5.77
DJF1,022
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.85
MUR268.30
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.66
MUR259.55
|
$13.84
DJF2,452
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
MUR92.75
|
$6.58
DJF1,166
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.98
MUR136.73
|
$11.20
DJF1,985
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.82
MUR37.64
|
$1.79
DJF316
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
MUR39.21
|
$1.02
DJF181
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
MUR42.26
|
$1.28
DJF226
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.41
MUR64.79
|
$1.08
DJF192
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
MUR26.48
|
$0.72
DJF128
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
MUR29.86
|
$0.88
DJF155
|
|
pay 11.1% more for transportation
Port Louis
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.90
MUR270.69
|
$5.86
DJF1,038
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.67
MUR993.72
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,669.56
MUR1,589,945.79
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.59
MUR944.03
|
$25.32
DJF4,485
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for housing
Port Louis
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.24
MUR1,661.86
|
$42.89
DJF7,597
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$462.26
MUR21,199.28
|
$1,369.10
DJF242,518
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$375.59
MUR17,224.41
|
$669.36
DJF118,569
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.64
MUR1,497.00
|
$305.63
DJF54,138
|
|
pay 36.0% less for childcare
Port Louis
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$221.74
MUR10,169.03
|
$168.79
DJF29,899
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,900.32
MUR178,868.90
|
$2,025.51
DJF358,794
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Port Louis
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.38
MUR109.31
|
$6.19
DJF1,096
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.30
MUR105.54
|
$2.39
DJF424
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.50
MUR298.11
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.17
MUR1,291.83
|
$103.15
DJF18,272
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.42
MUR248.43
|
$14.07
DJF2,492
|
|
pay 14.9% less for clothing
Port Louis
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.50
MUR2,683.03
|
$33.76
DJF5,980
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.49
MUR2,040.43
|
$23.91
DJF4,236
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.73
MUR4,206.73
|
$118.15
DJF20,930
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.84
MUR3,478.01
|
$75.96
DJF13,455
|
|
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