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Djibouti vs. Port Vila Cost of Living Summary

Djibouti is 0.8% more expensive than Port Vila.

Restaurants: pay 4.5% less in Djibouti
Groceries: pay 3.7% less in Djibouti
Transportation: pay 2.0 times more in Djibouti
Housing: pay 40.9% less in Djibouti
Childcare: pay 8.2% less in Djibouti
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.0% less in Djibouti
Clothing: pay 22.2% less in Djibouti

Expenses including housing, clothing, entertainment and sports, childcare, restaurants, and groceries are lower in Djibouti. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Djibouti.

Djibouti vs. Port Vila Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Djibouti instead of Port Vila, you would:

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pay 4.5% less for restaurants

	Port Vila	Djibouti
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.52 VUV1,495	$9.82 DJF1,746	-21.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.56 VUV1,141	$12.63 DJF2,245	+32.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.55 VUV304	$1.89 DJF337	-25.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.93 VUV230	$1.87 DJF333	-3.0%
Average			-4.5%

Port Vila vs. Djibouti - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.7% less for groceries

	Port Vila	Djibouti
Bread 1 loaf	$2.54 VUV303	$9.26 DJF1,647	+264.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$10.02 VUV1,196	$4.78 DJF850	-52.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.06 VUV1,082	$9.56 DJF1,700	+5.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.26 VUV628	$6.85 DJF1,218	+30.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$8.33 VUV995	$8.24 DJF1,465	-1.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.11 VUV252	$1.70 DJF302	-19.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 VUV105	$0.55 DJF98	-37.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.73 VUV325	$1.27 DJF226	-53.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.46 VUV294	$0.72 DJF128	-70.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.96 VUV234	$0.55 DJF98	-71.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.95 VUV114	$0.62 DJF110	-35.1%
Average			-3.7%

Port Vila vs. Djibouti - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.0 times more for transportation

	Port Vila	Djibouti
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.11 VUV849	$6.59 DJF1,171	-7.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$66.78 VUV7,973	$21.27 DJF3,780	-68.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,956.84 VUV3M	$33,800.12 DJF6M	+47.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.77 VUV1,046	$47.72 DJF8,483	+444.4%
Average			+104.0%

Port Vila vs. Djibouti - Cost of transportation

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pay 40.9% less for housing

	Port Vila	Djibouti
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$226.79 VUV27,076	$58.94 DJF10,479	-74.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,906.11 VUV228K	$1,431.52 DJF254K	-24.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,278.71 VUV153K	$477.17 DJF84,826	-62.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$406.43 VUV48,523	$398.07 DJF70,764	-2.1%
Average			-40.9%

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pay 8.2% less for childcare

	Port Vila	Djibouti
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$617.75 VUV73,752	$335.12 DJF59,573	-45.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,795.22 VUV811K	$8,793.05 DJF2M	+29.4%
Average			-8.2%

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pay 19.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Port Vila	Djibouti
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.81 VUV575	$5.61 DJF998	+16.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.70 VUV680	$3.65 DJF649	-35.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.18 VUV1,096	$2.71 DJF481	-70.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$67.52 VUV8,061	$86.08 DJF15,302	+27.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.52 VUV1,495	$8.42 DJF1,497	-32.8%
Average			-19.0%

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pay 22.2% less for clothing

	Port Vila	Djibouti
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.39 VUV3,987	$42.10 DJF7,485	+26.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$66.78 VUV7,973	$19.65 DJF3,493	-70.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$123.50 DJF21,955
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$56.14 DJF9,980
Average			-22.2%

Port Vila vs. Djibouti - Cost of clothing

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