Cost of living comparison

compared to

Djibouti vs. Porto-novo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Djibouti instead of Porto-novo, you would:

pay (unknown) more for restaurants

 
Porto-novo
Djibouti
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant ?? $9.82
DJF1,763
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
?? $12.63
DJF2,267
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) ?? $1.89
DJF340

Improve prices ·

pay (unknown) more for groceries

 
Porto-novo
Djibouti
Bread
1 loaf
?? $9.26
DJF1,662
Local cheese (8 oz) ?? $4.78
DJF858
Milk (1 gallon) ?? $9.56
DJF1,716

Improve prices ·

pay (unknown) more for transportation

 
Porto-novo
Djibouti
Gasoline (1 gallon) ?? $6.59
DJF1,182
Monthly public transit pass ?? $21.27
DJF3,816
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $33,800.12
DJF6M

Improve prices ·

pay (unknown) more for housing

 
Porto-novo
Djibouti
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
?? $58.94
DJF10,578
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area ?? $1,431.52
DJF257K
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center ?? $477.17
DJF85,630

Improve prices ·

pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Porto-novo
Djibouti
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $335.12
DJF60,137
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $8,793.05
DJF2M

Improve prices ·

pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports

 
Porto-novo
Djibouti
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) ?? $5.61
DJF1,007
Cappuccino in mid-range area ?? $3.65
DJF655
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
?? $2.71
DJF486

Improve prices ·

pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Porto-novo
Djibouti
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? $42.10
DJF7,556
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $19.65
DJF3,526
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $123.50
DJF22,163

Improve prices ·
The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: February 2026
Share this

Compare countries by overall cost of living

See the cost of living in Benin vs. Djibouti. This provides a comparison of the average cost of living from cities within Benin and Djibouti.

Help us improve these prices

MyLifeElsewhere is a collaborative project. Please enter price information for your location to help assist us in making these comparisons more accurate. Learn more

ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY

Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Djibouti or Porto-novo. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.