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Djibouti vs. Seychelles Cost of Living Summary

Djibouti is 34.2% more expensive than Seychelles overall.

Restaurants: pay 1.4% less in Djibouti
Groceries: pay 70.3% more in Djibouti
Transportation: pay 25.2% more in Djibouti
Housing: pay 81.4% more in Djibouti
Childcare: pay 63.5% more in Djibouti
Entertainment and Sports: pay 17.2% less in Djibouti
Clothing: pay 17.4% more in Djibouti

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

Djibouti vs. Seychelles Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 1.4% less for restaurants

	Seychelles	Djibouti
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.42 SCR246.80	$9.82 DJF1,747	-40.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.95 SCR134.56	$12.63 DJF2,246	+41.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.07 SCR31.08	$1.89 DJF337	-8.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.83 SCR27.53	$1.87 DJF333	+2.1%
Average			-1.4%

Seychelles vs. Djibouti - Cost of restaurants

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pay 70.3% more for groceries

	Seychelles	Djibouti
Bread 1 loaf	$1.39 SCR20.92	$9.26 DJF1,647	+565.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.00 SCR180.33	$4.78 DJF850	-60.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.50 SCR112.72	$9.56 DJF1,700	+27.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.86 SCR58.07	$6.85 DJF1,218	+77.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.93 SCR44.07	$8.24 DJF1,465	+180.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.92 SCR13.82	$1.70 DJF302	+84.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.10 SCR16.58	$0.55 DJF98	-50.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.98 SCR14.70	$1.27 DJF226	+30.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.32 SCR49.85	$0.72 DJF128	-78.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 SCR9.65	$0.55 DJF98	-14.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.56 SCR8.44	$0.62 DJF110	+10.3%
Average			+70.3%

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pay 25.2% more for transportation

	Seychelles	Djibouti
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.59 SCR83.98	$6.59 DJF1,171	+17.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.93 SCR359.57	$21.27 DJF3,781	-11.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,478.78 SCR397,896.59	$33,800.12 DJF6,009,517	+27.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$28.65 SCR430.48	$47.72 DJF8,484	+66.6%
Average			+25.2%

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pay 81.4% more for housing

	Seychelles	Djibouti
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$147.17 SCR2,211.47	$58.94 DJF10,480	-59.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$983.74 SCR14,782.72	$1,431.52 DJF254,518	+45.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$808.35 SCR12,147.09	$477.17 DJF84,839	-41.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.78 SCR1,243.93	$398.07 DJF70,775	+380.9%
Average			+81.4%

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pay 63.5% more for childcare

	Seychelles	Djibouti
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$151.66 SCR2,279.00	$335.12 DJF59,582	+121.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,305.98 SCR124,813.92	$8,793.05 DJF1,563,366	+5.9%
Average			+63.5%

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pay 17.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Seychelles	Djibouti
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.23 SCR108.67	$5.61 DJF998	-22.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.88 SCR73.28	$3.65 DJF649	-25.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$22.06 SCR331.43	$2.71 DJF481	-87.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$73.02 SCR1,097.24	$86.08 DJF15,304	+17.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.40 SCR96.22	$8.42 DJF1,497	+31.5%
Average			-17.2%

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pay 17.4% more for clothing

	Seychelles	Djibouti
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$44.19 SCR664.09	$42.10 DJF7,486	-4.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$18.66 SCR280.39	$19.65 DJF3,493	+5.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$65.32 SCR981.64	$123.50 DJF21,958	+89.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$70.29 SCR1,056.22	$56.14 DJF9,981	-20.1%
Average			+17.4%

Seychelles vs. Djibouti - Cost of clothing

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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: December 2025

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