Cost of living comparison

Djibouti, Djibouti

compared to

Victoria, Seychelles

Victoria vs. Djibouti Cost of Living Summary

Victoria is 32.6% more expensive than Djibouti.

Restaurants: pay 49.1% more in Victoria
Groceries: pay 40.8% more in Victoria
Transportation: pay 4.7% less in Victoria
Housing: pay 18.8% more in Victoria
Childcare: pay 39.7% less in Victoria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.2 times more in Victoria
Clothing: pay 42.4% more in Victoria

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

Victoria vs. Djibouti Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 49.1% more for restaurants

	Djibouti	Victoria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.21 DJF1,638	$16.76 SCR237.98	+82.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.05 DJF1,787	$9.71 SCR137.91	-3.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.77 DJF314	$2.75 SCR39.12	+55.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.67 DJF298	$2.71 SCR38.51	+61.9%
Average			+49.1%

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pay 40.8% more for groceries

	Djibouti	Victoria
Bread 1 loaf	$9.21 DJF1,638	$2.29 SCR32.54	-75.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.74 DJF844	$18.13 SCR257.37	+282.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.45 DJF1,503	$7.52 SCR106.77	-11.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$8.04 DJF1,430	$3.58 SCR50.77	-55.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$9.12 DJF1,621	$3.00 SCR42.58	-67.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.03 DJF360	$0.97 SCR13.79	-52.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51 DJF90	$1.10 SCR15.59	+116.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.14 DJF203	$0.97 SCR13.79	-14.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 DJF135	$3.27 SCR46.38	+329.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 DJF135	$0.82 SCR11.67	+8.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.84 DJF149	$0.73 SCR10.37	-12.6%
Average			+40.8%

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pay 4.7% less for transportation

	Djibouti	Victoria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.23 DJF930	$5.82 SCR82.60	+11.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$42.20 DJF7,505	$26.82 SCR380.77	-36.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,541.44 DJF5,964,606	$26,617.26 SCR377,956.39	-20.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$36.29 DJF6,453	$46.18 SCR655.77	+27.3%
Average			-4.7%

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pay 18.8% more for housing

	Djibouti	Victoria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$50.24 DJF8,934	$163.87 SCR2,326.93	+226.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,758.47 DJF312,705	$979.92 SCR13,914.51	-44.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$993.31 DJF176,638	$794.53 SCR11,282.10	-20.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$544.29 DJF96,790	$73.52 SCR1,043.89	-86.5%
Average			+18.8%

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pay 39.7% less for childcare

	Djibouti	Victoria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$340.14 DJF60,486	$167.60 SCR2,379.82	-50.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,437.75 DJF2,211,779	$8,868.55 SCR125,930.54	-28.7%
Average			-39.7%

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pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports

	Djibouti	Victoria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.70 DJF1,191	$4.07 SCR57.74	-39.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.79 DJF496	$5.16 SCR73.30	+85.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.42 DJF609	$22.89 SCR324.98	+568.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$76.29 DJF13,567	$95.81 SCR1,360.45	+25.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.37 DJF1,489	$5.59 SCR79.33	-33.3%
Average			+121.3%

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pay 42.4% more for clothing

	Djibouti	Victoria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$27.91 DJF4,964	$68.58 SCR973.85	+145.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$19.54 DJF3,474	$29.30 SCR416.03	+50.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.81 DJF21,840	$73.44 SCR1,042.84	-40.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$66.99 DJF11,913	$76.39 SCR1,084.76	+14.0%
Average			+42.4%

Djibouti vs. Victoria - Cost of clothing

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