Cost of living comparison

Mexico City, Mexico

compared to

Djibouti, Djibouti

Djibouti vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Djibouti is 2.4 times more expensive than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 52.0% more in Djibouti
Groceries: pay 74.2% more in Djibouti
Transportation: pay 3.9 times more in Djibouti
Housing: pay 6.0 times more in Djibouti
Childcare: pay 18.4% more in Djibouti
Entertainment and Sports: pay 47.3% more in Djibouti
Clothing: pay 24.1% less in Djibouti

The cost of housing, transportation, groceries, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and childcare in Djibouti are more expensive than in Mexico City. Notably, housing and transportation are significantly more expensive in Djibouti.

Djibouti vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Djibouti instead of Mexico City, you would:

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pay 52.0% more for restaurants

	Mexico City	Djibouti
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.93 MX$192.90	$9.21 DJF1,638	-7.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.45 MX$144.68	$10.05 DJF1,787	+34.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.08 MX$20.97	$1.77 DJF314	+63.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.77 MX$15.01	$1.67 DJF298	+116.7%
Average			+52.0%

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pay 74.2% more for groceries

	Mexico City	Djibouti
Bread 1 loaf	$2.45 MX$47.64	$9.21 DJF1,638	+275.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.87 MX$94.56	$4.74 DJF844	-2.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.51 MX$107.01	$8.45 DJF1,503	+53.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.18 MX$42.41	$8.04 DJF1,430	+268.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.57 MX$69.38	$9.12 DJF1,621	+155.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.22 MX$23.74	$2.03 DJF360	+65.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67 MX$13.00	$0.51 DJF90	-24.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$15.52	$1.14 DJF203	+42.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 MX$16.08	$0.76 DJF135	-8.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 MX$16.53	$0.76 DJF135	-10.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.83 MX$16.08	$0.84 DJF149	+1.0%
Average			+74.2%

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pay 3.9 times more for transportation

	Mexico City	Djibouti
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.64 MX$90.10	$5.23 DJF930	+12.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.87 MX$347.23	$42.20 DJF7,505	+136.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,615.02 MX$361,696.31	$33,541.44 DJF5,964,606	+80.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.47 MX$67.52	$36.29 DJF6,453	+944.3%
Average			+293.4%

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pay 6.0 times more for housing

	Mexico City	Djibouti
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.38 MX$473.70	$50.24 DJF8,934	+106.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$893.52 MX$17,361.42	$1,758.47 DJF312,705	+96.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$544.24 MX$10,574.68	$993.31 DJF176,638	+82.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$30.31 MX$588.96	$544.29 DJF96,790	+1695.7%
Average			+495.3%

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pay 18.4% more for childcare

	Mexico City	Djibouti
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$381.33 MX$7,409.29	$340.14 DJF60,486	-10.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,426.99 MX$163,739.35	$12,437.75 DJF2,211,779	+47.6%
Average			+18.4%

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pay 47.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Djibouti
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.73 MX$53.05	$6.70 DJF1,191	+145.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.01 MX$58.41	$2.79 DJF496	-7.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.92 MX$76.20	$3.42 DJF609	-12.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$53.69 MX$1,043.16	$76.29 DJF13,567	+42.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.96 MX$96.45	$8.37 DJF1,489	+68.7%
Average			+47.3%

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pay 24.1% less for clothing

	Mexico City	Djibouti
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.36 MX$1,095.01	$27.91 DJF4,964	-50.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.06 MX$797.79	$19.54 DJF3,474	-52.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.99 MX$1,787.45	$122.81 DJF21,840	+33.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.93 MX$1,786.22	$66.99 DJF11,913	-27.1%
Average			-24.1%

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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: June 2025

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