Cost of living comparison

Port Louis, Mauritius

compared to

Djibouti, Djibouti

Djibouti vs. Port Louis Cost of Living Summary

Djibouti is 2.4 times more expensive than Port Louis.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Djibouti
Groceries: pay 2.5 times more in Djibouti
Transportation: pay 40.2% more in Djibouti
Housing: pay 5.8 times more in Djibouti
Childcare: pay 2.4 times more in Djibouti
Entertainment and Sports: pay 81.5% more in Djibouti
Clothing: pay 20.5% less in Djibouti

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

Djibouti vs. Port Louis Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Port Louis	Djibouti
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.88 MUR269.24	$9.21 DJF1,639	+56.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.35 MUR244.76	$10.05 DJF1,788	+87.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.94 MUR42.97	$1.77 DJF314	+88.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 MUR25.09	$1.67 DJF298	+205.6%
Average			+109.6%

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pay 2.5 times more for groceries

	Port Louis	Djibouti
Bread 1 loaf	$0.85 MUR38.81	$9.21 DJF1,639	+986.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.77 MUR264.34	$4.74 DJF844	-17.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.77 MUR264.19	$8.45 DJF1,504	+46.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.99 MUR90.89	$8.04 DJF1,430	+304.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.94 MUR134.71	$9.12 DJF1,622	+209.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 MUR44.96	$2.03 DJF360	+106.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.84 MUR38.64	$0.51 DJF90	-40.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 MUR37.75	$1.14 DJF203	+38.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.37 MUR62.73	$0.76 DJF135	-44.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 MUR24.79	$0.76 DJF135	+40.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.52 MUR23.87	$0.84 DJF149	+60.3%
Average			+153.7%

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pay 40.2% more for transportation

	Port Louis	Djibouti
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.87 MUR268.74	$5.23 DJF930	-10.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.64 MUR990.79	$42.20 DJF7,508	+95.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$34,217.28 MUR1,566,466.96	$33,541.44 DJF5,966,652	-2.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.32 MUR930.09	$36.29 DJF6,455	+78.6%
Average			+40.2%

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pay 5.8 times more for housing

	Port Louis	Djibouti
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$33.06 MUR1,513.56	$50.24 DJF8,937	+52.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$502.57 MUR23,007.48	$1,758.47 DJF312,812	+249.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$395.64 MUR18,112.27	$993.31 DJF176,699	+151.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$35.02 MUR1,603.42	$544.29 DJF96,823	+1454.0%
Average			+476.8%

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pay 2.4 times more for childcare

	Port Louis	Djibouti
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$218.85 MUR10,018.86	$340.14 DJF60,507	+55.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,849.44 MUR176,227.53	$12,437.75 DJF2,212,538	+223.1%
Average			+139.2%

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pay 81.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Port Louis	Djibouti
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.25 MUR102.80	$6.70 DJF1,192	+198.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.22 MUR101.71	$2.79 DJF497	+25.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.52 MUR298.61	$3.42 DJF609	-47.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.80 MUR1,272.75	$76.29 DJF13,572	+174.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.35 MUR244.76	$8.37 DJF1,490	+56.6%
Average			+81.5%

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pay 20.5% less for clothing

	Port Louis	Djibouti
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.74 MUR2,643.41	$27.91 DJF4,965	-51.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.91 MUR2,010.30	$19.54 DJF3,476	-55.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$90.53 MUR4,144.61	$122.81 DJF21,847	+35.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$74.85 MUR3,426.65	$66.99 DJF11,917	-10.5%
Average			-20.5%

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