Djibouti City vs Port Louis - Cost of Living Comparison

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Djibouti City Port Louis
🚶 Cost of living one person
$584
$826
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1450
$1942
🏠 One person rent
$253
$394
🏘️ Family rent
$463
$656
🍽️ Food expenses
$222
$296
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.3
$53.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$435
$522
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
35 km
🎓 Higher education
8
27
😀 Quality of life
36
62
🏙️ Population
604K
149K

The cost of living in Djibouti City is 29% less expensive than in Port Louis. Cities ranked 7968th and 6351st ($584 vs $826) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Djibouti and Mauritius, respectively. Check Djibouti vs Mauritius comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Djibouti City compared to 0.6 months in Port Louis. Djibouti City ranked 1st best city to live in Djibouti vs Port Louis ranked 1st in Mauritius, while ranked 7418th and 4805th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Djibouti City vs Port Louis

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Djibouti City Port Louis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.97
$5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.6
$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.01
$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$2.9
☕ Cappuccino
$1.88
$2.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$452
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$171
$305
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$511
$661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$340
$560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.3
$29.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.3
$45
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.7
$31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.84%
6.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1458
$1168
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$900
$1154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.9
$27.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.35
$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.72
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.16
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$6.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.22
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.82
$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.83
$6.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.99
$6.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.13
$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.7
$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.68
$5.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.5
$23
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.74
$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$34
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.5
$87.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$141
$223
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4213
$3888

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Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Obock
$553
68 km or 42 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
101 km or 63 mi Dikhil
$554
185 km or 115 mi Borama
$527
240 km or 149 mi Taiz
$514
245 km or 152 mi Aden
$509
247 km or 153 mi Hargeisa
$684
253 km or 157 mi Jijiga
$671
264 km or 164 mi Dire Dawa
$667
277 km or 172 mi Harar
$626
286 km or 178 mi Ibb
$504
290 km or 180 mi Zabid
$489
356 km or 221 mi Dhamar
$491
357 km or 222 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
387 km or 240 mi Dessie
$814
418 km or 259 mi Sayyan
$491
433 km or 269 mi Sanaa
$550
451 km or 280 mi Mekelle
$686
561 km or 348 mi Addis Ababa
$1103
594 km or 369 mi Mendefera
$490
598 km or 371 mi Sa'dah
$488
600 km or 373 mi Massawa
$492
618 km or 384 mi Asmara
$524
627 km or 390 mi Bahir Dar
$799
628 km or 390 mi Gondar
$946
664 km or 413 mi Najran
$934
689 km or 428 mi Keren
$491
720 km or 448 mi Awasa
$810
726 km or 451 mi Mukalla
$491
740 km or 460 mi Abha
$915
818 km or 509 mi Jimma
$590
826 km or 513 mi Bareq
$895
846 km or 526 mi Kassala
$988
884 km or 550 mi El-Gadarif
$935
936 km or 582 mi Bisha
$895
944 km or 587 mi Baidoa
$711
958 km or 595 mi Ad-Damazin
$827
1019 km or 633 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
1090 km or 677 mi Mogadishu
$719
1095 km or 680 mi Port Sudan
$1096

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Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Quatre Bornes
$674
14 km or 8.5 mi Bambous
$767
14 km or 8.7 mi Triolet
$804
17 km or 10 mi Curepipe
$701
21 km or 13 mi Goodlands
$796
23 km or 14 mi Centre de Flacq
$789
33 km or 21 mi Mahebourg
$777
210 km or 130 mi Saint-Benoit
$1451
212 km or 132 mi Saint-Andre
$1444
214 km or 133 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1432
228 km or 142 mi Saint-Denis
$1397
237 km or 148 mi Saint-Joseph
$1371
241 km or 149 mi Le Tampon
$1457
241 km or 150 mi La Possession
$1441
246 km or 153 mi Le Port
$1481
248 km or 154 mi Saint-Pierre
$1454
250 km or 156 mi Saint-Paul
$1538
256 km or 159 mi Saint-Leu
$1665
880 km or 546 mi Toamasina
$457
1054 km or 655 mi Antananarivo
$519
1094 km or 680 mi Antsirabe
$348
1471 km or 914 mi Toliara
$403
1543 km or 959 mi Mamoudzou
$1549
1639 km or 1018 mi Domoni
$1093
1742 km or 1083 mi Victoria
$1552
1789 km or 1111 mi Moroni
$1091
1895 km or 1178 mi Nacala
$1394
1974 km or 1227 mi Pemba
$1500
2011 km or 1249 mi Nampula
$1190
2180 km or 1355 mi Quelimane
$670
2365 km or 1470 mi Beira
$1000
2368 km or 1472 mi Mulanje
$500
2404 km or 1494 mi Zomba
$498
2426 km or 1508 mi Blantyre
$591
2441 km or 1517 mi Mangochi
$516
2463 km or 1530 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
2490 km or 1548 mi Ntcheu
$515
2491 km or 1548 mi Monkey Bay
$526
2504 km or 1556 mi Xai-Xai
$1045
2515 km or 1563 mi Zanzibar
$736