Djibouti City vs Port Louis - Cost of Living Comparison

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Djibouti City Port Louis
🚶 Cost of living one person
$590
$802
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1446
$1946
🏠 One person rent
$246
$337
🏘️ Family rent
$408
$552
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$307
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.8
$63
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$246
$684
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
35 km
🎓 Higher education
8
28
😀 Quality of life
43
66
🏙️ Population
604K
149K

The cost of living in Djibouti City is 26% less expensive than in Port Louis. Cities ranked 8069th and 6757th ($590 vs $802) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Djibouti and Mauritius, respectively. Check Djibouti vs Mauritius comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Djibouti City compared to 0.9 months in Port Louis. Djibouti City ranked 1st best city to live in Djibouti vs Port Louis ranked 1st in Mauritius, while ranked 7471st and 4962nd 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
$4.29
$5.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.3
$35.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.38
$6.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$3.34
☕ Cappuccino
$2
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.71
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$239
$451
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$163
$240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$429
$720
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$290
$422
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.5
$29.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.5
$44.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.4
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12%
6.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1416
$1585
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$879
$1067
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.47
$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$32.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.86
$25.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$2.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.5
$6.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$6.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$1.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$9.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.17
$6.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.1
$6.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.16
$5.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.2
$29.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.7
$6.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.2
$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.71
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.6
$77.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.4
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$168
$148
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5247
$6482

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$564
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$561
101 km or 63 mi Dikhil
$563
185 km or 115 mi Borama
$521
240 km or 149 mi Taiz
$497
245 km or 152 mi Aden
$509
247 km or 153 mi Hargeisa
$682
253 km or 157 mi Jijiga
$1045
264 km or 164 mi Dire Dawa
$1050
277 km or 172 mi Harar
$1050
286 km or 178 mi Ibb
$488
290 km or 180 mi Zabid
$476
356 km or 221 mi Dhamar
$478
357 km or 222 mi Al Hudaydah
$499
387 km or 240 mi Dessie
$931
418 km or 259 mi Sayyan
$476
433 km or 269 mi Sanaa
$532
451 km or 280 mi Mekelle
$748
561 km or 348 mi Addis Ababa
$1148
594 km or 369 mi Mendefera
$481
598 km or 371 mi Sa'dah
$475
600 km or 373 mi Massawa
$484
618 km or 384 mi Asmara
$513
627 km or 390 mi Bahir Dar
$800
628 km or 390 mi Gondar
$923
664 km or 413 mi Najran
$864
689 km or 428 mi Keren
$483
720 km or 448 mi Awasa
$910
726 km or 451 mi Mukalla
$477
740 km or 460 mi Abha
$871
818 km or 509 mi Jimma
$746
826 km or 513 mi Bareq
$873
846 km or 526 mi Kassala
$947
884 km or 550 mi El-Gadarif
$872
936 km or 582 mi Bisha
$890
944 km or 587 mi Baidoa
$745
958 km or 595 mi Ad-Damazin
$753
1019 km or 633 mi As Sulayyil
$993
1090 km or 677 mi Mogadishu
$721
1095 km or 680 mi Port Sudan
$976

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Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Quatre Bornes
$688
14 km or 8.5 mi Bambous
$747
14 km or 8.7 mi Triolet
$819
17 km or 10 mi Curepipe
$871
21 km or 13 mi Goodlands
$810
23 km or 14 mi Centre de Flacq
$665
33 km or 21 mi Mahebourg
$820
210 km or 130 mi Saint-Benoit
$1567
212 km or 132 mi Saint-Andre
$1563
214 km or 133 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1551
228 km or 142 mi Saint-Denis
$1503
237 km or 148 mi Saint-Joseph
$1444
241 km or 149 mi Le Tampon
$1559
241 km or 150 mi La Possession
$1584
246 km or 153 mi Le Port
$1615
248 km or 154 mi Saint-Pierre
$1575
250 km or 156 mi Saint-Paul
$1663
256 km or 159 mi Saint-Leu
$1762
880 km or 546 mi Toamasina
$511
1054 km or 655 mi Antananarivo
$604
1094 km or 680 mi Antsirabe
$533
1471 km or 914 mi Toliara
$493
1543 km or 959 mi Mamoudzou
$1603
1639 km or 1018 mi Domoni
$1196
1742 km or 1083 mi Victoria
$1637
1789 km or 1111 mi Moroni
$1196
1895 km or 1178 mi Nacala
$1167
1974 km or 1227 mi Pemba
$1511
2011 km or 1249 mi Nampula
$933
2180 km or 1355 mi Quelimane
$691
2365 km or 1470 mi Beira
$952
2368 km or 1472 mi Mulanje
$456
2404 km or 1494 mi Zomba
$452
2426 km or 1508 mi Blantyre
$495
2441 km or 1517 mi Mangochi
$494
2463 km or 1530 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
2490 km or 1548 mi Ntcheu
$489
2491 km or 1548 mi Monkey Bay
$516
2504 km or 1556 mi Xai-Xai
$965
2515 km or 1563 mi Zanzibar
$586