Djibouti City vs Port Louis - Cost of Living Comparison

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Djibouti City Port Louis
🚶 Cost of living one person
$551
$829
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1372
$1945
🏠 One person rent
$235
$394
🏘️ Family rent
$434
$647
🍽️ Food expenses
$212
$299
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.1
$53
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$403
$665
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
35 km
🎓 Higher education
8
27
😀 Quality of life
23
65
🏙️ Population
604K
149K

The cost of living in Djibouti City is 34% less expensive than in Port Louis. Cities ranked 8114th and 6280th ($551 vs $829) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 0.8 months in Port Louis. Djibouti City ranked 1st best city to live in Djibouti vs Port Louis ranked 1st in Mauritius, while ranked 8873rd and 4589th among best cities to live in the world.

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Djibouti City Port Louis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.67
$5.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.2
$32.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.74
$5.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$2.92
☕ Cappuccino
$1.81
$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.64
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$231
$455
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$153
$303
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$482
$610
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$311
$562
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.1
$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.4
$44.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.7
$30.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.03%
6.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1410
$1162
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$838
$1141
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.44
$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.9
$27.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.95
$19.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.77
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.95
$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$6.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.94
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$2.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.61
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.77
$6.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.88
$6.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.08
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.52
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.8
$30.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.44
$5.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.5
$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.52
$8.88
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.5
$62
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.8
$89.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$132
$223
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3861
$3923

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Distance City Cost of living
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$522
68 km or 42 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
101 km or 63 mi Dikhil
$524
185 km or 115 mi Borama
$602
240 km or 149 mi Taiz
$490
245 km or 152 mi Aden
$486
247 km or 153 mi Hargeisa
$815
253 km or 157 mi Jijiga
$702
264 km or 164 mi Dire Dawa
$705
277 km or 172 mi Harar
$676
286 km or 178 mi Ibb
$481
290 km or 180 mi Zabid
$466
356 km or 221 mi Dhamar
$470
357 km or 222 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
387 km or 240 mi Dessie
$820
418 km or 259 mi Sayyan
$467
433 km or 269 mi Sanaa
$523
451 km or 280 mi Mekelle
$800
561 km or 348 mi Addis Ababa
$923
594 km or 369 mi Mendefera
$466
598 km or 371 mi Sa'dah
$467
600 km or 373 mi Massawa
$467
618 km or 384 mi Asmara
$498
627 km or 390 mi Bahir Dar
$883
628 km or 390 mi Gondar
$885
664 km or 413 mi Najran
$1047
689 km or 428 mi Keren
$466
720 km or 448 mi Awasa
$840
726 km or 451 mi Mukalla
$468
740 km or 460 mi Abha
$923
818 km or 509 mi Jimma
$871
826 km or 513 mi Bareq
$920
846 km or 526 mi Kassala
$1061
884 km or 550 mi El-Gadarif
$959
936 km or 582 mi Bisha
$938
944 km or 587 mi Baidoa
$805
958 km or 595 mi Ad-Damazin
$857
1019 km or 633 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
1090 km or 677 mi Mogadishu
$819
1095 km or 680 mi Port Sudan
$1361

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Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Quatre Bornes
$666
14 km or 8.5 mi Bambous
$718
14 km or 8.7 mi Triolet
$784
17 km or 10 mi Curepipe
$770
21 km or 13 mi Goodlands
$776
23 km or 14 mi Centre de Flacq
$751
33 km or 21 mi Mahebourg
$852
210 km or 130 mi Saint-Benoit
$1404
212 km or 132 mi Saint-Andre
$1411
214 km or 133 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1406
228 km or 142 mi Saint-Denis
$1394
237 km or 148 mi Saint-Joseph
$1334
241 km or 149 mi Le Tampon
$1365
241 km or 150 mi La Possession
$1417
246 km or 153 mi Le Port
$1439
248 km or 154 mi Saint-Pierre
$1324
250 km or 156 mi Saint-Paul
$1487
256 km or 159 mi Saint-Leu
$1618
880 km or 546 mi Toamasina
$461
1054 km or 655 mi Antananarivo
$600
1094 km or 680 mi Antsirabe
$353
1471 km or 914 mi Toliara
$428
1543 km or 959 mi Mamoudzou
$1506
1639 km or 1018 mi Domoni
$585
1742 km or 1083 mi Victoria
$1608
1789 km or 1111 mi Moroni
$587
1895 km or 1178 mi Nacala
$1127
1974 km or 1227 mi Pemba
$1144
2011 km or 1249 mi Nampula
$1165
2180 km or 1355 mi Quelimane
$992
2365 km or 1470 mi Beira
$1014
2368 km or 1472 mi Mulanje
$327
2404 km or 1494 mi Zomba
$326
2426 km or 1508 mi Blantyre
$363
2441 km or 1517 mi Mangochi
$332
2463 km or 1530 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
2490 km or 1548 mi Ntcheu
$332
2491 km or 1548 mi Monkey Bay
$335
2504 km or 1556 mi Xai-Xai
$952
2515 km or 1563 mi Zanzibar
$762