Djibouti vs Madagascar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Djibouti Madagascar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$596
$536
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1449
$1338
🏠 One person rent
$252
$211
🏘️ Family rent
$418
$327
🍽️ Food expenses
$236
$189
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.4
$74.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$224
$106
💸 GDP per capita
$3553
$545
😃 Human freedom index
3.9
6.8
❤️ Life expectancy
66
63.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
31
25
🌐 English speaking %
1%
18%
🎓 Higher education
11
36
😀 Quality of life
24
23
🏙️ Population
1.17M
32M

The average cost of living in Djibouti ($596) is 11% more expensive than in Madagascar ($536). Djibouti ranked 167th vs 180th for Madagascar in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Djibouti compared to 0.2 months in Madagascar. Ranked 168th and 173rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Djibouti vs Madagascar

We calculate prices for Djibouti and Madagascar as a population-weighted mean of 4 and 4 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Djibouti Madagascar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.38
$2.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24
$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.41
$5.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$0.97
 Cappuccino
$1.99
$1.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.71
$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$247
$259
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$167
$90.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$523
$656
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$347
$402
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.4
$35.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66
$55.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.5
$52
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.01%
15.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1409
$696
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$884
$584
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.49
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.3
$9.03
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.95
$16.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.89
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$1.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.44
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$5.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.62
$4.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$0.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.18
$5.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.04
$1.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.11
$1.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.23
$2.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$0.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.6
$34.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.74
$6.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.8
$14.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.9
$2.35
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.9
$32.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.9
$73.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$155
$46.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4785
$9760

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Cities Comparison in Djibouti vs Madagascar

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Djibouti

City Cost of living Population
Djibouti City
$601
604K
Ali Sabieh
$570
71.2K
Dikhil
$572
35K
Obock
$571
21.2K

In Madagascar

City Cost of living Population
Antananarivo
$564
1.28M
Antsirabe
$496
265K
Toamasina
$481
225K
Toliara
$460
169K