Djibouti vs Mauritius - Cost of Living Comparison

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Djibouti Mauritius
🚶 Cost of living one person
$566
$753
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1407
$1909
🏠 One person rent
$245
$331
🏘️ Family rent
$450
$659
🍽️ Food expenses
$219
$285
🚐 Transport expenses
$44
$55.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$424
$508
💸 GDP per capita
$3555
$11613
😃 Human freedom index
3.9
7.66
❤️ Life expectancy
62.9
73.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
31
51
🌐 English speaking %
1%
16%
🎓 Higher education
13
44
😀 Quality of life
19
58
🏙️ Population
1.15M
1.26M

The average cost of living in Djibouti ($566) is 25% less expensive than in Mauritius ($753). Djibouti ranked 168th vs 131st for Mauritius in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Djibouti compared to 0.7 months in Mauritius. Ranked 170th and 63rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Djibouti vs Mauritius

We calculate prices for Djibouti and Mauritius as a population-weighted mean of 4 and 8 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 Mauritius
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.94
$4.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.4
$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.04
$5.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$2.16
 Cappuccino
$1.86
$2.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$237
$348
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$164
$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$494
$677
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$330
$558
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.8
$30.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.3
$46.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.1
$30.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.55%
5.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1442
$1670
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$928
$1075
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$0.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.5
$27.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.23
$23.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$0.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$1.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.16
$8.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.29
$5.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.2
$9.45
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.86
$8.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.39
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.85
$5.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.04
$6.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.07
$5.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.52
$1.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.5
$26
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.56
$5.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.8
$23
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.57
$8.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.3
$55.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$66.1
$92.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$138
$145
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4041
$3730

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Djibouti

City Cost of living Population
Djibouti City
$571
604K
Ali Sabieh
$542
71.2K
Dikhil
$542
35K
Obock
$540
21.2K

In Mauritius

City Cost of living Population
Port Louis
$812
149K
Curepipe
$712
77.5K
Quatre Bornes
$671
81.8K
Triolet
$808
23.4K
Goodlands
$796
20.7K
Centre de Flacq
$667
15.8K
Mahebourg
$785
15.8K
Bambous
$745
15.3K