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Djibouti vs. Budapest Cost of Living Summary

Djibouti is 31.4% more expensive than Budapest.

Restaurants: pay 16.3% more in Djibouti
Groceries: pay 71.3% more in Djibouti
Transportation: pay 61.5% more in Djibouti
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in Djibouti
Childcare: pay 29.2% less in Djibouti
Entertainment and Sports: pay 14.2% more in Djibouti
Clothing: pay 33.5% less in Djibouti

The cost of housing, groceries, transportation, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in Djibouti are more expensive than in Budapest. Expenses including clothing and childcare are lower in Djibouti. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Djibouti.

Djibouti vs. Budapest Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Djibouti instead of Budapest, you would:

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pay 16.3% more for restaurants

	Budapest	Djibouti
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.93 HUF3,923.95	$9.82 DJF1,744	-17.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.94 HUF2,942.96	$12.63 DJF2,243	+41.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.83 HUF603.19	$1.89 DJF336	+3.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.36 HUF445.97	$1.87 DJF332	+38.1%
Average			+16.3%

Budapest vs. Djibouti - Cost of restaurants

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pay 71.3% more for groceries

	Budapest	Djibouti
Bread 1 loaf	$1.83 HUF601.08	$9.26 DJF1,645	+407.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.49 HUF1,805.96	$4.78 DJF849	-12.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.73 HUF1,557.60	$9.56 DJF1,698	+102.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.28 HUF1,078.68	$6.85 DJF1,216	+108.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.05 HUF1,004.88	$8.24 DJF1,463	+169.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.95 HUF311.32	$1.70 DJF301	+79.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.94 HUF308.66	$0.55 DJF98	-41.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.01 HUF332.20	$1.27 DJF226	+26.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.68 HUF554.07	$0.72 DJF128	-57.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 HUF184.10	$0.55 DJF98	-1.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.60 HUF197.30	$0.62 DJF110	+3.3%
Average			+71.3%

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pay 61.5% more for transportation

	Budapest	Djibouti
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.01 HUF2,306.37	$6.59 DJF1,170	-6.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$26.83 HUF8,828.89	$21.27 DJF3,776	-20.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,801.65 HUF8,819,082.72	$33,800.12 DJF6,001,753	+26.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.77 HUF4,532.16	$47.72 DJF8,473	+246.4%
Average			+61.5%

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	Budapest	Djibouti
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.10 HUF7,270.55	$58.94 DJF10,467	+166.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$762.27 HUF250,825.02	$1,431.52 DJF254,189	+87.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$595.85 HUF196,065.05	$477.17 DJF84,730	-19.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$115.90 HUF38,136.53	$398.07 DJF70,684	+243.5%
Average			+119.5%

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pay 29.2% less for childcare

	Budapest	Djibouti
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$464.58 HUF152,870.64	$335.12 DJF59,505	-27.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,648.55 HUF4,162,005.04	$8,793.05 DJF1,561,346	-30.5%
Average			-29.2%

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pay 14.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Budapest	Djibouti
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.98 HUF980.99	$5.61 DJF997	+88.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.96 HUF973.10	$3.65 DJF648	+23.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.16 HUF2,354.37	$2.71 DJF481	-62.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$66.02 HUF21,724.32	$86.08 DJF15,285	+30.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.24 HUF3,041.06	$8.42 DJF1,495	-8.9%
Average			+14.2%

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pay 33.5% less for clothing

	Budapest	Djibouti
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$95.35 HUF31,375.00	$42.10 DJF7,476	-55.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.51 HUF13,657.55	$19.65 DJF3,489	-52.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$100.47 HUF33,059.05	$123.50 DJF21,930	+22.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$108.87 HUF35,822.98	$56.14 DJF9,968	-48.4%
Average			-33.5%

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