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Djibouti vs. Costa Rica Cost of Living Summary

Djibouti is 29.9% more expensive than Costa Rica overall.

Restaurants: pay 11.7% more in Djibouti
Groceries: pay 34.4% more in Djibouti
Transportation: pay 39.1% more in Djibouti
Housing: pay 2.5 times more in Djibouti
Childcare: pay 21.6% less in Djibouti
Entertainment and Sports: pay 21.8% more in Djibouti
Clothing: pay 28.5% less in Djibouti

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

Djibouti vs. Costa Rica Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Djibouti instead of Costa Rica, you would:

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pay 11.7% more for restaurants

	Costa Rica	Djibouti
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.77 CRC4,879.78	$9.82 DJF1,747	+0.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.53 CRC4,761.42	$12.63 DJF2,246	+32.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 CRC999.79	$1.89 DJF337	-5.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.57 CRC785.01	$1.87 DJF333	+19.0%
Average			+11.7%

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pay 34.4% more for groceries

	Costa Rica	Djibouti
Bread 1 loaf	$2.54 CRC1,268.61	$9.26 DJF1,647	+264.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.50 CRC2,248.26	$4.78 DJF850	+6.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.52 CRC3,757.58	$9.56 DJF1,700	+27.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.80 CRC1,396.14	$6.85 DJF1,218	+145.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.83 CRC1,911.54	$8.24 DJF1,465	+115.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.78 CRC890.90	$1.70 DJF302	-4.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.62 CRC307.15	$0.55 DJF98	-10.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.65 CRC822.78	$1.27 DJF226	-22.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.24 CRC620.30	$0.72 DJF128	-41.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.28 CRC638.17	$0.55 DJF98	-56.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.10 CRC549.64	$0.62 DJF110	-43.7%
Average			+34.4%

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pay 39.1% more for transportation

	Costa Rica	Djibouti
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.47 CRC2,731.77	$6.59 DJF1,171	+20.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$54.59 CRC27,262.91	$21.27 DJF3,781	-61.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,444.91 CRC18,201,497.07	$33,800.12 DJF6,009,517	-7.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.68 CRC7,830.41	$47.72 DJF8,484	+204.3%
Average			+39.1%

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pay 2.5 times more for housing

	Costa Rica	Djibouti
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$49.17 CRC24,558.78	$58.94 DJF10,480	+19.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$805.28 CRC402,175.48	$1,431.52 DJF254,518	+77.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$555.89 CRC277,623.96	$477.17 DJF84,839	-14.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$63.57 CRC31,748.36	$398.07 DJF70,775	+526.2%
Average			+152.4%

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pay 21.6% less for childcare

	Costa Rica	Djibouti
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$517.09 CRC258,245.40	$335.12 DJF59,582	-35.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,552.94 CRC4,770,977.29	$8,793.05 DJF1,563,366	-8.0%
Average			-21.6%

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pay 21.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Costa Rica	Djibouti
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.59 CRC1,291.74	$5.61 DJF998	+117.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.84 CRC1,917.18	$3.65 DJF649	-4.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.70 CRC2,347.02	$2.71 DJF481	-42.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.68 CRC29,306.05	$86.08 DJF15,304	+46.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.11 CRC4,548.24	$8.42 DJF1,497	-7.5%
Average			+21.8%

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pay 28.5% less for clothing

	Costa Rica	Djibouti
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.22 CRC29,074.64	$42.10 DJF7,486	-27.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.70 CRC22,325.44	$19.65 DJF3,493	-56.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$112.79 CRC56,330.77	$123.50 DJF21,958	+9.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$93.41 CRC46,649.74	$56.14 DJF9,981	-39.9%
Average			-28.5%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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