Cost of living comparison

Croatia

compared to

Djibouti

Djibouti vs. Croatia Cost of Living Summary

Djibouti is 17.2% more expensive than Croatia overall.

Restaurants: pay 0.2% less in Djibouti
Groceries: pay 50.6% more in Djibouti
Transportation: pay 31.2% more in Djibouti
Housing: pay 13.3% more in Djibouti
Childcare: pay 0.3% less in Djibouti
Entertainment and Sports: pay 33.2% more in Djibouti
Clothing: pay 34.7% less in Djibouti

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

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Djibouti vs. Croatia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 0.2% less for restaurants

	Croatia	Djibouti
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.78 HRK85.67	$9.83 DJF1,753	-23.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.88 HRK59.55	$15.45 DJF2,755	+73.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.02 HRK20.25	$1.90 DJF338	-37.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.29 HRK15.38	$1.69 DJF301	-26.5%
Average			-0.2%

Croatia vs. Djibouti - Cost of restaurants

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pay 50.6% more for groceries

	Croatia	Djibouti
Bread 1 loaf	$1.50 HRK10.06	$9.27 DJF1,653	+517.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.72 HRK38.35	$4.78 DJF852	-16.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.32 HRK28.93	$10.63 DJF1,896	+146.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.67 HRK24.62	$5.69 DJF1,015	+55.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.16 HRK27.86	$8.24 DJF1,470	+98.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.81 HRK5.45	$1.70 DJF303	+108.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 HRK5.07	$0.55 DJF98	-27.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.84 HRK5.62	$1.18 DJF210	+40.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.05 HRK7.03	$0.73 DJF131	-30.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.63 HRK4.22	$0.72 DJF129	+14.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.55 HRK3.71	$0.75 DJF133	+35.0%
Average			+50.6%

Croatia vs. Djibouti - Cost of groceries

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pay 31.2% more for transportation

	Croatia	Djibouti
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.81 HRK45.68	$8.56 DJF1,526	+25.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$41.13 HRK275.75	$42.53 DJF7,584	+3.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,600.70 HRK178K	$33,798.22 DJF6M	+27.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.68 HRK105.10	$47.75 DJF8,516	+204.6%
Average			+31.2%

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pay 13.3% more for housing

	Croatia	Djibouti
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.74 HRK253.00	$58.99 DJF10,520	+56.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$708.19 HRK4,747.81	$674.13 DJF120K	-4.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$523.55 HRK3,509.96	$477.51 DJF85,158	-8.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$138.15 HRK926.19	$398.35 DJF71,041	+188.3%
Average			+13.3%

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pay 0.3% less for childcare

	Croatia	Djibouti
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$350.04 HRK2,346.71	$335.22 DJF59,783	-4.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,479.97 HRK56,850.77	$8,794.47 DJF2M	+3.7%
Average			-0.3%

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pay 33.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Croatia	Djibouti
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.78 HRK25.35	$7.02 DJF1,252	+85.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.50 HRK16.78	$3.37 DJF601	+34.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.65 HRK37.85	$1.97 DJF351	-65.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$52.93 HRK354.84	$86.14 DJF15,362	+62.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.92 HRK59.83	$12.64 DJF2,254	+41.6%
Average			+33.2%

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pay 34.7% less for clothing

	Croatia	Djibouti
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$89.61 HRK600.76	$42.13 DJF7,514	-53.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.73 HRK266.39	$19.66 DJF3,507	-50.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$94.06 HRK630.61	$123.59 DJF22,041	+31.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$94.28 HRK632.08	$56.18 DJF10,019	-40.4%
Average			-34.7%

Croatia vs. Djibouti - Cost of clothing

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