Cost of living comparison
San Jose is 47.1% more expensive than Djibouti.
If you lived in San Jose instead of Djibouti, you would:
pay 63.6% more for restaurants
Djibouti
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.33
DJF1,662
|
$10.09
CRC5,064.79
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.05
DJF1,612
|
$9.20
CRC4,618.60
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
DJF121
|
$1.83
CRC916.57
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
DJF171
|
$1.68
CRC840.77
|
|
pay 0.4% more for groceries
Djibouti
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.26
DJF403
|
$2.05
CRC1,028.84
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.09
DJF1,796
|
$3.67
CRC1,842.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.77
DJF2,097
|
$7.11
CRC3,569.25
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.51
DJF624
|
$3.18
CRC1,595.68
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.66
DJF830
|
$3.84
CRC1,925.62
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.80
DJF320
|
$2.21
CRC1,110.74
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
DJF137
|
$0.53
CRC266.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
DJF183
|
$0.88
CRC440.68
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
DJF137
|
$1.08
CRC542.93
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
DJF103
|
$0.98
CRC491.92
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
DJF118
|
$1.03
CRC515.45
|
|
pay 14.7% more for transportation
Djibouti
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.06
DJF901
|
$6.17
CRC3,094.39
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$339.32
DJF60,436
|
$35.74
CRC17,935.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,876.35
DJF2,115,255
|
$32,532.30
CRC16,328,379.74
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.45
DJF4,533
|
$13.32
CRC6,684.23
|
|
pay 22.7% less for housing
Djibouti
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.50
DJF6,679
|
$50.83
CRC25,513.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$820.03
DJF146,053
|
$686.22
CRC344,421.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$580.50
DJF103,391
|
$420.20
CRC210,903.41
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$248.31
DJF44,226
|
$44.00
CRC22,086.33
|
|
pay 96.4% more for childcare
Djibouti
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$141.39
DJF25,182
|
$358.07
CRC179,721.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,258.65
DJF1,114,706
|
$8,730.45
CRC4,381,927.13
|
|
pay 30.6% more for entertainment and sports
Djibouti
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.66
DJF1,007
|
$2.79
CRC1,399.58
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.91
DJF340
|
$3.05
CRC1,530.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.41
DJF252
|
$4.37
CRC2,192.67
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$73.52
DJF13,094
|
$60.66
CRC30,443.76
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.14
DJF2,518
|
$7.44
CRC3,732.20
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
Djibouti
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.11
DJF3,760
|
$85.11
CRC42,719.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.51
DJF4,365
|
$48.81
CRC24,496.25
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$60.32
DJF10,744
|
$122.12
CRC61,294.06
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.21
DJF11,080
|
$113.99
CRC57,214.23
|
|
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