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Costa Rica vs. Djibouti Cost of Living Summary

Costa Rica is 11.0% more expensive than Djibouti overall.

Restaurants: pay 8.8% less in Costa Rica
Groceries: pay 10.5% more in Costa Rica
Transportation: pay 20.1% more in Costa Rica
Housing: pay 32.0% less in Costa Rica
Childcare: pay 31.4% more in Costa Rica
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.2% more in Costa Rica
Clothing: pay 55.9% more in Costa Rica

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

Costa Rica vs. Djibouti Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 8.8% less for restaurants

	Djibouti	Costa Rica
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.82 DJF1,744	$9.77 CRC4,857.39	-0.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.63 DJF2,243	$9.53 CRC4,739.57	-24.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.89 DJF336	$2.00 CRC995.21	+5.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.87 DJF332	$1.57 CRC781.41	-16.0%
Average			-8.8%

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pay 10.5% more for groceries

	Djibouti	Costa Rica
Bread 1 loaf	$9.26 DJF1,645	$2.54 CRC1,262.79	-72.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.78 DJF849	$4.50 CRC2,237.94	-5.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.56 DJF1,698	$7.52 CRC3,740.34	-21.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.85 DJF1,216	$2.80 CRC1,389.74	-59.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$8.24 DJF1,463	$3.83 CRC1,902.77	-53.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.70 DJF301	$1.78 CRC886.81	+5.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.55 DJF98	$0.62 CRC305.74	+11.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.27 DJF226	$1.65 CRC819.01	+29.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 DJF128	$1.24 CRC617.46	+72.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.55 DJF98	$1.28 CRC635.24	+131.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.62 DJF110	$1.10 CRC547.12	+77.6%
Average			+10.5%

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pay 20.1% more for transportation

	Djibouti	Costa Rica
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.59 DJF1,170	$5.47 CRC2,719.23	-17.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.27 DJF3,776	$54.59 CRC27,137.81	+156.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,800.12 DJF6,001,753	$36,444.91 CRC18,117,972.89	+7.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$47.72 DJF8,473	$15.68 CRC7,794.48	-67.1%
Average			+20.1%

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pay 32.0% less for housing

	Djibouti	Costa Rica
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$58.94 DJF10,467	$49.17 CRC24,446.08	-16.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,431.52 DJF254,189	$805.28 CRC400,329.95	-43.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$477.17 DJF84,730	$555.89 CRC276,349.98	+16.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$398.07 DJF70,684	$63.57 CRC31,602.67	-84.0%
Average			-32.0%

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pay 31.4% more for childcare

	Djibouti	Costa Rica
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$335.12 DJF59,505	$517.09 CRC257,060.35	+54.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,793.05 DJF1,561,346	$9,552.94 CRC4,749,083.93	+8.6%
Average			+31.4%

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pay 0.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Djibouti	Costa Rica
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.61 DJF997	$2.59 CRC1,285.81	-53.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.65 DJF648	$3.84 CRC1,908.38	+5.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.71 DJF481	$4.70 CRC2,336.25	+73.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$86.08 DJF15,285	$58.68 CRC29,171.56	-31.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.42 DJF1,495	$9.11 CRC4,527.37	+8.1%
Average			+0.2%

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pay 55.9% more for clothing

	Djibouti	Costa Rica
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.10 DJF7,476	$58.22 CRC28,941.22	+38.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$19.65 DJF3,489	$44.70 CRC22,222.99	+127.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$123.50 DJF21,930	$112.79 CRC56,072.28	-8.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$56.14 DJF9,968	$93.41 CRC46,435.67	+66.4%
Average			+55.9%

Djibouti vs. Costa Rica - Cost of clothing

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