Cost of living comparison
Costa Rica is 37.5% more expensive than Djibouti.
If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Djibouti, you would:
pay 50.8% more for restaurants
Djibouti
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.33
DJF1,658
|
$9.42
₡4,774
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.05
DJF1,607
|
$8.16
₡4,138
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
DJF120
|
$1.73
₡876
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
DJF170
|
$1.50
₡763
|
|
pay 0.2% less for groceries
Djibouti
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.26
DJF402
|
$1.87
₡949
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.09
DJF1,792
|
$4.15
₡2,105
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.77
DJF2,092
|
$6.45
₡3,271
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.51
DJF623
|
$2.63
₡1,334
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.66
DJF828
|
$3.92
₡1,986
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.80
DJF319
|
$1.85
₡937
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
DJF137
|
$0.66
₡335
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
DJF182
|
$1.26
₡637
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
DJF137
|
$0.97
₡489
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
DJF103
|
$0.92
₡469
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
DJF117
|
$1.08
₡548
|
|
pay 1.6% less for transportation
Djibouti
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.06
DJF898
|
$5.58
₡2,831
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$339.32
DJF60,279
|
$44.09
₡22,353
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,876.35
DJF2,109,756
|
$25,829.98
₡13,095,893
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.45
DJF4,521
|
$13.39
₡6,787
|
|
pay 10.8% less for housing
Djibouti
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.50
DJF6,662
|
$53.15
₡26,945
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$820.03
DJF145,674
|
$813.71
₡412,555
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$580.50
DJF103,122
|
$522.16
₡264,739
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$248.31
DJF44,111
|
$64.83
₡32,869
|
|
pay 96.5% more for childcare
Djibouti
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$141.39
DJF25,116
|
$366.72
₡185,927
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,258.65
DJF1,111,808
|
$8,358.53
₡4,237,803
|
|
pay 29.7% more for entertainment and sports
Djibouti
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.66
DJF1,005
|
$2.88
₡1,461
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.91
DJF339
|
$2.93
₡1,483
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.41
DJF251
|
$4.48
₡2,273
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$73.52
DJF13,060
|
$55.95
₡28,367
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.14
DJF2,512
|
$7.18
₡3,639
|
|
pay 97.8% more for clothing
Djibouti
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.11
DJF3,751
|
$66.61
₡33,770
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.51
DJF4,353
|
$44.99
₡22,812
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$60.32
DJF10,716
|
$101.09
₡51,254
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.21
DJF11,051
|
$77.50
₡39,292
|
|
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