Cost of living comparison

Djibouti

compared to

Croatia

Croatia vs. Djibouti Cost of Living Summary

Croatia is 14.7% cheaper than Djibouti overall.

Restaurants: pay 0.2% more in Croatia
Groceries: pay 33.6% less in Croatia
Transportation: pay 23.8% less in Croatia
Housing: pay 11.7% less in Croatia
Childcare: pay 0.3% more in Croatia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 24.9% less in Croatia
Clothing: pay 53.1% more in Croatia

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

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Croatia vs. Djibouti Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 0.2% more for restaurants

	Djibouti	Croatia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.83 DJF1,753	$12.78 HRK85.67	+30.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$15.45 DJF2,755	$8.88 HRK59.55	-42.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.90 DJF338	$3.02 HRK20.25	+59.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.69 DJF301	$2.29 HRK15.38	+36.1%
Average			+0.2%

Djibouti vs. Croatia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 33.6% less for groceries

	Djibouti	Croatia
Bread 1 loaf	$9.27 DJF1,653	$1.50 HRK10.06	-83.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.78 DJF852	$5.72 HRK38.35	+19.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.63 DJF1,896	$4.32 HRK28.93	-59.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.69 DJF1,015	$3.67 HRK24.62	-35.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$8.24 DJF1,470	$4.16 HRK27.86	-49.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.70 DJF303	$0.81 HRK5.45	-52.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.55 DJF98	$0.76 HRK5.07	+37.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.18 DJF210	$0.84 HRK5.62	-28.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 DJF131	$1.05 HRK7.03	+43.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 DJF129	$0.63 HRK4.22	-12.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.75 DJF133	$0.55 HRK3.71	-25.9%
Average			-33.6%

Djibouti vs. Croatia - Cost of groceries

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pay 23.8% less for transportation

	Djibouti	Croatia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.56 DJF1,526	$6.81 HRK45.68	-20.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$42.53 DJF7,584	$41.13 HRK275.75	-3.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,798.22 DJF6M	$26,600.70 HRK178K	-21.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$47.75 DJF8,516	$15.68 HRK105.10	-67.2%
Average			-23.8%

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pay 11.7% less for housing

	Djibouti	Croatia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$58.99 DJF10,520	$37.74 HRK253.00	-36.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$674.13 DJF120K	$708.19 HRK4,747.81	+5.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$477.51 DJF85,158	$523.55 HRK3,509.96	+9.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$398.35 DJF71,041	$138.15 HRK926.19	-65.3%
Average			-11.7%

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pay 0.3% more for childcare

	Djibouti	Croatia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$335.22 DJF59,783	$350.04 HRK2,346.71	+4.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,794.47 DJF2M	$8,479.97 HRK56,850.77	-3.6%
Average			+0.3%

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pay 24.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Djibouti	Croatia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.02 DJF1,252	$3.78 HRK25.35	-46.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.37 DJF601	$2.50 HRK16.78	-25.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.97 DJF351	$5.65 HRK37.85	+187.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$86.14 DJF15,362	$52.93 HRK354.84	-38.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.64 DJF2,254	$8.92 HRK59.83	-29.4%
Average			-24.9%

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pay 53.1% more for clothing

	Djibouti	Croatia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.13 DJF7,514	$89.61 HRK600.76	+112.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$19.66 DJF3,507	$39.73 HRK266.39	+102.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$123.59 DJF22,041	$94.06 HRK630.61	-23.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$56.18 DJF10,019	$94.28 HRK632.08	+67.8%
Average			+53.1%

Djibouti vs. Croatia - Cost of clothing

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