Cost of living comparison

Hungary

compared to

Djibouti

Djibouti vs. Hungary Cost of Living Summary

Djibouti is 37.3% more expensive than Hungary overall.

Restaurants: pay 21.9% more in Djibouti
Groceries: pay 51.5% more in Djibouti
Transportation: pay 44.5% more in Djibouti
Housing: pay 52.7% more in Djibouti
Childcare: pay 4.2% more in Djibouti
Entertainment and Sports: pay 52.4% more in Djibouti
Clothing: pay 29.9% less in Djibouti

The cost of housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, transportation, restaurants, and childcare in Djibouti are more expensive than in Hungary.

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Djibouti vs. Hungary Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 21.9% more for restaurants

	Hungary	Djibouti
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.87 HUF3,514.69	$9.83 DJF1,753	-9.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.99 HUF2,906.01	$15.45 DJF2,755	+71.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.53 HUF495.24	$1.90 DJF338	+23.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.22 HUF393.06	$1.69 DJF301	+38.6%
Average			+21.9%

Hungary vs. Djibouti - Cost of restaurants

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pay 51.5% more for groceries

	Hungary	Djibouti
Bread 1 loaf	$1.45 HUF467.70	$9.27 DJF1,653	+540.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.06 HUF1,634.56	$4.78 DJF852	-5.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.46 HUF1,443.11	$10.63 DJF1,896	+138.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.41 HUF1,101.00	$5.69 DJF1,015	+67.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.93 HUF947.92	$8.24 DJF1,470	+181.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.91 HUF293.18	$1.70 DJF303	+87.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.95 HUF306.91	$0.55 DJF98	-41.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.98 HUF315.85	$1.18 DJF210	+20.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.51 HUF487.70	$0.73 DJF131	-51.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.47 HUF150.57	$0.72 DJF129	+55.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.52 HUF168.31	$0.75 DJF133	+43.6%
Average			+51.5%

Hungary vs. Djibouti - Cost of groceries

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pay 44.5% more for transportation

	Hungary	Djibouti
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.99 HUF2,261.00	$8.56 DJF1,526	+22.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$24.26 HUF7,843.83	$42.53 DJF7,584	+75.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,505.45 HUF10M	$33,798.22 DJF6M	+14.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.89 HUF4,813.95	$47.75 DJF8,516	+220.7%
Average			+44.5%

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pay 52.7% more for housing

	Hungary	Djibouti
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.54 HUF6,964.82	$58.99 DJF10,520	+173.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$513.43 HUF166K	$674.13 DJF120K	+31.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$393.20 HUF127K	$477.51 DJF85,158	+21.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$114.97 HUF37,171.34	$398.35 DJF71,041	+246.5%
Average			+52.7%

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pay 4.2% more for childcare

	Hungary	Djibouti
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$324.41 HUF105K	$335.22 DJF59,783	+3.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,370.86 HUF3M	$8,794.47 DJF2M	+5.1%
Average			+4.2%

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pay 52.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Hungary	Djibouti
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.18 HUF704.52	$7.02 DJF1,252	+222.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.37 HUF766.32	$3.37 DJF601	+42.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.52 HUF2,432.53	$1.97 DJF351	-73.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.86 HUF16,442.95	$86.14 DJF15,362	+69.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.84 HUF2,533.66	$12.64 DJF2,254	+61.3%
Average			+52.4%

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pay 29.9% less for clothing

	Hungary	Djibouti
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$85.00 HUF27,480.38	$42.13 DJF7,514	-50.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.43 HUF11,132.40	$19.66 DJF3,507	-42.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$85.20 HUF27,546.89	$123.59 DJF22,041	+45.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.64 HUF30,922.08	$56.18 DJF10,019	-41.3%
Average			-29.9%

Hungary vs. Djibouti - Cost of clothing

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