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Djibouti vs. San Jose Cost of Living Summary

Djibouti is 21.6% more expensive than San Jose.

Restaurants: pay 7.5% more in Djibouti
Groceries: pay 25.3% more in Djibouti
Transportation: pay 40.0% more in Djibouti
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Djibouti
Childcare: pay 37.2% less in Djibouti
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.2% more in Djibouti
Clothing: pay 34.6% less in Djibouti

The cost of housing, transportation, groceries, entertainment and sports, and restaurants in Djibouti are more expensive than in San Jose. Expenses including childcare and clothing are lower in Djibouti. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Djibouti.

Djibouti vs. San Jose Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Djibouti instead of San Jose, you would:

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pay 7.5% more for restaurants

	San Jose	Djibouti
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.95 CRC4,640.84	$9.82 DJF1,746	-1.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.91 CRC4,618.78	$12.63 DJF2,245	+27.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.06 CRC958.60	$1.89 DJF337	-7.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.67 CRC780.16	$1.87 DJF333	+11.8%
Average			+7.5%

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pay 25.3% more for groceries

	San Jose	Djibouti
Bread 1 loaf	$2.64 CRC1,229.75	$9.26 DJF1,647	+251.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.95 CRC2,309.39	$4.78 DJF850	-3.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.78 CRC3,628.60	$9.56 DJF1,700	+22.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.88 CRC1,340.97	$6.85 DJF1,218	+138.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.97 CRC1,848.88	$8.24 DJF1,465	+107.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.94 CRC903.86	$1.70 DJF302	-12.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.65 CRC304.73	$0.55 DJF98	-15.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.95 CRC907.85	$1.27 DJF226	-34.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.58 CRC737.46	$0.72 DJF128	-54.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.55 CRC721.21	$0.55 DJF98	-64.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.43 CRC667.27	$0.62 DJF110	-56.7%
Average			+25.3%

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pay 40.0% more for transportation

	San Jose	Djibouti
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.39 CRC2,512.40	$6.59 DJF1,171	+22.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$41.21 CRC19,214.14	$21.27 DJF3,780	-48.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,640.45 CRC18M	$33,800.12 DJF6M	-10.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.12 CRC7,514.76	$47.72 DJF8,483	+196.1%
Average			+40.0%

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	San Jose	Djibouti
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$58.88 CRC27,452.89	$58.94 DJF10,479	+0.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$891.63 CRC416K	$1,431.52 DJF254K	+60.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$560.77 CRC261K	$477.17 DJF84,826	-14.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.88 CRC32,118.39	$398.07 DJF70,764	+477.9%
Average			+130.9%

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pay 37.2% less for childcare

	San Jose	Djibouti
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$600.27 CRC280K	$335.12 DJF59,573	-44.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,608.22 CRC6M	$8,793.05 DJF2M	-30.3%
Average			-37.2%

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pay 19.2% more for entertainment and sports

	San Jose	Djibouti
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.67 CRC1,247.07	$5.61 DJF998	+109.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.85 CRC1,796.74	$3.65 DJF649	-5.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.15 CRC2,401.77	$2.71 DJF481	-47.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.98 CRC26,104.33	$86.08 DJF15,302	+53.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.91 CRC4,618.78	$8.42 DJF1,497	-15.0%
Average			+19.2%

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pay 34.6% less for clothing

	San Jose	Djibouti
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$61.74 CRC28,790.41	$42.10 DJF7,485	-31.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$51.32 CRC23,929.89	$19.65 DJF3,493	-61.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$120.28 CRC56,085.22	$123.50 DJF21,955	+2.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$106.98 CRC49,882.85	$56.14 DJF9,980	-47.5%
Average			-34.6%

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