Cost of living comparison
Costa Rica is 4.3% more expensive than Djibouti.
If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Djibouti, you would:
pay 0.3% less for restaurants
|
Djibouti
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.21
DJF1,634
|
$9.75
CRC4,898.23
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.05
DJF1,782
|
$9.08
CRC4,563.57
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
DJF314
|
$2.01
CRC1,010.35
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
DJF297
|
$1.49
CRC749.53
|
|
pay 6.6% less for groceries
|
Djibouti
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$9.21
DJF1,634
|
$2.53
CRC1,272.46
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.74
DJF841
|
$3.76
CRC1,890.83
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.45
DJF1,499
|
$6.98
CRC3,505.50
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$8.04
DJF1,426
|
$3.21
CRC1,614.19
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$9.12
DJF1,617
|
$3.97
CRC1,995.44
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.03
DJF359
|
$1.79
CRC899.19
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
DJF90
|
$0.62
CRC310.00
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
DJF202
|
$1.22
CRC611.26
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
DJF135
|
$1.22
CRC613.90
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
DJF135
|
$1.09
CRC549.90
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
DJF148
|
$1.11
CRC559.66
|
|
pay 7.2% less for transportation
|
Djibouti
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.23
DJF928
|
$5.63
CRC2,827.67
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.20
DJF7,485
|
$49.00
CRC24,622.77
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,541.44
DJF5,948,957
|
$35,063.37
CRC17,619,910.98
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$36.29
DJF6,436
|
$15.62
CRC7,850.42
|
|
pay 47.9% less for housing
|
Djibouti
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.24
DJF8,911
|
$48.50
CRC24,372.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,758.47
DJF311,884
|
$778.04
CRC390,976.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$993.31
DJF176,175
|
$547.50
CRC275,129.26
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$544.29
DJF96,536
|
$68.26
CRC34,300.61
|
|
pay 20.5% more for childcare
|
Djibouti
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$340.14
DJF60,327
|
$519.07
CRC260,839.84
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,437.75
DJF2,205,976
|
$10,987.74
CRC5,521,518.53
|
|
pay 2.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Djibouti
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.70
DJF1,188
|
$2.73
CRC1,370.44
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.79
DJF495
|
$3.65
CRC1,836.31
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.42
DJF607
|
$4.58
CRC2,302.68
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.29
DJF13,531
|
$59.46
CRC29,879.90
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.37
DJF1,485
|
$8.63
CRC4,334.66
|
|
pay 74.2% more for clothing
|
Djibouti
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.91
DJF4,951
|
$65.32
CRC32,826.19
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.54
DJF3,465
|
$44.54
CRC22,382.25
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$122.81
DJF21,782
|
$110.39
CRC55,470.51
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$66.99
DJF11,881
|
$97.22
CRC48,853.04
|
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