Cost of living comparison

 Ljubljana, Slovenia
compared to
 Djibouti, Djibouti
Djibouti vs. Ljubljana Cost of Living Summary

Djibouti is 28.4% more expensive than Ljubljana.

Restaurants
pay 18.2% less in Djibouti
Groceries
pay 71.8% more in Djibouti
Transportation
pay 57.4% more in Djibouti
Housing
pay 86.8% more in Djibouti
Childcare
pay 7.6% more in Djibouti
Entertainment and Sports
pay 31.1% more in Djibouti
Clothing
pay 37.8% less in Djibouti

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

Djibouti vs. Ljubljana Cost Breakdown

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

pay 18.2% less for restaurants

 
Ljubljana
Djibouti
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $15.00
€12.99
$9.21
DJF1,635
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$8.57
€7.42
$10.05
DJF1,784
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.91
€2.52
$1.77
DJF314

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pay 71.8% more for groceries

 
Ljubljana
Djibouti
Bread
1 loaf
$1.85
€1.60
$9.21
DJF1,635
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.52
€5.65
$4.74
DJF842
Milk (1 gallon) $5.13
€4.44
$8.45
DJF1,500

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pay 57.4% more for transportation

 
Ljubljana
Djibouti
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.03
€5.22
$5.23
DJF928
Monthly public transit pass $39.66
€34.34
$42.20
DJF7,491
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $27,865.84
€24,127.30
$33,541.44
DJF5,953,605

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pay 86.8% more for housing

 
Ljubljana
Djibouti
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$33.52
€29.02
$50.24
DJF8,918
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $942.82
€816.33
$1,758.47
DJF312,128
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $774.26
€670.38
$993.31
DJF176,313

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pay 7.6% more for childcare

 
Ljubljana
Djibouti
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $485.78
€420.60
$340.14
DJF60,374
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $8,574.10
€7,423.79
$12,437.75
DJF2,207,700

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pay 31.1% more for entertainment and sports

 
Ljubljana
Djibouti
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.22
€2.78
$6.70
DJF1,189
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.32
€2.01
$2.79
DJF495
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$5.36
€4.64
$3.42
DJF608

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pay 37.8% less for clothing

 
Ljubljana
Djibouti
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$88.79
€76.88
$27.91
DJF4,954
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$42.55
€36.84
$19.54
DJF3,468
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$103.31
€89.45
$122.81
DJF21,799

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