Brussels vs Djibouti City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Brussels	Djibouti City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2028	$586
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4874	$1414
🏠 One person rent	$1133	$249
🏘️ Family rent	$1958	$413
🍽️ Food expenses	$649	$227
🚐 Transport expenses	$97.4	$49.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3458	$233
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	96	8
😀 Quality of life	91	41
🏙️ Population	196K	604K

The cost of living in Brussels is 246% more expensive than in Djibouti City. Cities ranked 1913th and 7941st ($2028 vs $586) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Belgium and Djibouti, respectively. Check Belgium vs Djibouti comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Brussels compared to 0.4 months in Djibouti City. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Djibouti City ranked 1st in Djibouti, while ranked 165th and 7664th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Djibouti City

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	Brussels	Djibouti City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$25.6	$4.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.4	$23.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.1	$5.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.38	$1.88
☕ Cappuccino	$4.55	$1.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.18	$0.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1090	$245
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$879	$167
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1983	$447
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1587	$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$235	$63.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.3	$25.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.23%	11.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4704	$1488
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3801	$959
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.93	$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.9	$19.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.7	$7.46
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.95	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.66	$0.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.86	$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$7.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$4.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.7	$7.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.21	$7.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.34	$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$4.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.07	$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.32	$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.7	$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.2	$4.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.9	$21.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.8	$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$34.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$68.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1055	$136
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22658	$4170

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1854
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1876
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1889
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1931
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1758
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1847
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1858
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1870
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1732
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1845
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1816
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$2025
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1835
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1791
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1863
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1787
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1835
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1801
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1806
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1745
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1823
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1768
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1846
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1867
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1571
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1648
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1746
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1737
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1657
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1830
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1696
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1794
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1722
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1724
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1745
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1671
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1867
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1804
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1666
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1818

Cities near Djibouti City

Distance	City	Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi	Obock	$560
68 km or 42 mi	Ali Sabieh	$557
101 km or 63 mi	Dikhil	$559
185 km or 115 mi	Borama	$502
240 km or 149 mi	Taiz	$522
245 km or 152 mi	Aden	$517
247 km or 153 mi	Hargeisa	$694
253 km or 157 mi	Jijiga	$1169
264 km or 164 mi	Dire Dawa	$1175
277 km or 172 mi	Harar	$1175
286 km or 178 mi	Ibb	$512
290 km or 180 mi	Zabid	$499
356 km or 221 mi	Dhamar	$500
357 km or 222 mi	Al Hudaydah	$522
387 km or 240 mi	Dessie	$1039
418 km or 259 mi	Sayyan	$498
433 km or 269 mi	Sanaa	$560
451 km or 280 mi	Mekelle	$826
561 km or 348 mi	Addis Ababa	$1289
594 km or 369 mi	Mendefera	$498
598 km or 371 mi	Sa'dah	$498
600 km or 373 mi	Massawa	$499
618 km or 384 mi	Asmara	$533
627 km or 390 mi	Bahir Dar	$864
628 km or 390 mi	Gondar	$1016
664 km or 413 mi	Najran	$860
689 km or 428 mi	Keren	$500
720 km or 448 mi	Awasa	$1031
726 km or 451 mi	Mukalla	$500
740 km or 460 mi	Abha	$911
818 km or 509 mi	Jimma	$802
826 km or 513 mi	Bareq	$903
846 km or 526 mi	Kassala	$971
884 km or 550 mi	El-Gadarif	$925
936 km or 582 mi	Bisha	$918
944 km or 587 mi	Baidoa	$724
958 km or 595 mi	Ad-Damazin	$829
1019 km or 633 mi	As Sulayyil	$1008
1090 km or 677 mi	Mogadishu	$715
1095 km or 680 mi	Port Sudan	$964