Brussels vs Djibouti City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brussels Djibouti City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1869
$551
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4554
$1372
🏠 One person rent
$1085
$235
🏘️ Family rent
$1927
$434
🍽️ Food expenses
$557
$212
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.1
$47.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3070
$403
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
96
8
😀 Quality of life
89
23
🏙️ Population
189K
604K

The cost of living in Brussels is 239% more expensive than in Djibouti City. Cities ranked 2147th and 8114th ($1869 vs $551) 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 1.6 months in Brussels compared to 0.7 months in Djibouti City. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Djibouti City ranked 1st in Djibouti, while ranked 148th and 8873rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Brussels Djibouti City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18
$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.3
$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.38
$1.78
☕ Cappuccino
$3.91
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.7
$0.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$968
$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$834
$153
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1848
$482
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1555
$311
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$40.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$258
$61.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.2
$26.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.39%
11.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4416
$1410
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3736
$838
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.69
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.2
$17.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$6.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.88
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.62
$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.29
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$6.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$6.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.11
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.73
$7.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.52
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.76
$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$3.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.75
$3.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.87
$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.9
$22.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.9
$4.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.3
$19.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.8
$4.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$101
$32.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$64.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$978
$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23098
$3861

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Cities near Brussels

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi Schaerbeek
$1682
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Saint-Gilles
$1524
4 km or 2.5 mi Anderlecht
$1659
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Forest
$1652
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1593
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1619
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Dilbeek
$1644
10 km or 6.3 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1669
10 km or 6.4 mi Vilvoorde
$1599
11 km or 6.8 mi Tervuren
$1743
15 km or 9 mi Overijse
$1648
15 km or 9.1 mi Waterloo
$1825
15 km or 9.1 mi Halle
$1640
17 km or 11 mi Zemst
$1567
19 km or 12 mi Braine-l'Alleud
$1645
19 km or 12 mi Rixensart
$1613
21 km or 13 mi Mechelen
$1544
21 km or 13 mi Tubize
$1630
23 km or 14 mi Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
$1619
23 km or 14 mi Wavre
$1553
23 km or 15 mi Herent
$1575
24 km or 15 mi Ninove
$1581
24 km or 15 mi Aalst
$1678
25 km or 15 mi Leuven
$1618
26 km or 16 mi Dendermonde
$1469
28 km or 17 mi Nivelles
$1563
31 km or 20 mi Braine-le-Comte
$1568
35 km or 22 mi Lier
$1533
35 km or 22 mi Geraardsbergen
$1484
36 km or 23 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1517
37 km or 23 mi Mortsel
$1539
37 km or 23 mi Aarschot
$1426
37 km or 23 mi Soignies
$1536
38 km or 23 mi Zottegem
$1536
38 km or 24 mi Lokeren
$1511
38 km or 24 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1413
40 km or 25 mi Gembloux
$1596
40 km or 25 mi Beveren
$1631
41 km or 26 mi Tienen
$1570
41 km or 26 mi Antwerp
$1650

Cities near Djibouti City

Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Obock
$522
68 km or 42 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
101 km or 63 mi Dikhil
$524
185 km or 115 mi Borama
$602
240 km or 149 mi Taiz
$490
245 km or 152 mi Aden
$486
247 km or 153 mi Hargeisa
$815
253 km or 157 mi Jijiga
$702
264 km or 164 mi Dire Dawa
$705
277 km or 172 mi Harar
$676
286 km or 178 mi Ibb
$481
290 km or 180 mi Zabid
$466
356 km or 221 mi Dhamar
$470
357 km or 222 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
387 km or 240 mi Dessie
$820
418 km or 259 mi Sayyan
$467
433 km or 269 mi Sanaa
$523
451 km or 280 mi Mekelle
$800
561 km or 348 mi Addis Ababa
$923
594 km or 369 mi Mendefera
$466
598 km or 371 mi Sa'dah
$467
600 km or 373 mi Massawa
$467
618 km or 384 mi Asmara
$498
627 km or 390 mi Bahir Dar
$883
628 km or 390 mi Gondar
$885
664 km or 413 mi Najran
$1047
689 km or 428 mi Keren
$466
720 km or 448 mi Awasa
$840
726 km or 451 mi Mukalla
$468
740 km or 460 mi Abha
$923
818 km or 509 mi Jimma
$871
826 km or 513 mi Bareq
$920
846 km or 526 mi Kassala
$1061
884 km or 550 mi El-Gadarif
$959
936 km or 582 mi Bisha
$938
944 km or 587 mi Baidoa
$805
958 km or 595 mi Ad-Damazin
$857
1019 km or 633 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
1090 km or 677 mi Mogadishu
$819
1095 km or 680 mi Port Sudan
$1361