Brussels vs Djibouti City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Brussels	Djibouti City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1958	$584
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4780	$1450
🏠 One person rent	$1120	$253
🏘️ Family rent	$1989	$463
🍽️ Food expenses	$598	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.6	$49.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3047	$435
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	96	8
😀 Quality of life	89	36
🏙️ Population	196K	604K

The cost of living in Brussels is 235% more expensive than in Djibouti City. Cities ranked 1988th and 7968th ($1958 vs $584) 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 173rd and 7418th 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	$20.8	$3.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$22.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$5.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.51	$1.84
☕ Cappuccino	$4.14	$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.03	$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1032	$243
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$881	$171
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2055	$511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1606	$340
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$63.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$25.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.71%	11.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4722	$1458
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4382	$900
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.1	$18.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.1	$7.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.64	$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.46	$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$7.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$4.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$7.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.59	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.86	$7.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$1.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$3.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.87	$3.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.03	$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.98	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.6	$23.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$4.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$20.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.5	$4.74
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$34
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$67.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1059	$141
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23380	$4213

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1752
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1633
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1734
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1712
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1657
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1691
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1715
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1738
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1675
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1799
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1723
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$1911
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1701
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1636
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1702
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1708
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1619
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1696
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1691
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1661
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1693
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1660
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1779
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1761
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1592
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1595
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1630
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1616
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1555
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1593
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1611
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1514
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1598
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1616
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1545
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1592
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1667
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1709
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1560
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1762

Cities near Djibouti City

Distance	City	Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi	Obock	$553
68 km or 42 mi	Ali Sabieh	$555
101 km or 63 mi	Dikhil	$554
185 km or 115 mi	Borama	$527
240 km or 149 mi	Taiz	$514
245 km or 152 mi	Aden	$509
247 km or 153 mi	Hargeisa	$684
253 km or 157 mi	Jijiga	$671
264 km or 164 mi	Dire Dawa	$667
277 km or 172 mi	Harar	$626
286 km or 178 mi	Ibb	$504
290 km or 180 mi	Zabid	$489
356 km or 221 mi	Dhamar	$491
357 km or 222 mi	Al Hudaydah	$513
387 km or 240 mi	Dessie	$814
418 km or 259 mi	Sayyan	$491
433 km or 269 mi	Sanaa	$550
451 km or 280 mi	Mekelle	$686
561 km or 348 mi	Addis Ababa	$1103
594 km or 369 mi	Mendefera	$490
598 km or 371 mi	Sa'dah	$488
600 km or 373 mi	Massawa	$492
618 km or 384 mi	Asmara	$524
627 km or 390 mi	Bahir Dar	$799
628 km or 390 mi	Gondar	$946
664 km or 413 mi	Najran	$934
689 km or 428 mi	Keren	$491
720 km or 448 mi	Awasa	$810
726 km or 451 mi	Mukalla	$491
740 km or 460 mi	Abha	$915
818 km or 509 mi	Jimma	$590
826 km or 513 mi	Bareq	$895
846 km or 526 mi	Kassala	$988
884 km or 550 mi	El-Gadarif	$935
936 km or 582 mi	Bisha	$895
944 km or 587 mi	Baidoa	$711
958 km or 595 mi	Ad-Damazin	$827
1019 km or 633 mi	As Sulayyil	$1021
1090 km or 677 mi	Mogadishu	$719
1095 km or 680 mi	Port Sudan	$1096