Brussels vs Djibouti City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Brussels	Djibouti City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2030	$590
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4894	$1446
🏠 One person rent	$1166	$246
🏘️ Family rent	$1999	$408
🍽️ Food expenses	$628	$232
🚐 Transport expenses	$88	$50.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3313	$246
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	96	8
😀 Quality of life	91	43
🏙️ Population	196K	604K

The cost of living in Brussels is 244% more expensive than in Djibouti City. Cities ranked 1939th and 8069th ($2030 vs $590) 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 0.4 months in Djibouti City. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Djibouti City ranked 1st in Djibouti, while ranked 121st and 7471st 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	$21.2	$4.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80	$23.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.7	$5.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.64	$1.9
☕ Cappuccino	$4.38	$2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.4	$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1112	$239
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$903	$163
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2002	$429
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1605	$290
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$43.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$262	$66.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.2	$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.77%	12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5037	$1416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4002	$879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.5	$19.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.4	$7.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.06	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.7	$0.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.8	$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$7.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$4.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.4	$7.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.5	$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.36	$8.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.55	$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.8	$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$4.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.04	$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.3	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.1	$24.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.3	$4.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38	$22.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.2	$4.71
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$34.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$68.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1423	$168
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19621	$5247

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1896
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1895
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1926
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1969
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1837
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1870
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1861
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1866
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1844
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1874
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1832
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$1993
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1843
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1833
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1888
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1793
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1848
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1819
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1813
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1769
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1845
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1799
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1881
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1895
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1769
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1703
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1781
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1743
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1686
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1757
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1688
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1799
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1746
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1753
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1742
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1799
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1939
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1829
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1727
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1834

Cities near Djibouti City

Distance	City	Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi	Obock	$564
68 km or 42 mi	Ali Sabieh	$561
101 km or 63 mi	Dikhil	$563
185 km or 115 mi	Borama	$521
240 km or 149 mi	Taiz	$497
245 km or 152 mi	Aden	$509
247 km or 153 mi	Hargeisa	$682
253 km or 157 mi	Jijiga	$1045
264 km or 164 mi	Dire Dawa	$1050
277 km or 172 mi	Harar	$1050
286 km or 178 mi	Ibb	$488
290 km or 180 mi	Zabid	$476
356 km or 221 mi	Dhamar	$478
357 km or 222 mi	Al Hudaydah	$499
387 km or 240 mi	Dessie	$931
418 km or 259 mi	Sayyan	$476
433 km or 269 mi	Sanaa	$532
451 km or 280 mi	Mekelle	$748
561 km or 348 mi	Addis Ababa	$1148
594 km or 369 mi	Mendefera	$481
598 km or 371 mi	Sa'dah	$475
600 km or 373 mi	Massawa	$484
618 km or 384 mi	Asmara	$513
627 km or 390 mi	Bahir Dar	$800
628 km or 390 mi	Gondar	$923
664 km or 413 mi	Najran	$864
689 km or 428 mi	Keren	$483
720 km or 448 mi	Awasa	$910
726 km or 451 mi	Mukalla	$477
740 km or 460 mi	Abha	$871
818 km or 509 mi	Jimma	$746
826 km or 513 mi	Bareq	$873
846 km or 526 mi	Kassala	$947
884 km or 550 mi	El-Gadarif	$872
936 km or 582 mi	Bisha	$890
944 km or 587 mi	Baidoa	$745
958 km or 595 mi	Ad-Damazin	$753
1019 km or 633 mi	As Sulayyil	$993
1090 km or 677 mi	Mogadishu	$721
1095 km or 680 mi	Port Sudan	$976