Cost of living comparison
Brussels is 2.4 times more expensive than Djibouti.
If you lived in Brussels instead of Djibouti, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Djibouti
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.13
DJF1,802
|
$19.59
€18.05
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.13
DJF1,802
|
$11.97
€11.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
DJF163
|
$2.72
€2.51
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
DJF150
|
$2.58
€2.37
|
|
pay 20.6% less for groceries
Djibouti
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$5.77
DJF1,026
|
$2.68
€2.47
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$8.38
€7.72
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.84
DJF2,463
|
$5.89
€5.43
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.58
DJF1,171
|
$4.11
€3.79
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$11.20
DJF1,993
|
$5.43
€5.00
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
DJF318
|
$1.23
€1.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
DJF182
|
$0.89
€0.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
DJF227
|
$1.31
€1.20
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
DJF193
|
$1.30
€1.20
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
DJF129
|
$0.87
€0.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
DJF156
|
$0.83
€0.77
|
|
pay 9.1% more for transportation
Djibouti
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.86
DJF1,042
|
$7.19
€6.63
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$53.34
€49.13
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$31,021.96
€28,574.55
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.32
DJF4,505
|
$24.16
€22.26
|
|
pay 6.4% more for housing
Djibouti
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.89
DJF7,630
|
$57.82
€53.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,369.10
DJF243,594
|
$1,165.94
€1,073.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$669.36
DJF119,095
|
$976.56
€899.52
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$305.63
DJF54,378
|
$182.93
€168.50
|
|
pay 8.6 times more for childcare
Djibouti
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$168.79
DJF30,032
|
$989.17
€911.13
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,025.51
DJF360,386
|
$23,148.55
€21,322.29
|
|
pay 3.8% less for entertainment and sports
Djibouti
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.19
DJF1,101
|
$5.44
€5.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.39
DJF425
|
$3.88
€3.58
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$9.25
€8.52
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$103.15
DJF18,353
|
$34.92
€32.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.07
DJF2,503
|
$14.15
€13.03
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for clothing
Djibouti
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.76
DJF6,006
|
$104.24
€96.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.91
DJF4,255
|
$49.59
€45.67
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$118.15
DJF21,022
|
$117.47
€108.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.96
DJF13,514
|
$144.77
€133.35
|
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