Cost of living comparison
Belize is 0.8% cheaper than Djibouti.
If you lived in Belize instead of Djibouti, you would:
pay 7.7% more for restaurants
Djibouti
|
Belize
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.13
DJF1,794
|
$8.91
BZD17.96
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.13
DJF1,794
|
$8.48
BZD17.09
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
DJF162
|
$1.31
BZD2.65
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
DJF150
|
$0.97
BZD1.96
|
|
pay 8.9% less for groceries
Djibouti
|
Belize
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$5.77
DJF1,022
|
$1.33
BZD2.68
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$7.02
BZD14.14
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.84
DJF2,452
|
$11.64
BZD23.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.58
DJF1,166
|
$2.68
BZD5.40
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$11.20
DJF1,985
|
$2.56
BZD5.16
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
DJF316
|
$2.92
BZD5.88
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
DJF181
|
$0.68
BZD1.37
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
DJF226
|
$0.69
BZD1.40
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
DJF192
|
$1.38
BZD2.78
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
DJF128
|
$1.32
BZD2.67
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
DJF155
|
$1.28
BZD2.57
|
|
pay 22.0% more for transportation
Djibouti
|
Belize
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.86
DJF1,038
|
$6.98
BZD14.07
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$23.82
BZD48.01
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$27,386.00
BZD55,196.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.32
DJF4,485
|
$31.59
BZD63.67
|
|
pay 23.0% less for housing
Djibouti
|
Belize
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.89
DJF7,597
|
$74.93
BZD151.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,369.10
DJF242,518
|
$647.84
BZD1,305.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$669.36
DJF118,569
|
$390.75
BZD787.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$305.63
DJF54,138
|
$83.96
BZD169.22
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Djibouti
|
Belize
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$168.79
DJF29,899
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,025.51
DJF358,794
|
?? |
pay 27.5% less for entertainment and sports
Djibouti
|
Belize
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.19
DJF1,096
|
$2.74
BZD5.52
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.39
DJF424
|
$3.34
BZD6.74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$3.67
BZD7.39
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$103.15
DJF18,272
|
$39.02
BZD78.65
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.07
DJF2,492
|
$9.59
BZD19.34
|
|
pay 24.6% more for clothing
Djibouti
|
Belize
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.76
DJF5,980
|
$37.39
BZD75.37
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.91
DJF4,236
|
$32.46
BZD65.42
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$118.15
DJF20,930
|
$100.00
BZD201.56
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.96
DJF13,455
|
$127.15
BZD256.28
|
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