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Djibouti vs. Belize Cost of Living Summary

Djibouti is 2.6 times more expensive than Belize overall.

Restaurants: pay 35.9% more in Djibouti
Groceries: pay 45.1% more in Djibouti
Transportation: pay 69.7% more in Djibouti
Housing: pay 76.3% more in Djibouti
Childcare: pay 9.1 times more in Djibouti
Entertainment and Sports: pay 57.0% more in Djibouti
Clothing: pay 4.4% less in Djibouti

The cost of childcare, housing, transportation, entertainment and sports, groceries, and restaurants in Djibouti are more expensive than in Belize. Notably, childcare and housing are significantly more expensive in Djibouti.

Djibouti vs. Belize Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Djibouti instead of Belize, you would:

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pay 35.9% more for restaurants

	Belize	Djibouti
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.36 BZD18.84	$9.82 DJF1,747	+5.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.75 BZD19.63	$12.63 DJF2,246	+29.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.29 BZD2.60	$1.89 DJF337	+46.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.15 BZD2.33	$1.87 DJF333	+62.0%
Average			+35.9%

Belize vs. Djibouti - Cost of restaurants

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pay 45.1% more for groceries

	Belize	Djibouti
Bread 1 loaf	$2.00 BZD4.02	$9.26 DJF1,647	+363.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.77 BZD15.65	$4.78 DJF850	-38.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$13.68 BZD27.54	$9.56 DJF1,701	-30.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.35 BZD4.74	$6.85 DJF1,218	+191.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.30 BZD6.65	$8.24 DJF1,465	+149.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.62 BZD5.28	$1.70 DJF302	-35.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.57 BZD1.14	$0.55 DJF98	-2.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.73 BZD1.48	$1.27 DJF226	+73.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.00 BZD4.02	$0.72 DJF128	-63.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.41 BZD2.84	$0.55 DJF98	-60.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.26 BZD2.53	$0.62 DJF110	-50.7%
Average			+45.1%

Belize vs. Djibouti - Cost of groceries

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pay 69.7% more for transportation

	Belize	Djibouti
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.61 BZD13.30	$6.59 DJF1,171	-0.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 BZD40.27	$21.27 DJF3,782	+6.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$10,514.56 BZD21,170.00	$33,800.12 DJF6,010,607	+221.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$31.59 BZD63.60	$47.72 DJF8,485	+51.1%
Average			+69.7%

Belize vs. Djibouti - Cost of transportation

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pay 76.3% more for housing

	Belize	Djibouti
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$74.90 BZD150.81	$58.94 DJF10,482	-21.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$684.11 BZD1,377.39	$1,431.52 DJF254,564	+109.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$547.15 BZD1,101.64	$477.17 DJF84,855	-12.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$120.58 BZD242.77	$398.07 DJF70,788	+230.1%
Average			+76.3%

Belize vs. Djibouti - Cost of housing

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pay 9.1 times more for childcare

	Belize	Djibouti
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$64.52 BZD129.90	$335.12 DJF59,593	+419.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$674.20 BZD1,357.43	$8,793.05 DJF1,563,649	+1204.2%
Average			+811.8%

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pay 57.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Belize	Djibouti
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.66 BZD5.35	$5.61 DJF998	+111.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.60 BZD7.26	$3.65 DJF649	+1.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.00 BZD10.07	$2.71 DJF481	-45.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.91 BZD66.26	$86.08 DJF15,307	+161.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.42 BZD16.95	$8.42 DJF1,497
Average			+57.0%

Belize vs. Djibouti - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 4.4% less for clothing

	Belize	Djibouti
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$37.45 BZD75.40	$42.10 DJF7,487	+12.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.42 BZD55.21	$19.65 DJF3,494	-28.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.13 BZD183.49	$123.50 DJF21,962	+35.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$89.59 BZD180.39	$56.14 DJF9,983	-37.3%
Average			-4.4%

Belize vs. Djibouti - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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