Cost of living comparison
Brussels is 2.2 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 |
$9.33
DJF1,662
|
$16.49
€15.41
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.05
DJF1,612
|
$9.90
€9.24
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
DJF121
|
$2.58
€2.41
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
DJF171
|
$2.54
€2.37
|
|
pay 1.1% less for groceries
Djibouti
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.26
DJF403
|
$2.31
€2.16
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.09
DJF1,796
|
$7.55
€7.05
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.77
DJF2,097
|
$4.69
€4.38
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.51
DJF624
|
$3.50
€3.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.66
DJF830
|
$4.96
€4.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.80
DJF320
|
$1.14
€1.06
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
DJF137
|
$0.78
€0.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
DJF183
|
$1.17
€1.09
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
DJF137
|
$1.36
€1.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
DJF103
|
$0.69
€0.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
DJF118
|
$0.60
€0.56
|
|
pay 22.3% more for transportation
Djibouti
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.06
DJF901
|
$7.71
€7.20
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$339.32
DJF60,436
|
$53.87
€50.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,876.35
DJF2,115,255
|
$27,486.24
€25,675.06
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.45
DJF4,533
|
$22.76
€21.26
|
|
pay 23.1% more for housing
Djibouti
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.50
DJF6,679
|
$55.77
€52.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$820.03
DJF146,053
|
$1,043.18
€974.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$580.50
DJF103,391
|
$873.71
€816.14
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$248.31
DJF44,226
|
$164.26
€153.43
|
|
pay 5.3 times more for childcare
Djibouti
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$141.39
DJF25,182
|
$944.84
€882.58
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,258.65
DJF1,114,706
|
$24,473.75
€22,861.08
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Djibouti
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.66
DJF1,007
|
$5.50
€5.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.91
DJF340
|
$3.72
€3.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.41
DJF252
|
$8.80
€8.22
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$73.52
DJF13,094
|
$34.17
€31.92
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.14
DJF2,518
|
$13.19
€12.32
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
Djibouti
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.11
DJF3,760
|
$89.22
€83.35
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.51
DJF4,365
|
$32.58
€30.44
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$60.32
DJF10,744
|
$97.94
€91.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.21
DJF11,080
|
$132.04
€123.34
|
|
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