Cost of living comparison
Australia is 3.5% more expensive than Brussels.
If you lived in Australia instead of Brussels, you would:
pay 10.1% less for restaurants
Brussels
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.49
€15.42
|
$15.31
A$23.43
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.25
|
$8.98
A$13.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.58
€2.41
|
$2.45
A$3.75
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.54
€2.37
|
$2.05
A$3.14
|
|
pay 13.3% more for groceries
Brussels
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.31
€2.16
|
$2.00
A$3.06
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.55
€7.06
|
$4.24
A$6.48
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.69
€4.38
|
$5.00
A$7.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.50
€3.27
|
$3.52
A$5.38
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.96
€4.64
|
$3.56
A$5.44
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.06
|
$1.44
A$2.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.73
|
$1.13
A$1.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.09
|
$1.31
A$2.01
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
€1.27
|
$2.10
A$3.21
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.64
|
$1.03
A$1.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.56
|
$0.83
A$1.27
|
|
pay 9.1% less for transportation
Brussels
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.71
€7.21
|
$4.95
A$7.57
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.87
€50.37
|
$81.92
A$125.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,486.24
€25,696.47
|
$22,079.60
A$33,791.85
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.76
€21.28
|
$15.28
A$23.38
|
|
pay 4.4% less for housing
Brussels
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.77
€52.14
|
$55.83
A$85.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,043.18
€975.25
|
$1,119.19
A$1,712.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$873.71
€816.82
|
$889.00
A$1,360.57
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$164.26
€153.56
|
$120.53
A$184.47
|
|
pay 3.9% less for childcare
Brussels
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$944.84
€883.32
|
$1,373.48
A$2,102.05
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$24,473.75
€22,880.14
|
$11,458.00
A$17,535.97
|
|
pay 40.2% more for entertainment and sports
Brussels
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.14
|
$5.72
A$8.75
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.72
€3.48
|
$3.30
A$5.05
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.80
€8.22
|
$24.53
A$37.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.17
€31.94
|
$46.71
A$71.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.33
|
$12.25
A$18.75
|
|
pay 1.8% less for clothing
Brussels
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.22
€83.41
|
$71.47
A$109.38
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.58
€30.46
|
$41.82
A$64.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.94
€91.57
|
$101.71
A$155.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$132.04
€123.45
|
$106.56
A$163.08
|
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