Cost of living comparison
London is 43.9% more expensive than Brussels.
If you lived in London instead of Brussels, you would:
pay 3.3% less for restaurants
Brussels
|
London
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.59
€18.18
|
$25.22
£20.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.97
€11.11
|
$10.09
£8.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.72
€2.53
|
$2.54
£2.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.58
€2.39
|
$2.08
£1.66
|
|
pay 6.5% less for groceries
Brussels
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.68
€2.49
|
$1.96
£1.56
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.38
€7.78
|
$4.74
£3.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.89
€5.46
|
$6.34
£5.06
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.11
€3.81
|
$3.99
£3.19
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.43
€5.04
|
$4.28
£3.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
€1.14
|
$1.47
£1.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.83
|
$0.75
£0.60
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.21
|
$1.48
£1.18
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.21
|
$1.76
£1.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.81
|
$0.73
£0.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$0.67
£0.53
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Brussels
|
London
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.19
€6.67
|
$7.20
£5.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.34
€49.48
|
$252.24
£201.41
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,021.96
€28,780.62
|
$34,406.00
£27,472.05
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.16
€22.42
|
$25.33
£20.22
|
|
pay 65.5% more for housing
Brussels
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.82
€53.64
|
$39.12
£31.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,165.94
€1,081.70
|
$2,697.16
£2,153.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$976.56
€906.01
|
$2,027.26
£1,618.70
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$182.93
€169.72
|
$284.51
£227.17
|
|
pay 72.0% more for childcare
Brussels
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$989.17
€917.70
|
$2,321.07
£1,853.30
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$23,148.55
€21,476.07
|
$25,293.41
£20,195.95
|
|
pay 55.0% more for entertainment and sports
Brussels
|
London
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.44
€5.05
|
$8.20
£6.55
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.88
€3.60
|
$4.56
£3.64
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.25
€8.58
|
$18.92
£15.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.92
€32.39
|
$58.95
£47.07
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.15
€13.13
|
$18.92
£15.11
|
|
pay 5.1% less for clothing
Brussels
|
London
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$104.24
€96.71
|
$103.07
£82.30
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.59
€46.00
|
$49.65
£39.65
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$117.47
€108.98
|
$112.31
£89.68
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$144.77
€134.31
|
$123.32
£98.47
|
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