Cost of living comparison
Spain is 31.2% cheaper than Brussels.
If you lived in Spain instead of Brussels, you would:
pay 26.5% less for restaurants
Brussels
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.49
€15.42
|
$12.45
€11.64
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.25
|
$8.47
€7.92
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.58
€2.41
|
$1.99
€1.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.54
€2.37
|
$1.40
€1.31
|
|
pay 23.2% less for groceries
Brussels
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.31
€2.16
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.55
€7.06
|
$5.73
€5.36
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.69
€4.38
|
$3.55
€3.32
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.50
€3.27
|
$2.35
€2.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.96
€4.64
|
$3.11
€2.91
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.06
|
$0.88
€0.82
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.73
|
$0.83
€0.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.09
|
$0.74
€0.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
€1.27
|
$0.91
€0.85
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.64
|
$0.63
€0.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.56
|
$0.65
€0.60
|
|
pay 22.2% less for transportation
Brussels
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.71
€7.21
|
$6.67
€6.24
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.87
€50.37
|
$39.84
€37.25
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,486.24
€25,696.47
|
$24,357.72
€22,771.67
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.76
€21.28
|
$14.14
€13.22
|
|
pay 32.5% less for housing
Brussels
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.77
€52.14
|
$40.62
€37.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,043.18
€975.25
|
$697.48
€652.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$873.71
€816.82
|
$570.67
€533.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$164.26
€153.56
|
$106.79
€99.84
|
|
pay 66.8% less for childcare
Brussels
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$944.84
€883.32
|
$342.46
€320.16
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$24,473.75
€22,880.14
|
$7,368.05
€6,888.28
|
|
pay 29.6% less for entertainment and sports
Brussels
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.14
|
$2.66
€2.49
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.72
€3.48
|
$1.85
€1.73
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.80
€8.22
|
$5.55
€5.19
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.17
€31.94
|
$43.33
€40.51
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.33
|
$8.42
€7.87
|
|
pay 17.8% less for clothing
Brussels
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.22
€83.41
|
$73.58
€68.79
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.58
€30.46
|
$33.02
€30.87
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.94
€91.57
|
$74.35
€69.51
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$132.04
€123.45
|
$91.35
€85.40
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Spain or Brussels. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.