Cost of living comparison
Brussels is 6.5% more expensive than Copenhagen.
If you lived in Brussels instead of Copenhagen, you would:
pay 17.7% less for restaurants
Copenhagen
|
Brussels
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.03
DKK131.80
|
$16.49
€15.30
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.18
DKK91.24
|
$9.90
€9.18
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.32
DKK22.97
|
$2.58
€2.39
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.83
DKK19.62
|
$2.54
€2.35
|
|
pay 18.2% less for groceries
Copenhagen
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.08
DKK21.30
|
$2.31
€2.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.50
DKK45.00
|
$7.55
€7.01
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.51
DKK51.98
|
$4.69
€4.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.85
DKK33.55
|
$3.50
€3.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.26
DKK36.42
|
$4.96
€4.60
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.34
DKK9.26
|
$1.14
€1.06
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.17
DKK8.07
|
$0.78
€0.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.27
DKK8.80
|
$1.17
€1.08
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.91
DKK13.25
|
$1.36
€1.26
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
DKK5.80
|
$0.69
€0.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
DKK5.01
|
$0.60
€0.55
|
|
pay 21.1% less for transportation
Copenhagen
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.69
DKK60.17
|
$7.71
€7.15
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$79.06
DKK547.46
|
$53.87
€49.98
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$40,992.01
DKK283,869.65
|
$27,486.24
€25,500.36
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.89
DKK172.35
|
$22.76
€21.11
|
|
pay 7.6% less for housing
Copenhagen
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.33
DKK258.52
|
$55.77
€51.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,802.29
DKK12,480.85
|
$1,043.18
€967.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,332.46
DKK9,227.25
|
$873.71
€810.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$169.53
DKK1,174.00
|
$164.26
€152.39
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Copenhagen
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$530.51
DKK3,673.76
|
$944.84
€876.57
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,272.42
DKK50,361.52
|
$24,473.75
€22,705.52
|
|
pay 23.5% less for entertainment and sports
Copenhagen
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.05
DKK55.76
|
$5.50
€5.10
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.13
DKK42.46
|
$3.72
€3.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.78
DKK60.83
|
$8.80
€8.16
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.50
DKK301.22
|
$34.17
€31.70
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$17.57
DKK121.66
|
$13.19
€12.24
|
|
pay 23.4% less for clothing
Copenhagen
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$107.06
DKK741.36
|
$89.22
€82.78
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.35
DKK355.62
|
$32.58
€30.23
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$119.70
DKK828.92
|
$97.94
€90.87
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$169.20
DKK1,171.70
|
$132.04
€122.50
|
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