Cost of living comparison
Brussels is 3.1% more expensive than Dublin.
If you lived in Brussels instead of Dublin, you would:
pay 6.9% more for restaurants
Dublin
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.66
€19.91
|
$19.59
€18.01
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.83
€9.95
|
$11.97
€11.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.66
€2.44
|
$2.72
€2.50
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.08
€1.91
|
$2.58
€2.37
|
|
pay 13.8% more for groceries
Dublin
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.80
€1.66
|
$2.68
€2.47
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.97
€3.65
|
$8.38
€7.71
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.30
€4.87
|
$5.89
€5.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.14
€3.81
|
$4.11
€3.78
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.61
€4.24
|
$5.43
€4.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.32
€1.22
|
$1.23
€1.13
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
€0.93
|
$0.89
€0.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.35
€1.24
|
$1.31
€1.20
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.74
€1.60
|
$1.30
€1.20
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.84
|
$0.87
€0.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.66
|
$0.83
€0.77
|
|
pay 17.9% less for transportation
Dublin
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.20
€6.62
|
$7.19
€6.61
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$129.96
€119.45
|
$53.34
€49.02
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,718.55
€36,507.31
|
$31,021.96
€28,513.84
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.04
€20.26
|
$24.16
€22.21
|
|
pay 28.6% less for housing
Dublin
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$56.72
€52.14
|
$57.82
€53.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,216.44
€2,037.24
|
$1,165.94
€1,071.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,934.10
€1,777.73
|
$976.56
€897.61
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$227.14
€208.77
|
$182.93
€168.14
|
|
pay 44.8% more for childcare
Dublin
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,385.73
€1,273.69
|
$989.17
€909.19
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,612.44
€9,754.43
|
$23,148.55
€21,276.99
|
|
pay 21.8% less for entertainment and sports
Dublin
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.04
€6.47
|
$5.44
€5.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.29
€3.94
|
$3.88
€3.57
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.33
€15.93
|
$9.25
€8.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.46
€46.38
|
$34.92
€32.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.08
€12.94
|
$14.15
€13.01
|
|
pay 24.6% more for clothing
Dublin
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.14
€85.61
|
$104.24
€95.82
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.93
€37.62
|
$49.59
€45.58
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.04
€89.20
|
$117.47
€107.97
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.46
€92.34
|
$144.77
€133.06
|
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