Cost of living comparison
Brussels is 48.7% more expensive than Italy.
If you lived in Brussels instead of Italy, you would:
pay 40.9% more for restaurants
Italy
|
Brussels
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.81
€14.53
|
$19.59
€18.01
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.17
€9.35
|
$11.97
€11.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.51
€2.30
|
$2.72
€2.50
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
€1.11
|
$2.58
€2.37
|
|
pay 17.1% more for groceries
Italy
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.05
€1.89
|
$2.68
€2.47
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.81
€6.26
|
$8.38
€7.71
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.59
€5.14
|
$5.89
€5.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
€3.13
|
$4.11
€3.78
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.01
€4.61
|
$5.43
€4.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.88
|
$1.23
€1.13
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$0.89
€0.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.92
|
$1.31
€1.20
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.17
|
$1.30
€1.20
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.70
|
$0.87
€0.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.64
|
$0.83
€0.77
|
|
pay 19.1% more for transportation
Italy
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.33
€6.74
|
$7.19
€6.61
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.24
€35.14
|
$53.34
€49.02
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,985.59
€24,803.81
|
$31,021.96
€28,513.84
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.55
€17.97
|
$24.16
€22.21
|
|
pay 69.7% more for housing
Italy
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.86
€27.45
|
$57.82
€53.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$660.64
€607.22
|
$1,165.94
€1,071.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$504.89
€464.07
|
$976.56
€897.61
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$158.99
€146.13
|
$182.93
€168.14
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Italy
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$519.28
€477.30
|
$989.17
€909.19
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,615.09
€8,837.71
|
$23,148.55
€21,276.99
|
|
pay 41.6% more for entertainment and sports
Italy
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.97
€4.56
|
$5.44
€5.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
€1.53
|
$3.88
€3.57
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.16
€5.66
|
$9.25
€8.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.41
€48.18
|
$34.92
€32.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.51
€8.74
|
$14.15
€13.01
|
|
pay 36.6% more for clothing
Italy
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.74
€70.54
|
$104.24
€95.82
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.05
€31.30
|
$49.59
€45.58
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.06
€77.26
|
$117.47
€107.97
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.51
€106.17
|
$144.77
€133.06
|
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