Cost of living comparison
Brussels is 3.2 times more expensive than Russia.
If you lived in Brussels instead of Russia, you would:
pay 3.4 times more for restaurants
Russia
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.74
RUB714.21
|
$16.49
€15.30
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.69
RUB432.64
|
$9.90
€9.18
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
RUB78.17
|
$2.58
€2.39
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
RUB37.80
|
$2.54
€2.35
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Russia
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
RUB49.37
|
$2.31
€2.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.40
RUB406.07
|
$7.55
€7.01
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.48
RUB320.72
|
$4.69
€4.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.27
RUB117.51
|
$3.50
€3.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.79
RUB165.03
|
$4.96
€4.60
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
RUB56.78
|
$1.14
€1.06
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
RUB51.55
|
$0.78
€0.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
RUB61.09
|
$1.17
€1.08
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
RUB95.05
|
$1.36
€1.26
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
RUB27.42
|
$0.69
€0.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
RUB23.34
|
$0.60
€0.55
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for transportation
Russia
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.37
RUB218.96
|
$7.71
€7.15
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.36
RUB1,785.56
|
$53.87
€49.98
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,226.85
RUB2,880,706.17
|
$27,486.24
€25,500.36
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.41
RUB314.35
|
$22.76
€21.11
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for housing
Russia
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.56
RUB605.34
|
$55.77
€51.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$310.33
RUB28,628.05
|
$1,043.18
€967.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$214.38
RUB19,776.39
|
$873.71
€810.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.84
RUB6,443.26
|
$164.26
€152.39
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for childcare
Russia
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$220.41
RUB20,333.09
|
$944.84
€876.57
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,693.93
RUB433,019.12
|
$24,473.75
€22,705.52
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Russia
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.55
RUB143.29
|
$5.50
€5.10
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.73
RUB159.79
|
$3.72
€3.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.23
RUB206.03
|
$8.80
€8.16
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.55
RUB2,910.86
|
$34.17
€31.70
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.06
RUB374.67
|
$13.19
€12.24
|
|
pay 25.8% more for clothing
Russia
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.85
RUB5,798.39
|
$89.22
€82.78
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.44
RUB3,638.77
|
$32.58
€30.23
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.13
RUB7,300.10
|
$97.94
€90.87
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.30
RUB7,869.21
|
$132.04
€122.50
|
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