Cost of living comparison
Brussels is 16.5% more expensive than United Kingdom.
If you lived in Brussels instead of United Kingdom, you would:
pay 38.9% more for restaurants
United Kingdom
|
Brussels
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.09
£13.64
|
$16.49
€15.30
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.46
£5.96
|
$9.90
€9.18
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.84
£1.47
|
$2.58
€2.39
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
£1.09
|
$2.54
€2.35
|
|
pay 33.3% more for groceries
United Kingdom
|
Brussels
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
£1.00
|
$2.31
€2.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
£2.88
|
$7.55
€7.01
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.68
£3.73
|
$4.69
€4.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
£2.06
|
$3.50
€3.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.16
£2.52
|
$4.96
€4.60
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
£0.84
|
$1.14
€1.06
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.50
|
$0.78
€0.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
£0.79
|
$1.17
€1.08
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
£0.94
|
$1.36
€1.26
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.50
|
$0.69
€0.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
£0.46
|
$0.60
€0.55
|
|
pay 3.0% more for transportation
United Kingdom
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.31
£5.84
|
$7.71
€7.15
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$91.63
£73.16
|
$53.87
€49.98
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,486.21
£20,349.90
|
$27,486.24
€25,500.36
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.30
£13.01
|
$22.76
€21.11
|
|
pay 10.2% more for housing
United Kingdom
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.72
£30.12
|
$55.77
€51.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,053.04
£840.82
|
$1,043.18
€967.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$836.18
£667.66
|
$873.71
€810.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$183.29
£146.35
|
$164.26
€152.39
|
|
pay 13.8% more for childcare
United Kingdom
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,186.33
£947.25
|
$944.84
€876.57
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,551.73
£13,216.01
|
$24,473.75
€22,705.52
|
|
pay 6.8% less for entertainment and sports
United Kingdom
|
Brussels
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.95
£3.95
|
$5.50
€5.10
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.59
£2.87
|
$3.72
€3.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.82
£11.83
|
$8.80
€8.16
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.78
£33.36
|
$34.17
€31.70
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.97
£9.56
|
$13.19
€12.24
|
|
pay 23.3% more for clothing
United Kingdom
|
Brussels
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.74
£58.88
|
$89.22
€82.78
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.00
£30.34
|
$32.58
€30.23
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.51
£63.49
|
$97.94
€90.87
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.83
£64.54
|
$132.04
€122.50
|
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