Cost of living comparison
Brussels is 72.5% more expensive than Victoria.
If you lived in Brussels instead of Victoria, you would:
pay 21.3% more for restaurants
Victoria
|
Brussels
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.76
SCR203.56
|
$19.59
€18.01
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.19
SCR140.60
|
$11.97
€11.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
SCR31.24
|
$2.72
€2.50
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.24
SCR30.95
|
$2.58
€2.37
|
|
pay 9.9% more for groceries
Victoria
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.88
SCR25.88
|
$2.68
€2.47
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.83
SCR149.34
|
$8.38
€7.71
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.52
SCR117.51
|
$5.89
€5.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.87
SCR53.44
|
$4.11
€3.78
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.08
SCR42.47
|
$5.43
€4.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
SCR13.08
|
$1.23
€1.13
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.30
SCR17.89
|
$0.89
€0.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
SCR12.35
|
$1.31
€1.20
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.60
SCR49.63
|
$1.30
€1.20
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
SCR10.73
|
$0.87
€0.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
SCR7.96
|
$0.83
€0.77
|
|
pay 23.9% more for transportation
Victoria
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.76
SCR79.48
|
$7.19
€6.61
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$26.57
SCR366.41
|
$53.34
€49.02
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,466.86
SCR365,004.93
|
$31,021.96
€28,513.84
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$45.76
SCR631.04
|
$24.16
€22.21
|
|
pay 21.4% more for housing
Victoria
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$137.77
SCR1,900.00
|
$57.82
€53.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,117.62
SCR15,413.16
|
$1,165.94
€1,071.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$793.40
SCR10,941.77
|
$976.56
€897.61
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.66
SCR1,167.56
|
$182.93
€168.14
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for childcare
Victoria
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$166.06
SCR2,290.07
|
$989.17
€909.19
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,986.24
SCR110,138.40
|
$23,148.55
€21,276.99
|
|
pay 14.7% more for entertainment and sports
Victoria
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.06
SCR55.98
|
$5.44
€5.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.02
SCR69.29
|
$3.88
€3.57
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.28
SCR183.21
|
$9.25
€8.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$95.18
SCR1,312.62
|
$34.92
€32.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.54
SCR76.34
|
$14.15
€13.01
|
|
pay 73.7% more for clothing
Victoria
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.83
SCR935.50
|
$104.24
€95.82
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.36
SCR363.52
|
$49.59
€45.58
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.67
SCR1,002.13
|
$117.47
€107.97
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.65
SCR1,043.28
|
$144.77
€133.06
|
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