Cost of living comparison
Brussels is 70.1% more expensive than Warsaw.
If you lived in Brussels instead of Warsaw, you would:
pay 63.6% more for restaurants
Warsaw
|
Brussels
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.33
PLN37.50
|
$16.49
€15.32
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.82
PLN27.42
|
$9.90
€9.19
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.61
PLN6.47
|
$2.58
€2.40
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
PLN5.91
|
$2.54
€2.36
|
|
pay 67.6% more for groceries
Warsaw
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.04
PLN4.18
|
$2.31
€2.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.21
PLN16.92
|
$7.55
€7.01
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.58
PLN14.40
|
$4.69
€4.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.77
PLN11.14
|
$3.50
€3.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.59
PLN10.40
|
$4.96
€4.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.41
PLN1.66
|
$1.14
€1.06
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
PLN2.67
|
$0.78
€0.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
PLN2.98
|
$1.17
€1.08
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.34
PLN5.39
|
$1.36
€1.26
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
PLN1.48
|
$0.69
€0.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
PLN1.56
|
$0.60
€0.55
|
|
pay 87.3% more for transportation
Warsaw
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.19
PLN24.89
|
$7.71
€7.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$25.65
PLN103.11
|
$53.87
€50.03
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,040.90
PLN100,670.32
|
$27,486.24
€25,525.10
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.46
PLN30.00
|
$22.76
€21.13
|
|
pay 82.3% more for housing
Warsaw
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.86
PLN55.71
|
$55.77
€51.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$888.26
PLN3,571.02
|
$1,043.18
€968.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$687.84
PLN2,765.28
|
$873.71
€811.37
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$198.98
PLN799.95
|
$164.26
€152.54
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Warsaw
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$442.43
PLN1,778.69
|
$944.84
€877.43
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,192.96
PLN44,998.32
|
$24,473.75
€22,727.55
|
|
pay 57.0% more for entertainment and sports
Warsaw
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.26
PLN13.12
|
$5.50
€5.11
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.15
PLN12.68
|
$3.72
€3.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.20
PLN16.87
|
$8.80
€8.17
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.98
PLN136.62
|
$34.17
€31.73
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.99
PLN28.12
|
$13.19
€12.25
|
|
pay 16.4% more for clothing
Warsaw
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.81
PLN312.81
|
$89.22
€82.86
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.95
PLN136.47
|
$32.58
€30.26
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.04
PLN341.90
|
$97.94
€90.95
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.44
PLN379.69
|
$132.04
€122.62
|
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