Cost of living comparison
Brussels is 10.2% more expensive than Australia.
If you lived in Brussels instead of Australia, you would:
pay 11.7% more for restaurants
Australia
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.31
A$23.60
|
$16.49
€15.47
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.98
A$13.84
|
$9.90
€9.28
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.45
A$3.78
|
$2.58
€2.42
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.05
A$3.17
|
$2.54
€2.38
|
|
pay 2.9% less for groceries
Australia
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.00
A$3.09
|
$2.31
€2.17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.24
A$6.53
|
$7.55
€7.08
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.00
A$7.70
|
$4.69
€4.40
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.52
A$5.42
|
$3.50
€3.28
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.56
A$5.48
|
$4.96
€4.66
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
A$2.21
|
$1.14
€1.07
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
A$1.73
|
$0.78
€0.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.31
A$2.02
|
$1.17
€1.10
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.10
A$3.24
|
$1.36
€1.28
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
A$1.59
|
$0.69
€0.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
A$1.28
|
$0.60
€0.56
|
|
pay 23.8% more for transportation
Australia
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.95
A$7.62
|
$7.71
€7.24
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$81.92
A$126.26
|
$53.87
€50.55
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,079.60
A$34,031.44
|
$27,486.24
€25,788.97
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.28
A$23.54
|
$22.76
€21.35
|
|
pay 6.9% more for housing
Australia
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.83
A$86.05
|
$55.77
€52.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,119.19
A$1,725.02
|
$1,043.18
€978.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$889.00
A$1,370.22
|
$873.71
€819.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$120.53
A$185.78
|
$164.26
€154.11
|
|
pay 41.2% more for childcare
Australia
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,373.48
A$2,116.96
|
$944.84
€886.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,458.00
A$17,660.30
|
$24,473.75
€22,962.49
|
|
pay 14.9% less for entertainment and sports
Australia
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.72
A$8.81
|
$5.50
€5.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
A$5.08
|
$3.72
€3.49
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$24.53
A$37.81
|
$8.80
€8.25
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.71
A$72.00
|
$34.17
€32.06
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.25
A$18.88
|
$13.19
€12.38
|
|
pay 5.7% more for clothing
Australia
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.47
A$110.16
|
$89.22
€83.71
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.82
A$64.45
|
$32.58
€30.57
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.71
A$156.76
|
$97.94
€91.89
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.56
A$164.24
|
$132.04
€123.89
|
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