Cost of living comparison
Brussels is 2.2 times more expensive than Brasilia.
If you lived in Brussels instead of Brasilia, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Brasilia
|
Brussels
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.93
R$30.59
|
$16.49
€15.30
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.92
R$35.69
|
$9.90
€9.18
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
R$5.50
|
$2.58
€2.39
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.72
R$3.71
|
$2.54
€2.35
|
|
pay 70.2% more for groceries
Brasilia
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.61
R$8.29
|
$2.31
€2.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.63
R$23.86
|
$7.55
€7.01
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.23
R$21.81
|
$4.69
€4.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.29
R$11.79
|
$3.50
€3.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.82
R$9.39
|
$4.96
€4.60
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.78
R$4.01
|
$1.14
€1.06
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
R$2.75
|
$0.78
€0.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
R$2.23
|
$1.17
€1.08
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
R$3.59
|
$1.36
€1.26
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
R$2.47
|
$0.69
€0.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
R$2.42
|
$0.60
€0.55
|
|
pay 61.0% more for transportation
Brasilia
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.59
R$23.65
|
$7.71
€7.15
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.51
R$260.49
|
$53.87
€49.98
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,730.52
R$122,373.53
|
$27,486.24
€25,500.36
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.99
R$46.35
|
$22.76
€21.11
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
Brasilia
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.45
R$110.60
|
$55.77
€51.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$384.72
R$1,983.93
|
$1,043.18
€967.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$223.17
R$1,150.85
|
$873.71
€810.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.73
R$338.98
|
$164.26
€152.39
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
Brasilia
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$383.64
R$1,978.37
|
$944.84
€876.57
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,542.54
R$49,208.99
|
$24,473.75
€22,705.52
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Brasilia
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.98
R$10.20
|
$5.50
€5.10
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.62
R$8.36
|
$3.72
€3.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.37
R$12.24
|
$8.80
€8.16
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.91
R$123.28
|
$34.17
€31.70
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.51
R$38.75
|
$13.19
€12.24
|
|
pay 51.4% more for clothing
Brasilia
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.01
R$237.25
|
$89.22
€82.78
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.46
R$234.45
|
$32.58
€30.23
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.98
R$391.83
|
$97.94
€90.87
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.59
R$322.76
|
$132.04
€122.50
|
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