Cost of living comparison
Australia is 3.5% more expensive than Brussels.
If you lived in Australia instead of Brussels, you would:
pay 10.1% less for restaurants
Brussels
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.49
€15.47
|
$15.31
A$23.87
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.28
|
$8.98
A$14.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.58
€2.42
|
$2.45
A$3.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.54
€2.38
|
$2.05
A$3.20
|
|
pay 13.3% more for groceries
Brussels
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.31
€2.17
|
$2.00
A$3.12
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.55
€7.08
|
$4.24
A$6.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.69
€4.40
|
$5.00
A$7.79
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.50
€3.28
|
$3.52
A$5.48
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.96
€4.65
|
$3.56
A$5.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.07
|
$1.44
A$2.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.74
|
$1.13
A$1.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.09
|
$1.31
A$2.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
€1.27
|
$2.10
A$3.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.64
|
$1.03
A$1.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.56
|
$0.83
A$1.29
|
|
pay 9.1% less for transportation
Brussels
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.71
€7.23
|
$4.95
A$7.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.87
€50.53
|
$81.92
A$127.68
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,486.24
€25,778.41
|
$22,079.60
A$34,413.35
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.76
€21.34
|
$15.28
A$23.81
|
|
pay 4.4% less for housing
Brussels
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.77
€52.30
|
$55.83
A$87.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,043.18
€978.36
|
$1,119.19
A$1,744.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$873.71
€819.42
|
$889.00
A$1,385.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$164.26
€154.05
|
$120.53
A$187.87
|
|
pay 3.9% less for childcare
Brussels
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$944.84
€886.13
|
$1,373.48
A$2,140.71
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$24,473.75
€22,953.10
|
$11,458.00
A$17,858.49
|
|
pay 40.2% more for entertainment and sports
Brussels
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.16
|
$5.72
A$8.91
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.72
€3.49
|
$3.30
A$5.14
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.80
€8.25
|
$24.53
A$38.23
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.17
€32.04
|
$46.71
A$72.80
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.37
|
$12.25
A$19.09
|
|
pay 1.8% less for clothing
Brussels
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.22
€83.68
|
$71.47
A$111.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.58
€30.56
|
$41.82
A$65.18
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.94
€91.86
|
$101.71
A$158.52
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$132.04
€123.84
|
$106.56
A$166.08
|
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