Cost of living comparison
Canberra is 31.2% more expensive than Brussels.
If you lived in Canberra instead of Brussels, you would:
pay 12.9% more for restaurants
Brussels
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.49
€15.47
|
$26.69
A$41.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.28
|
$10.01
A$15.60
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.58
€2.42
|
$2.70
A$4.21
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.54
€2.38
|
$2.13
A$3.32
|
|
pay 30.5% more for groceries
Brussels
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.31
€2.17
|
$2.29
A$3.58
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.55
€7.08
|
$6.42
A$10.01
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.69
€4.40
|
$6.48
A$10.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.50
€3.28
|
$4.10
A$6.39
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.96
€4.65
|
$3.63
A$5.65
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.07
|
$1.47
A$2.29
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.74
|
$1.13
A$1.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.09
|
$1.60
A$2.49
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
€1.27
|
$2.47
A$3.85
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.64
|
$1.17
A$1.82
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.56
|
$0.96
A$1.50
|
|
pay 0.2% less for transportation
Brussels
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.71
€7.23
|
$5.45
A$8.50
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.87
€50.53
|
$100.08
A$155.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,486.24
€25,778.41
|
$20,016.00
A$31,197.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.76
€21.34
|
$15.93
A$24.83
|
|
pay 45.2% more for housing
Brussels
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.77
€52.30
|
$68.64
A$106.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,043.18
€978.36
|
$1,824.70
A$2,843.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$873.71
€819.42
|
$1,494.78
A$2,329.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$164.26
€154.05
|
$183.28
A$285.67
|
|
pay 18.3% more for childcare
Brussels
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$944.84
€886.13
|
$1,686.35
A$2,628.35
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$24,473.75
€22,953.10
|
$14,216.13
A$22,157.31
|
|
pay 60.4% more for entertainment and sports
Brussels
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.16
|
$8.01
A$12.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.72
€3.49
|
$3.74
A$5.83
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.80
€8.25
|
$23.35
A$36.40
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.17
€32.04
|
$64.70
A$100.84
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.37
|
$13.34
A$20.80
|
|
pay 51.0% more for clothing
Brussels
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.22
€83.68
|
$93.52
A$145.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.58
€30.56
|
$72.72
A$113.35
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.94
€91.86
|
$134.62
A$209.82
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$132.04
€123.84
|
$183.19
A$285.52
|
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