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Belgium

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Isle of Man

Douglas vs. Brussels Cost of Living Summary

Douglas is 1.8% more expensive than Brussels.

Restaurants: pay 5.6% less in Douglas
Groceries: pay 2.9% less in Douglas
Transportation: pay 12.6% more in Douglas
Housing: pay 1.8% less in Douglas
Childcare: pay 24.0% more in Douglas
Entertainment and Sports: pay 30.1% more in Douglas
Clothing: pay 17.9% less in Douglas

The cost of entertainment and sports, childcare, and transportation in Douglas are more expensive than in Brussels. Expenses including clothing, restaurants, groceries, and housing are lower in Douglas.

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Douglas vs. Brussels Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Douglas instead of Brussels, you would:

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pay 5.6% less for restaurants

	Brussels	Douglas
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$22.39 €19.99	$27.75 £20.96	+23.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$15.12 €13.49	$11.89 £8.98	-21.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.73 €3.33	$2.71 £2.04	-27.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$3.11 €2.78	$2.12 £1.60	-31.8%
Average			-5.6%

Brussels vs. Douglas - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.9% less for groceries

	Brussels	Douglas
Bread 1 loaf	$2.75 €2.45	$2.63 £1.99	-4.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.91 €7.95	$4.01 £3.03	-55.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.00 €4.46	$9.41 £7.11	+88.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.29 €4.72	$5.30 £4.00	+0.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.97 €5.33	$3.87 £2.93	-35.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.40 €1.25	$1.36 £1.02	-2.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 €0.97	$0.82 £0.62	-25.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.27 €1.13	$1.74 £1.31	+36.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.87 €1.67	$1.61 £1.22	-14.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.14 €1.02	$1.35 £1.02	+18.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.00 €0.89	$1.35 £1.02	+35.1%
Average			-2.9%

Brussels vs. Douglas - Cost of groceries

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pay 12.6% more for transportation

	Brussels	Douglas
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.99 €7.13	$7.35 £5.55	-8.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$62.71 €55.97	$96.91 £73.18	+54.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,462.03 €31,654.04	$43,752.78 £33,042.14	+23.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.27 €18.99	$16.65 £12.57	-21.7%
Average			+12.6%

Brussels vs. Douglas - Cost of transportation

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pay 1.8% less for housing

	Brussels	Douglas
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$51.88 €46.31	$72.49 £54.74	+39.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,339.95 €1,196.06	$1,233.89 £931.84	-7.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,154.19 €1,030.25	$1,068.05 £806.59	-7.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$215.91 €192.73	$261.61 £197.57	+21.2%
Average			-1.8%

Brussels vs. Douglas - Cost of housing

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pay 24.0% more for childcare

	Brussels	Douglas
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,603.72 €1,431.51	$1,739.89 £1,313.97	+8.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$36,825.21 €32,870.85	$52,196.76 £39,419.04	+41.7%
Average			+24.0%

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pay 30.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Brussels	Douglas
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.60 €5.00	$6.54 £4.94	+16.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.44 €3.97	$5.01 £3.79	+12.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.44 €11.99	$22.46 £16.97	+67.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.93 €29.39	$64.75 £48.90	+96.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$16.68 €14.89	$15.86 £11.98	-5.0%
Average			+30.1%

Brussels vs. Douglas - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 17.9% less for clothing

	Brussels	Douglas
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$101.94 €91.00	$99.11 £74.85	-2.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.03 €41.09	$44.60 £33.68	-3.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$109.64 €97.87	$111.22 £83.99	+1.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$146.15 €130.46	$69.38 £52.39	-52.5%
Average			-17.9%

Brussels vs. Douglas - Cost of clothing

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