Cost of living comparison
India is 73.2% cheaper than Brussels.
If you lived in India instead of Brussels, you would:
pay 80.9% less for restaurants
Brussels
|
India
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.49
€15.19
|
$2.24
₹186.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.11
|
$3.92
₹327.59
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.58
€2.38
|
$0.41
₹34.41
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.54
€2.34
|
$0.19
₹15.50
|
|
pay 65.7% less for groceries
Brussels
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.31
€2.13
|
$0.45
₹37.65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.55
€6.95
|
$2.51
₹209.44
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.69
€4.32
|
$2.48
₹206.99
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.50
€3.22
|
$0.92
₹76.68
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.96
€4.57
|
$1.36
₹113.58
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.05
|
$0.83
₹69.42
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.72
|
$0.28
₹23.58
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.07
|
$0.44
₹37.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
€1.25
|
$0.22
₹18.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.63
|
$0.16
₹13.62
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.55
|
$0.19
₹15.79
|
|
pay 65.7% less for transportation
Brussels
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.71
€7.10
|
$4.78
₹399.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.87
€49.61
|
$8.38
₹700.11
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,486.24
€25,313.45
|
$13,136.82
₹1,098,157.11
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.76
€20.96
|
$2.70
₹225.46
|
|
pay 86.8% less for housing
Brussels
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.77
€51.36
|
$8.43
₹705.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,043.18
€960.71
|
$126.14
₹10,544.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$873.71
€804.64
|
$85.52
₹7,148.89
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$164.26
€151.27
|
$26.13
₹2,184.14
|
|
pay 95.0% less for childcare
Brussels
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$944.84
€870.15
|
$47.60
₹3,979.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$24,473.75
€22,539.10
|
$1,206.46
₹100,852.32
|
|
pay 62.4% less for entertainment and sports
Brussels
|
India
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.06
|
$1.88
₹157.44
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.72
€3.42
|
$1.40
₹117.15
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.80
€8.10
|
$3.85
₹321.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.17
€31.47
|
$17.05
₹1,425.46
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.15
|
$2.94
₹245.53
|
|
pay 56.0% less for clothing
Brussels
|
India
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.22
€82.17
|
$25.43
₹2,125.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.58
€30.01
|
$26.83
₹2,242.63
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.94
€90.20
|
$41.28
₹3,450.64
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$132.04
€121.61
|
$30.75
₹2,570.46
|
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