Cost of Living Comparison

  1. Cost of Living
  2. Belgium
  3. Brussels
  4. Italy
  5. Comparison
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Italy is 20.5% cheaper than Brussels.

If you lived in Italy instead of Brussels, you would:
local_dining

pay 21.2% less for restaurants

  Brussels help_outline Italy help_outline  
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $18.17
€15.93
$16.28
€14.27
-10.4%
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $10.90
€9.56
$9.39
€8.23
-13.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.76
€2.42
$2.48
€2.17
-10.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) $2.52
€2.21
$1.24
€1.09
-50.6%
Average -21.2%
Brussels vs. Italy - Cost of restaurants
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local_grocery_store

pay 9.6% less for groceries

  Brussels help_outline Italy help_outline  
Bread
1 loaf
 $1.99
€1.74
$1.86
€1.63
-6.5%
Local cheese (8 oz) $7.58
€6.65
$7.41
€6.50
-2.2%
Milk (1 gallon) $4.77
€4.18
$4.98
€4.36
+4.4%
Eggs
1 dozen
 $3.48
€3.05
$3.33
€2.92
-4.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) $5.05
€4.43
$4.42
€3.88
-12.5%
Apples (1 lb) $1.21
€1.06
$0.95
€0.83
-21.6%
Bananas (1 lb) $0.97
€0.85
$0.90
€0.79
-7.1%
Oranges (1 lb) $1.27
€1.12
$0.97
€0.85
-24.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb) $1.26
€1.11
$1.08
€0.95
-14.7%
Potatoes (1 lb) $0.80
€0.70
$0.69
€0.60
-14.5%
Onions (1 lb) $0.75
€0.66
$0.74
€0.65
-2.4%
Average -9.6%
Brussels vs. Italy - Cost of groceries
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drive_eta

pay 12.9% less for transportation

  Brussels help_outline Italy help_outline  
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.36
€5.58
$6.99
€6.13
+9.9%
Monthly public transit pass $60.57
€53.11
$43.01
€37.72
-29.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $30,285.12
€26,557.05
$26,336.31
€23,094.33
-13.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) $24.79
€21.73
$20.00
€17.54
-19.3%
Average -12.9%
Brussels vs. Italy - Cost of transportation
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home

pay 24.4% less for housing

  Brussels help_outline Italy help_outline  
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $53.30
€46.74
$34.75
€30.47
-34.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,033.45
€906.24
$639.56
€560.83
-38.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $851.48
€746.66
$490.87
€430.44
-42.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
 $122.71
€107.61
$144.46
€126.68
+17.7%
Average -24.4%
Brussels vs. Italy - Cost of housing
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child_care

pay 50.7% less for childcare

  Brussels help_outline Italy help_outline  
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $952.87
€835.57
$498.43
€437.07
-47.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $25,773.31
€22,600.64
$11,939.46
€10,469.72
-53.7%
Average -50.7%
Brussels vs. Italy - Cost of childcare
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gamepad

pay 14.3% less for entertainment and sports

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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.85
€4.25
$5.00
€4.38
+3.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.71
€3.25
$1.68
€1.47
-54.8%
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $8.36
€7.33
$6.74
€5.91
-19.3%
Monthly membership at local gym $41.75
€36.61
$54.45
€47.74
+30.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema $14.54
€12.75
$10.03
€8.79
-31.0%
Average -14.3%
Brussels vs. Italy - Cost of entertainment and sports
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store

pay 10.1% less for clothing

  Brussels help_outline Italy help_outline  
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $100.24
€87.90
$87.77
€76.97
-12.4%
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $42.59
€37.35
$37.94
€33.27
-10.9%
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $101.04
€88.60
$97.30
€85.32
-3.7%
Men's business shoes (leather) $143.85
€126.15
$124.71
€109.36
-13.3%
Average -10.1%
Brussels vs. Italy - Cost of clothing
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