Cost of living comparison
Kingston is 23.7% cheaper than Brussels.
If you lived in Kingston instead of Brussels, you would:
pay 55.7% less for restaurants
Brussels
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.49
€15.42
|
$6.62
$1,033.20
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.25
|
$6.62
$1,033.20
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.58
€2.41
|
$1.07
$166.25
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.54
€2.37
|
$0.73
$113.65
|
|
pay 41.9% more for groceries
Brussels
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.31
€2.16
|
$2.98
$464.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.55
€7.06
|
$6.84
$1,067.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.69
€4.38
|
$13.78
$2,149.32
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.50
€3.27
|
$3.37
$525.43
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.96
€4.64
|
$3.01
$469.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.06
|
$2.21
$345.46
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.73
|
$1.30
$202.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.09
|
$1.71
$267.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
€1.27
|
$1.16
$181.14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.64
|
$0.97
$151.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.56
|
$0.94
$146.11
|
|
pay 0.9% more for transportation
Brussels
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.71
€7.21
|
$5.12
$799.56
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.87
€50.37
|
$36.42
$5,682.60
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,486.24
€25,696.47
|
$39,733.24
$6,199,199.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.76
€21.28
|
$28.48
$4,442.76
|
|
pay 34.9% less for housing
Brussels
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.77
€52.14
|
$44.25
$6,903.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,043.18
€975.25
|
$698.87
$109,038.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$873.71
€816.82
|
$385.02
$60,071.53
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$164.26
€153.56
|
$115.17
$17,969.57
|
|
pay 80.2% less for childcare
Brussels
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$944.84
€883.32
|
$286.65
$44,722.79
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$24,473.75
€22,880.14
|
$2,240.51
$349,565.95
|
|
pay 4.4% less for entertainment and sports
Brussels
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.14
|
$2.15
$335.79
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.72
€3.48
|
$3.65
$570.02
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.80
€8.22
|
$9.27
$1,446.48
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.17
€31.94
|
$54.58
$8,516.15
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.33
|
$9.93
$1,549.80
|
|
pay 33.6% less for clothing
Brussels
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.22
€83.41
|
$38.31
$5,977.80
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.58
€30.46
|
$32.17
$5,018.40
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.94
€91.57
|
$67.46
$10,525.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$132.04
€123.45
|
$72.43
$11,300.62
|
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