Cost of living comparison
London is 32.4% more expensive than Brussels.
If you lived in London instead of Brussels, you would:
pay 5.4% less for restaurants
Brussels
|
London
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.49
€15.19
|
$21.12
£16.76
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.11
|
$9.10
£7.23
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.58
€2.38
|
$2.30
£1.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.54
€2.34
|
$1.75
£1.39
|
|
pay 6.4% less for groceries
Brussels
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.31
€2.13
|
$1.57
£1.24
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.55
€6.95
|
$4.08
£3.24
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.69
€4.32
|
$5.80
£4.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.50
€3.22
|
$3.53
£2.80
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.96
€4.57
|
$3.80
£3.01
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.05
|
$1.20
£0.95
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.72
|
$0.71
£0.57
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.07
|
$1.16
£0.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
€1.25
|
$1.47
£1.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.63
|
$0.64
£0.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.55
|
$0.66
£0.52
|
|
pay 72.3% more for transportation
Brussels
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.71
€7.10
|
$8.25
£6.55
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.87
€49.61
|
$198.74
£157.71
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,486.24
€25,313.45
|
$31,052.51
£24,642.90
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.76
€20.96
|
$22.83
£18.12
|
|
pay 72.4% more for housing
Brussels
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.77
€51.36
|
$36.24
£28.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,043.18
€960.71
|
$2,575.57
£2,043.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$873.71
€804.64
|
$1,776.05
£1,409.45
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$164.26
€151.27
|
$286.24
£227.15
|
|
pay 46.2% more for childcare
Brussels
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$944.84
€870.15
|
$1,945.82
£1,544.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$24,473.75
€22,539.10
|
$21,135.46
£16,772.85
|
|
pay 42.5% more for entertainment and sports
Brussels
|
London
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.06
|
$7.45
£5.91
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.72
€3.42
|
$4.25
£3.37
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.80
€8.10
|
$16.15
£12.81
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.17
€31.47
|
$56.73
£45.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.15
|
$14.91
£11.83
|
|
pay 5.0% more for clothing
Brussels
|
London
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.22
€82.17
|
$92.70
£73.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.58
€30.01
|
$42.71
£33.89
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.94
€90.20
|
$92.09
£73.08
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$132.04
€121.61
|
$120.19
£95.38
|
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