Cost of living comparison
Victoria is 1.9% cheaper than Brussels.
If you lived in Victoria instead of Brussels, you would:
pay 3.1% less for restaurants
Brussels
|
Victoria
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.49
€15.47
|
$13.88
SCR189.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.28
|
$6.67
SCR90.90
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.58
€2.42
|
$3.77
SCR51.35
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.54
€2.38
|
$2.28
SCR31.05
|
|
pay 17.8% more for groceries
Brussels
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.31
€2.17
|
$1.71
SCR23.28
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.55
€7.08
|
$10.81
SCR147.24
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.69
€4.40
|
$7.26
SCR98.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.50
€3.28
|
$2.98
SCR40.54
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.96
€4.65
|
$2.56
SCR34.92
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.07
|
$1.36
SCR18.52
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.74
|
$1.28
SCR17.42
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.09
|
$0.74
SCR10.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
€1.27
|
$2.94
SCR40.00
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.64
|
$0.83
SCR11.37
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.56
|
$0.62
SCR8.40
|
|
pay 18.1% less for transportation
Brussels
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.71
€7.23
|
$4.99
SCR67.93
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.87
€50.53
|
$24.06
SCR327.83
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,486.24
€25,778.41
|
$24,561.80
SCR334,641.83
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.76
€21.34
|
$29.32
SCR399.41
|
|
pay 14.6% more for housing
Brussels
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.77
€52.30
|
$123.39
SCR1,681.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,043.18
€978.36
|
$913.34
SCR12,443.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$873.71
€819.42
|
$774.97
SCR10,558.60
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$164.26
€154.05
|
$99.70
SCR1,358.43
|
|
pay 82.0% less for childcare
Brussels
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$944.84
€886.13
|
$187.50
SCR2,554.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$24,473.75
€22,953.10
|
$3,982.14
SCR54,254.63
|
|
pay 36.8% more for entertainment and sports
Brussels
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.16
|
$3.66
SCR49.88
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.72
€3.49
|
$5.06
SCR68.92
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.80
€8.25
|
$11.60
SCR158.04
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.17
€32.04
|
$91.48
SCR1,246.40
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.37
|
$10.75
SCR146.52
|
|
pay 20.5% more for clothing
Brussels
|
Victoria
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.22
€83.68
|
$60.26
SCR820.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.58
€30.56
|
$83.50
SCR1,137.69
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.94
€91.86
|
$96.68
SCR1,317.27
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$132.04
€123.84
|
$78.50
SCR1,069.58
|
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