Cost of living comparison
Brussels is 6.0% more expensive than Copenhagen.
If you lived in Brussels instead of Copenhagen, you would:
pay 16.5% less for restaurants
Copenhagen
|
Brussels
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.77
DKK149.45
|
$19.59
€18.01
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.51
DKK99.63
|
$11.97
€11.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.75
DKK25.74
|
$2.72
€2.50
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.90
DKK19.93
|
$2.58
€2.37
|
|
pay 10.9% less for groceries
Copenhagen
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.54
DKK24.32
|
$2.68
€2.47
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.17
DKK42.38
|
$8.38
€7.71
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.50
DKK51.45
|
$5.89
€5.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.72
DKK32.42
|
$4.11
€3.78
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.08
DKK34.91
|
$5.43
€4.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.38
DKK9.49
|
$1.23
€1.13
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.30
DKK8.93
|
$0.89
€0.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.47
DKK10.10
|
$1.31
€1.20
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.00
DKK13.72
|
$1.30
€1.20
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
DKK6.78
|
$0.87
€0.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
DKK5.96
|
$0.83
€0.77
|
|
pay 23.5% less for transportation
Copenhagen
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.79
DKK53.47
|
$7.19
€6.61
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$94.34
DKK647.60
|
$53.34
€49.02
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$47,149.09
DKK323,659.61
|
$31,021.96
€28,513.84
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.42
DKK181.33
|
$24.16
€22.21
|
|
pay 3.3% more for housing
Copenhagen
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.16
DKK255.12
|
$57.82
€53.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,741.81
DKK11,956.83
|
$1,165.94
€1,071.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,268.50
DKK8,707.73
|
$976.56
€897.61
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$161.03
DKK1,105.39
|
$182.93
€168.14
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Copenhagen
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$551.78
DKK3,787.77
|
$989.17
€909.19
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,343.23
DKK64,137.56
|
$23,148.55
€21,276.99
|
|
pay 23.4% less for entertainment and sports
Copenhagen
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.71
DKK59.78
|
$5.44
€5.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.34
DKK43.50
|
$3.88
€3.57
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.00
DKK61.77
|
$9.25
€8.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.82
DKK293.95
|
$34.92
€32.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.87
DKK129.52
|
$14.15
€13.01
|
|
pay 0.5% less for clothing
Copenhagen
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$106.73
DKK732.67
|
$104.24
€95.82
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.45
DKK305.12
|
$49.59
€45.58
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$115.59
DKK793.46
|
$117.47
€107.97
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$166.32
DKK1,141.72
|
$144.77
€133.06
|
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