Cost of living comparison

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Brussels vs. Fethiye Cost of Living Summary

Brussels is 76.2% more expensive than Fethiye.

Restaurants
pay 85.8% more in Brussels
Groceries
pay 98.4% more in Brussels
Transportation
pay 8.5% more in Brussels
Housing
pay 2.2 times more in Brussels
Childcare
pay 3.8 times more in Brussels
Entertainment and Sports
pay 32.6% more in Brussels
Clothing
pay 9.0% less in Brussels

The cost of childcare, housing, groceries, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and transportation in Brussels are more expensive than in Fethiye. Notably, childcare, housing, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Brussels.

Brussels vs. Fethiye Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Brussels instead of Fethiye, you would:

pay 85.8% more for restaurants

 
Fethiye
Brussels
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $10.42
TRY515.74
$22.39
€19.93
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.16
TRY503.16
$15.12
€13.45
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.24
TRY111.01
$3.73
€3.32

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pay 98.4% more for groceries

 
Fethiye
Brussels
Bread
1 loaf
$1.63
TRY80.94
$2.75
€2.45
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.81
TRY337.07
$8.91
€7.93
Milk (1 gallon) $3.93
TRY194.66
$5.00
€4.45

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pay 8.5% more for transportation

 
Fethiye
Brussels
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.75
TRY284.59
$7.99
€7.11
Monthly public transit pass ?? $62.71
€55.81
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $49,793.91
TRY2M
$35,462.03
€31,562.48

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

 
Fethiye
Brussels
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$23.37
TRY1,157.27
$51.88
€46.18
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $741.23
TRY36,701.11
$1,339.95
€1,192.60
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $537.46
TRY26,611.59
$1,154.19
€1,027.27

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pay 3.8 times more for childcare

 
Fethiye
Brussels
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $508.10
TRY25,158.02
$1,603.72
€1,427.37
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $7,879.32
TRY390K
$36,825.21
€32,775.76

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pay 32.6% more for entertainment and sports

 
Fethiye
Brussels
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.06
TRY201.26
$5.60
€4.98
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.54
TRY175.27
$4.44
€3.96
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.74
TRY135.85
$13.44
€11.96

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pay 9.0% less for clothing

 
Fethiye
Brussels
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$101.62
TRY5,031.60
$101.94
€90.73
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$58.30
TRY2,886.88
$46.03
€40.97
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$155.25
TRY7,687.17
$109.64
€97.58

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