Cost of living comparison
Brussels is 31.1% more expensive than Germany.
If you lived in Brussels instead of Germany, you would:
pay 9.4% more for restaurants
Germany
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.84
€11.93
|
$16.49
€15.32
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.44
€8.77
|
$9.90
€9.19
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.65
€2.46
|
$2.58
€2.40
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.37
€2.20
|
$2.54
€2.36
|
|
pay 20.3% more for groceries
Germany
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.00
€1.85
|
$2.31
€2.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.74
€6.26
|
$7.55
€7.01
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.22
€3.92
|
$4.69
€4.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.93
€2.72
|
$3.50
€3.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.90
€3.63
|
$4.96
€4.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
€1.12
|
$1.14
€1.06
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.74
|
$0.78
€0.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.95
|
$1.17
€1.08
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.57
|
$1.36
€1.26
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.68
|
$0.69
€0.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.49
|
$0.60
€0.55
|
|
pay 7.1% less for transportation
Germany
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.31
€7.72
|
$7.71
€7.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$73.47
€68.23
|
$53.87
€50.03
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,050.12
€25,120.09
|
$27,486.24
€25,525.10
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.90
€20.34
|
$22.76
€21.13
|
|
pay 29.2% more for housing
Germany
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.93
€35.23
|
$55.77
€51.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$759.74
€705.53
|
$1,043.18
€968.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$577.93
€536.69
|
$873.71
€811.37
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$202.18
€187.75
|
$164.26
€152.54
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
Germany
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$325.78
€302.54
|
$944.84
€877.43
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,890.74
€11,042.33
|
$24,473.75
€22,727.55
|
|
pay 13.3% more for entertainment and sports
Germany
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.05
€3.77
|
$5.50
€5.11
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.27
€3.04
|
$3.72
€3.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.03
€7.46
|
$8.80
€8.17
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.77
€32.29
|
$34.17
€31.73
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.08
€11.22
|
$13.19
€12.25
|
|
pay 5.0% more for clothing
Germany
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.79
€75.03
|
$89.22
€82.86
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.60
€36.78
|
$32.58
€30.26
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.39
€82.09
|
$97.94
€90.95
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.48
€105.38
|
$132.04
€122.62
|
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