Cost of living comparison
Brussels is 30.6% more expensive than Gibraltar.
If you lived in Brussels instead of Gibraltar, you would:
pay 24.7% more for restaurants
Gibraltar
|
Brussels
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.39
£13.92
|
$16.49
€15.42
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.69
£6.96
|
$9.90
€9.25
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.71
£1.37
|
$2.58
€2.41
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
£1.46
|
$2.54
€2.37
|
|
pay 14.8% more for groceries
Gibraltar
|
Brussels
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.73
£1.38
|
$2.31
€2.16
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.16
£3.33
|
$7.55
€7.06
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.96
£3.17
|
$4.69
€4.38
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.59
£2.07
|
$3.50
€3.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.81
£3.05
|
$4.96
€4.64
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.23
£1.79
|
$1.14
€1.06
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
£0.72
|
$0.78
€0.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
£0.78
|
$1.17
€1.09
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
£0.76
|
$1.36
€1.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
£0.62
|
$0.69
€0.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
£0.65
|
$0.60
€0.56
|
|
pay 88.9% more for transportation
Gibraltar
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.23
£4.19
|
$7.71
€7.21
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.42
£9.95
|
$53.87
€50.37
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,381.44
£26,730.83
|
$27,486.24
€25,696.47
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.72
£19.79
|
$22.76
€21.28
|
|
pay 4.2% more for housing
Gibraltar
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.65
£41.36
|
$55.77
€52.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,771.10
£1,418.24
|
$1,043.18
€975.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,551.15
£1,242.11
|
$873.71
€816.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.77
£67.88
|
$164.26
€153.56
|
|
pay 58.2% more for childcare
Gibraltar
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$897.07
£718.35
|
$944.84
€883.32
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,592.94
£9,283.26
|
$24,473.75
€22,880.14
|
|
pay 30.1% more for entertainment and sports
Gibraltar
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.04
£3.23
|
$5.50
€5.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.86
£2.29
|
$3.72
€3.48
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.22
£3.38
|
$8.80
€8.22
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.59
£54.12
|
$34.17
€31.94
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.56
£8.45
|
$13.19
€12.33
|
|
pay 6.9% less for clothing
Gibraltar
|
Brussels
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$122.27
£97.91
|
$89.22
€83.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.76
£32.64
|
$32.58
€30.46
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$125.94
£100.85
|
$97.94
€91.57
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.16
£74.60
|
$132.04
€123.45
|
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