Cost of living comparison
Brussels is 2.7 times more expensive than Havana.
If you lived in Brussels instead of Havana, you would:
pay 31.4% more for restaurants
Havana
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.00
$9.00
|
$16.49
€15.19
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
$7.00
|
$9.90
€9.11
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.78
$2.78
|
$2.58
€2.38
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.34
$2.34
|
$2.54
€2.34
|
|
pay 45.3% more for groceries
Havana
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.15
$1.15
|
$2.31
€2.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.43
$2.43
|
$7.55
€6.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.01
$13.01
|
$4.69
€4.32
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
$2.11
|
$3.50
€3.22
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.75
$2.75
|
$4.96
€4.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.54
$2.54
|
$1.14
€1.05
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
$0.54
|
$0.78
€0.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
$0.55
|
$1.17
€1.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
$0.85
|
$1.36
€1.25
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
$0.83
|
$0.69
€0.63
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
$1.00
|
$0.60
€0.55
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Havana
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
$4.46
|
$7.71
€7.10
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.50
$22.50
|
$53.87
€49.61
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$80,000.00
$80,000.00
|
$27,486.24
€25,313.45
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.10
$6.10
|
$22.76
€20.96
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
Havana
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$165.00
$165.00
|
$55.77
€51.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$596.67
$596.67
|
$1,043.18
€960.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$222.50
$222.50
|
$873.71
€804.64
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.59
$30.59
|
$164.26
€151.27
|
|
pay 6.3 times more for childcare
Havana
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$86.67
$86.67
|
$944.84
€870.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,166.67
$15,166.67
|
$24,473.75
€22,539.10
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Havana
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
$2.50
|
$5.50
€5.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.07
$2.07
|
$3.72
€3.42
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.50
$3.50
|
$8.80
€8.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$16.67
$16.67
|
$34.17
€31.47
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.25
$1.25
|
$13.19
€12.15
|
|
pay 31.8% more for clothing
Havana
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.50
$55.50
|
$89.22
€82.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.33
$44.33
|
$32.58
€30.01
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.17
$79.17
|
$97.94
€90.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.00
$78.00
|
$132.04
€121.61
|
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