Cost of living comparison
Brussels is 67.1% more expensive than Iceland.
If you lived in Brussels instead of Iceland, you would:
pay 1.8% less for restaurants
Iceland
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.84
ISK2,504
|
$16.49
€15.41
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.27
ISK2,003
|
$9.90
€9.24
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.32
ISK325
|
$2.58
€2.41
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
ISK298
|
$2.54
€2.37
|
|
pay 13.3% less for groceries
Iceland
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.42
ISK481
|
$2.31
€2.16
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.98
ISK840
|
$7.55
€7.05
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.33
ISK748
|
$4.69
€4.38
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.66
ISK794
|
$3.50
€3.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.09
ISK996
|
$4.96
€4.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
ISK163
|
$1.14
€1.06
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
ISK138
|
$0.78
€0.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
ISK164
|
$1.17
€1.09
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.84
ISK258
|
$1.36
€1.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
ISK134
|
$0.69
€0.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
ISK72
|
$0.60
€0.56
|
|
pay 11.8% less for transportation
Iceland
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.03
ISK1,128
|
$7.71
€7.20
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$77.40
ISK10,866
|
$53.87
€50.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,836.83
ISK4,189,091
|
$27,486.24
€25,675.06
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.97
ISK3,365
|
$22.76
€21.26
|
|
pay 18.3% more for housing
Iceland
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.40
ISK8,761
|
$55.77
€52.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,437.14
ISK201,775
|
$1,043.18
€974.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,215.63
ISK170,674
|
$873.71
€816.14
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.63
ISK9,636
|
$164.26
€153.43
|
|
pay 6.3 times more for childcare
Iceland
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$259.34
ISK36,412
|
$944.84
€882.58
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,750.10
ISK386,114
|
$24,473.75
€22,861.08
|
|
pay 19.2% less for entertainment and sports
Iceland
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.52
ISK1,196
|
$5.50
€5.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.15
ISK583
|
$3.72
€3.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.64
ISK1,493
|
$8.80
€8.22
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.90
ISK7,989
|
$34.17
€31.92
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.27
ISK1,723
|
$13.19
€12.32
|
|
pay 29.9% less for clothing
Iceland
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$118.08
ISK16,578
|
$89.22
€83.35
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.39
ISK7,075
|
$32.58
€30.44
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$151.12
ISK21,217
|
$97.94
€91.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$175.20
ISK24,598
|
$132.04
€123.34
|
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