Cost of living comparison
Brussels is 25.5% more expensive than Jerusalem.
If you lived in Brussels instead of Jerusalem, you would:
pay 10.5% more for restaurants
Jerusalem
|
Brussels
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.00
₪70.38
|
$19.59
€18.01
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.57
₪50.27
|
$11.97
€11.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.42
₪8.97
|
$2.72
€2.50
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.87
₪6.91
|
$2.58
€2.37
|
|
pay 24.4% more for groceries
Jerusalem
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.46
₪9.13
|
$2.68
€2.47
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.58
₪24.38
|
$8.38
€7.71
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.91
₪25.61
|
$5.89
€5.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.76
₪13.91
|
$4.11
€3.78
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.71
₪17.47
|
$5.43
€4.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
₪5.01
|
$1.23
€1.13
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
₪3.33
|
$0.89
€0.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
₪2.77
|
$1.31
€1.20
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
₪3.18
|
$1.30
€1.20
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
₪2.13
|
$0.87
€0.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₪2.01
|
$0.83
€0.77
|
|
pay 26.6% more for transportation
Jerusalem
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.37
₪27.31
|
$7.19
€6.61
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$61.07
₪226.22
|
$53.34
€49.02
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,639.14
₪135,731.90
|
$31,021.96
€28,513.84
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.20
₪37.80
|
$24.16
€22.21
|
|
pay 42.0% more for housing
Jerusalem
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.22
₪89.73
|
$57.82
€53.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,522.86
₪5,641.53
|
$1,165.94
€1,071.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,068.33
₪3,957.70
|
$976.56
€897.61
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.43
₪420.23
|
$182.93
€168.14
|
|
pay 83.0% more for childcare
Jerusalem
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$754.83
₪2,796.33
|
$989.17
€909.19
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,851.86
₪36,496.80
|
$23,148.55
€21,276.99
|
|
pay 13.5% less for entertainment and sports
Jerusalem
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.60
₪28.15
|
$5.44
€5.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.74
₪13.84
|
$3.88
€3.57
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.36
₪34.69
|
$9.25
€8.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$82.87
₪306.99
|
$34.92
€32.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.21
₪45.24
|
$14.15
€13.01
|
|
pay 5.5% more for clothing
Jerusalem
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$91.11
₪337.53
|
$104.24
€95.82
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$63.33
₪234.60
|
$49.59
€45.58
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.38
₪423.71
|
$117.47
€107.97
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.38
₪423.71
|
$144.77
€133.06
|
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