Cost of living comparison
Brussels is 43.9% more expensive than Lisbon.
If you lived in Brussels instead of Lisbon, you would:
pay 44.4% more for restaurants
Lisbon
|
Brussels
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.32
|
$16.49
€15.41
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.25
€7.70
|
$9.90
€9.24
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
€1.65
|
$2.58
€2.41
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
€1.27
|
$2.54
€2.37
|
|
pay 28.0% more for groceries
Lisbon
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.55
€1.45
|
$2.31
€2.16
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.15
€4.81
|
$7.55
€7.05
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.88
€3.63
|
$4.69
€4.38
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.95
€2.76
|
$3.50
€3.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.38
€3.16
|
$4.96
€4.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.92
|
$1.14
€1.06
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.60
|
$0.78
€0.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.72
|
$1.17
€1.09
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.01
€0.94
|
$1.36
€1.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
€0.60
|
$0.69
€0.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
€0.58
|
$0.60
€0.56
|
|
pay 34.9% more for transportation
Lisbon
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.68
€7.17
|
$7.71
€7.20
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.98
€41.08
|
$53.87
€50.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,784.59
€28,756.07
|
$27,486.24
€25,675.06
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.00
€9.35
|
$22.76
€21.26
|
|
pay 18.6% more for housing
Lisbon
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.97
€37.33
|
$55.77
€52.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,352.26
€1,263.15
|
$1,043.18
€974.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$872.69
€815.18
|
$873.71
€816.14
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$104.15
€97.29
|
$164.26
€153.43
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Lisbon
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$462.77
€432.27
|
$944.84
€882.58
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,635.21
€9,934.41
|
$24,473.75
€22,861.08
|
|
pay 53.7% more for entertainment and sports
Lisbon
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.75
€2.57
|
$5.50
€5.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.06
€1.92
|
$3.72
€3.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.94
€5.55
|
$8.80
€8.22
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.87
€40.05
|
$34.17
€31.92
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.25
€7.70
|
$13.19
€12.32
|
|
pay 10.7% more for clothing
Lisbon
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.22
€78.67
|
$89.22
€83.35
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.28
€32.96
|
$32.58
€30.44
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.32
€77.83
|
$97.94
€91.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.05
€97.19
|
$132.04
€123.34
|
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