Cost of living comparison
Brussels is 10.2% cheaper than London.
If you lived in Brussels instead of London, you would:
pay 10.9% more for restaurants
London
|
Brussels
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.12
£16.91
|
$16.49
€15.42
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.10
£7.29
|
$9.90
€9.25
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
£1.84
|
$2.58
€2.41
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.75
£1.40
|
$2.54
€2.37
|
|
pay 12.8% more for groceries
London
|
Brussels
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.57
£1.26
|
$2.31
€2.16
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.08
£3.26
|
$7.55
€7.06
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.80
£4.64
|
$4.69
€4.38
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.53
£2.82
|
$3.50
€3.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.80
£3.04
|
$4.96
€4.64
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
£0.96
|
$1.14
€1.06
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
£0.57
|
$0.78
€0.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.16
£0.93
|
$1.17
€1.09
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
£1.18
|
$1.36
€1.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
£0.51
|
$0.69
€0.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
£0.52
|
$0.60
€0.56
|
|
pay 22.8% less for transportation
London
|
Brussels
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.25
£6.61
|
$7.71
€7.21
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$198.74
£159.14
|
$53.87
€50.37
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,052.51
£24,865.88
|
$27,486.24
€25,696.47
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.83
£18.28
|
$22.76
€21.28
|
|
pay 24.8% less for housing
London
|
Brussels
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.24
£29.02
|
$55.77
€52.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,575.57
£2,062.44
|
$1,043.18
€975.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,776.05
£1,422.21
|
$873.71
€816.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$286.24
£229.21
|
$164.26
€153.56
|
|
pay 17.8% less for childcare
London
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,945.82
£1,558.15
|
$944.84
€883.32
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,135.46
£16,924.63
|
$24,473.75
€22,880.14
|
|
pay 27.1% less for entertainment and sports
London
|
Brussels
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.45
£5.97
|
$5.50
€5.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.25
£3.41
|
$3.72
€3.48
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.15
£12.93
|
$8.80
€8.22
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.73
£45.43
|
$34.17
€31.94
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.91
£11.94
|
$13.19
€12.33
|
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pay 2.8% less for clothing
London
|
Brussels
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.70
£74.23
|
$89.22
€83.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.71
£34.20
|
$32.58
€30.46
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.09
£73.75
|
$97.94
€91.57
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.19
£96.24
|
$132.04
€123.45
|
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