Cost of living comparison
Brussels is 2.5 times more expensive than Mexico.
If you lived in Brussels instead of Mexico, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Mexico
|
Brussels
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.03
MX$136.75
|
$16.49
€15.41
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.54
MX$111.40
|
$9.90
€9.24
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
MX$17.57
|
$2.58
€2.41
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
MX$13.07
|
$2.54
€2.37
|
|
pay 45.7% more for groceries
Mexico
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.99
MX$33.84
|
$2.31
€2.16
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.54
MX$60.29
|
$7.55
€7.05
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.85
MX$82.68
|
$4.69
€4.38
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.03
MX$34.50
|
$3.50
€3.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
MX$51.09
|
$4.96
€4.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
MX$20.55
|
$1.14
€1.06
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
MX$9.43
|
$0.78
€0.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
MX$10.15
|
$1.17
€1.09
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
MX$10.95
|
$1.36
€1.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
MX$11.59
|
$0.69
€0.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
MX$10.93
|
$0.60
€0.56
|
|
pay 91.6% more for transportation
Mexico
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
MX$79.06
|
$7.71
€7.20
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.68
MX$352.41
|
$53.87
€50.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,674.04
MX$318,172.26
|
$27,486.24
€25,675.06
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.82
MX$201.47
|
$22.76
€21.26
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Mexico
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.39
MX$517.87
|
$55.77
€52.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$421.91
MX$7,188.67
|
$1,043.18
€974.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$289.43
MX$4,931.32
|
$873.71
€816.14
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$46.38
MX$790.25
|
$164.26
€153.43
|
|
pay 5.4 times more for childcare
Mexico
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$204.47
MX$3,483.80
|
$944.84
€882.58
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,904.22
MX$66,520.99
|
$24,473.75
€22,861.08
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Mexico
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.08
MX$35.38
|
$5.50
€5.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.65
MX$45.18
|
$3.72
€3.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.58
MX$60.94
|
$8.80
€8.22
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.48
MX$587.43
|
$34.17
€31.92
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.19
MX$71.41
|
$13.19
€12.32
|
|
pay 49.9% more for clothing
Mexico
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.78
MX$762.98
|
$89.22
€83.35
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.80
MX$592.89
|
$32.58
€30.44
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.99
MX$1,396.92
|
$97.94
€91.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.46
MX$1,200.45
|
$132.04
€123.34
|
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