Cost of living comparison
Brussels is 3.1 times more expensive than Philippines.
If you lived in Brussels instead of Philippines, you would:
pay 4.5 times more for restaurants
Philippines
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.36
₱191.50
|
$16.49
€15.32
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.06
₱174.89
|
$9.90
€9.19
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
₱40.78
|
$2.58
€2.40
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
₱23.62
|
$2.54
€2.36
|
|
pay 47.0% more for groceries
Philippines
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.23
₱69.98
|
$2.31
€2.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.26
₱185.77
|
$7.55
€7.01
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.76
₱385.73
|
$4.69
€4.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
₱103.88
|
$3.50
€3.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.91
₱109.13
|
$4.96
€4.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
₱66.50
|
$1.14
€1.06
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
₱38.64
|
$0.78
€0.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
₱60.59
|
$1.17
€1.08
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
₱37.15
|
$1.36
€1.26
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
₱46.04
|
$0.69
€0.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.02
₱58.42
|
$0.60
€0.55
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for transportation
Philippines
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.92
₱280.62
|
$7.71
€7.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.10
₱690.25
|
$53.87
€50.03
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,173.37
₱1,436,480.65
|
$27,486.24
€25,525.10
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.86
₱220.17
|
$22.76
€21.13
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
Philippines
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.43
₱2,192.67
|
$55.77
€51.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$288.35
₱16,454.11
|
$1,043.18
€968.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$172.40
₱9,837.88
|
$873.71
€811.37
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.91
₱4,274.75
|
$164.26
€152.54
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for childcare
Philippines
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.74
₱9,743.27
|
$944.84
€877.43
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,005.00
₱342,666.36
|
$24,473.75
€22,727.55
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Philippines
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.30
₱74.20
|
$5.50
€5.11
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
₱134.43
|
$3.72
€3.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
₱139.78
|
$8.80
€8.17
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.83
₱2,158.58
|
$34.17
€31.73
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.08
₱289.61
|
$13.19
€12.25
|
|
pay 85.5% more for clothing
Philippines
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.79
₱2,156.31
|
$89.22
€82.86
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.95
₱1,309.42
|
$32.58
€30.26
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.45
₱3,849.02
|
$97.94
€90.95
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.35
₱3,443.81
|
$132.04
€122.62
|
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