Cost of living comparison
Brussels is 25.8% more expensive than Reykjavik.
If you lived in Brussels instead of Reykjavik, you would:
pay 5.0% less for restaurants
Reykjavik
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.40
kr2,587
|
$16.49
€15.42
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.62
kr2,196
|
$9.90
€9.25
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.53
kr356
|
$2.58
€2.41
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
kr285
|
$2.54
€2.37
|
|
pay 24.5% less for groceries
Reykjavik
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.40
kr479
|
$2.31
€2.16
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.20
kr1,011
|
$7.55
€7.06
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.90
kr829
|
$4.69
€4.38
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.64
kr793
|
$3.50
€3.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.08
kr1,136
|
$4.96
€4.64
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.57
kr220
|
$1.14
€1.06
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
kr131
|
$0.78
€0.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.23
kr173
|
$1.17
€1.09
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.22
kr311
|
$1.36
€1.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
kr175
|
$0.69
€0.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
kr97
|
$0.60
€0.56
|
|
pay 19.9% less for transportation
Reykjavik
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.90
kr1,250
|
$7.71
€7.21
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.56
kr9,215
|
$53.87
€50.37
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,150.35
kr5,221,853
|
$27,486.24
€25,696.47
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.44
kr4,139
|
$22.76
€21.28
|
|
pay 13.0% more for housing
Reykjavik
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.04
kr9,002
|
$55.77
€52.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,613.16
kr226,746
|
$1,043.18
€975.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,379.70
kr193,931
|
$873.71
€816.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.31
kr9,743
|
$164.26
€153.56
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for childcare
Reykjavik
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$282.44
kr39,699
|
$944.84
€883.32
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,058.18
kr851,537
|
$24,473.75
€22,880.14
|
|
pay 27.4% less for entertainment and sports
Reykjavik
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.47
kr1,331
|
$5.50
€5.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.53
kr636
|
$3.72
€3.48
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.66
kr1,638
|
$8.80
€8.22
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.30
kr9,460
|
$34.17
€31.94
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.66
kr1,920
|
$13.19
€12.33
|
|
pay 24.7% less for clothing
Reykjavik
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$108.17
kr15,204
|
$89.22
€83.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.41
kr6,102
|
$32.58
€30.46
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$137.74
kr19,361
|
$97.94
€91.57
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$182.49
kr25,651
|
$132.04
€123.45
|
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