Cost of living comparison

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Brussels vs. Saint John's Cost of Living Summary

Brussels is 3.1 times more expensive than Saint John's.

Restaurants: pay 2.0 times more in Brussels
Groceries: pay 4.5% less in Brussels
Transportation: pay 5.4% more in Brussels
Housing: pay 38.2% more in Brussels
Childcare: pay 12.2 times more in Brussels
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1 times more in Brussels
Clothing: pay 75.5% more in Brussels

The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, restaurants, clothing, housing, and transportation in Brussels are more expensive than in Saint John's. Notably, childcare, entertainment and sports, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Brussels.

Brussels vs. Saint John's Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Brussels instead of Saint John's, you would:

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pay 2.0 times more for restaurants

	Saint John's	Brussels
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.88 EC$37.50	$29.20 €25.18	+110.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.10 EC$30.00	$14.37 €12.39	+29.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.07 EC$5.60	$3.20 €2.76	+54.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.96 EC$2.58	$3.03 €2.61	+216.6%
Average			+102.7%

Saint John's vs. Brussels - Cost of restaurants

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pay 4.5% less for groceries

	Saint John's	Brussels
Bread 1 loaf	$2.78 EC$7.50	$2.86 €2.47	+3.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.07 EC$11.00	$8.00 €6.90	+96.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.40 EC$22.71	$5.87 €5.06	-30.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.37 EC$14.50	$4.99 €4.31	-6.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.69 EC$9.98	$6.32 €5.45	+71.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.96 EC$8.00	$1.43 €1.23	-51.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.11 EC$3.00	$1.17 €1.01	+5.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.70 EC$10.00	$1.21 €1.04	-67.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.70 EC$10.00	$1.73 €1.49	-53.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.30 EC$3.50	$1.21 €1.04	-6.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.30 EC$3.50	$1.17 €1.01	-9.9%
Average			-4.5%

Saint John's vs. Brussels - Cost of groceries

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pay 5.4% more for transportation

	Saint John's	Brussels
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.29 EC$17.00	$7.25 €6.25	+15.2%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$64.24 €55.39
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,681.34 EC$64,000.00	$35,037.93 €30,214.15	+48.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$51.53 EC$139.27	$27.33 €23.57	-47.0%
Average			+5.4%

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pay 38.2% more for housing

	Saint John's	Brussels
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$77.58 EC$209.67	$56.00 €48.29	-27.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,048.39 EC$2,833.33	$1,315.56 €1,134.44	+25.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$678.37 EC$1,833.33	$1,101.57 €949.91	+62.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$99.04 EC$267.65	$190.72 €164.47	+92.6%
Average			+38.2%

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pay 12.2 times more for childcare

	Saint John's	Brussels
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$1,090.35 €940.24
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,850.10 EC$5,000.00	$22,587.78 €19,478.06	+1120.9%
Average			+1120.9%

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Saint John's	Brussels
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.85 EC$5.00	$6.89 €5.94	+272.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.95 EC$10.67	$4.78 €4.12	+21.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$13.43 €11.58
Monthly membership at local gym	$61.67 EC$166.67	$40.10 €34.58	-35.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.20 EC$16.75	$16.23 €14.00	+161.9%
Average			+105.1%

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pay 75.5% more for clothing

	Saint John's	Brussels
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.00 EC$135.13	$99.27 €85.60	+98.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$46.81 €40.37
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.00 EC$200.00	$112.78 €97.25	+52.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$149.88 €129.25
Average			+75.5%

Saint John's vs. Brussels - Cost of clothing

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