Cost of living comparison
Brussels is 49.5% more expensive than Seoul.
If you lived in Brussels instead of Seoul, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Seoul
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.84
₩9,271
|
$16.49
€15.32
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.08
₩8,241
|
$9.90
€9.19
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
₩2,120
|
$2.58
€2.40
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
₩1,109
|
$2.54
€2.36
|
|
pay 35.0% less for groceries
Seoul
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.17
₩4,302
|
$2.31
€2.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.72
₩7,751
|
$7.55
€7.01
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.47
₩11,487
|
$4.69
€4.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.83
₩5,197
|
$3.50
€3.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.85
₩6,579
|
$4.96
€4.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.90
₩3,926
|
$1.14
€1.06
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.67
₩2,260
|
$0.78
€0.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.82
₩3,818
|
$1.17
€1.08
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.77
₩3,750
|
$1.36
€1.26
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.68
₩2,283
|
$0.69
€0.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.38
₩1,868
|
$0.60
€0.55
|
|
pay 52.9% more for transportation
Seoul
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.41
₩7,334
|
$7.71
€7.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.78
₩56,655
|
$53.87
€50.03
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,904.23
₩43,263,567
|
$27,486.24
€25,525.10
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.96
₩12,155
|
$22.76
€21.13
|
|
pay 64.0% more for housing
Seoul
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.92
₩29,718
|
$55.77
€51.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$768.77
₩1,042,489
|
$1,043.18
€968.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$592.83
₩803,911
|
$873.71
€811.37
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$138.80
₩188,213
|
$164.26
€152.54
|
|
pay 89.1% more for childcare
Seoul
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$384.99
₩522,060
|
$944.84
€877.43
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,449.76
₩25,018,704
|
$24,473.75
€22,727.55
|
|
pay 37.3% more for entertainment and sports
Seoul
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.80
₩5,150
|
$5.50
€5.11
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.92
₩5,322
|
$3.72
€3.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.42
₩4,635
|
$8.80
€8.17
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.16
₩70,735
|
$34.17
€31.73
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.63
₩14,421
|
$13.19
€12.25
|
|
pay 18.2% more for clothing
Seoul
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.78
₩82,415
|
$89.22
€82.86
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.57
₩59,088
|
$32.58
€30.26
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.02
₩97,656
|
$97.94
€90.95
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.47
₩155,223
|
$132.04
€122.62
|
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