Cost of living comparison
Brussels is 4.2 times more expensive than Turkey.
If you lived in Brussels instead of Turkey, you would:
pay 6.0 times more for restaurants
Turkey
|
Brussels
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
TRY97.75
|
$16.49
€15.41
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.65
TRY118.30
|
$9.90
€9.24
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
TRY20.12
|
$2.58
€2.41
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.22
TRY7.07
|
$2.54
€2.37
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for groceries
Turkey
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.39
TRY12.73
|
$2.31
€2.16
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.61
TRY84.83
|
$7.55
€7.05
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.07
TRY99.70
|
$4.69
€4.38
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.40
TRY45.47
|
$3.50
€3.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
TRY51.60
|
$4.96
€4.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.30
TRY9.81
|
$1.14
€1.06
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
TRY16.94
|
$0.78
€0.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
TRY9.96
|
$1.17
€1.09
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
TRY13.71
|
$1.36
€1.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
TRY7.12
|
$0.69
€0.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
TRY6.29
|
$0.60
€0.56
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
Turkey
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.34
TRY140.69
|
$7.71
€7.20
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.27
TRY495.42
|
$53.87
€50.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,350.89
TRY1,114,315.26
|
$27,486.24
€25,675.06
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.33
TRY140.30
|
$22.76
€21.26
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for housing
Turkey
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.38
TRY271.77
|
$55.77
€52.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$218.27
TRY7,080.53
|
$1,043.18
€974.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$144.02
TRY4,671.99
|
$873.71
€816.14
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.50
TRY1,605.72
|
$164.26
€153.43
|
|
pay 6.4 times more for childcare
Turkey
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$165.99
TRY5,384.66
|
$944.84
€882.58
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,471.33
TRY112,607.14
|
$24,473.75
€22,861.08
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Turkey
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.90
TRY61.77
|
$5.50
€5.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.55
TRY50.19
|
$3.72
€3.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.64
TRY53.05
|
$8.80
€8.22
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.05
TRY650.33
|
$34.17
€31.92
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.50
TRY81.07
|
$13.19
€12.32
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
Turkey
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.99
TRY972.78
|
$89.22
€83.35
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.86
TRY838.83
|
$32.58
€30.44
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.92
TRY2,041.16
|
$97.94
€91.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.57
TRY1,380.80
|
$132.04
€123.34
|
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