Cost of living comparison
Brussels is 75.6% more expensive than Victoria.
If you lived in Brussels instead of Victoria, you would:
pay 11.7% more for restaurants
Victoria
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.88
SCR187.81
|
$16.49
€15.42
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.67
SCR90.30
|
$9.90
€9.25
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.77
SCR51.01
|
$2.58
€2.41
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.28
SCR30.85
|
$2.54
€2.37
|
|
pay 0.8% more for groceries
Victoria
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.71
SCR23.12
|
$2.31
€2.16
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.81
SCR146.27
|
$7.55
€7.06
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.26
SCR98.26
|
$4.69
€4.38
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.98
SCR40.27
|
$3.50
€3.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.56
SCR34.69
|
$4.96
€4.64
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
SCR18.40
|
$1.14
€1.06
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.28
SCR17.31
|
$0.78
€0.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
SCR10.06
|
$1.17
€1.09
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.94
SCR39.74
|
$1.36
€1.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
SCR11.30
|
$0.69
€0.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
SCR8.35
|
$0.60
€0.56
|
|
pay 42.0% more for transportation
Victoria
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.99
SCR67.48
|
$7.71
€7.21
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.06
SCR325.67
|
$53.87
€50.37
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,561.80
SCR332,443.82
|
$27,486.24
€25,696.47
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.32
SCR396.79
|
$22.76
€21.28
|
|
pay 9.2% more for housing
Victoria
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$123.39
SCR1,670.06
|
$55.77
€52.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$913.34
SCR12,362.06
|
$1,043.18
€975.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$774.97
SCR10,489.25
|
$873.71
€816.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.70
SCR1,349.50
|
$164.26
€153.56
|
|
pay 5.6 times more for childcare
Victoria
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$187.50
SCR2,537.76
|
$944.84
€883.32
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,982.14
SCR53,898.27
|
$24,473.75
€22,880.14
|
|
pay 8.1% less for entertainment and sports
Victoria
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.66
SCR49.55
|
$5.50
€5.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.06
SCR68.47
|
$3.72
€3.48
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.60
SCR157.01
|
$8.80
€8.22
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$91.48
SCR1,238.21
|
$34.17
€31.94
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.75
SCR145.56
|
$13.19
€12.33
|
|
pay 14.2% more for clothing
Victoria
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.26
SCR815.56
|
$89.22
€83.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$83.50
SCR1,130.21
|
$32.58
€30.46
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.68
SCR1,308.62
|
$97.94
€91.57
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.50
SCR1,062.56
|
$132.04
€123.45
|
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