Cost of living comparison
Brussels is 29.1% more expensive than Vienna.
If you lived in Brussels instead of Vienna, you would:
pay 2.3% less for restaurants
Vienna
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.49
€15.41
|
$16.49
€15.41
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.24
|
$9.90
€9.24
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.97
€2.77
|
$2.58
€2.41
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.34
€2.19
|
$2.54
€2.37
|
|
pay 4.3% less for groceries
Vienna
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.25
€2.10
|
$2.31
€2.16
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.98
€5.59
|
$7.55
€7.05
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.64
€5.27
|
$4.69
€4.38
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.12
€3.85
|
$3.50
€3.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.24
€4.90
|
$4.96
€4.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
€1.03
|
$1.14
€1.06
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.78
€0.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.12
€1.04
|
$1.17
€1.09
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.62
€1.51
|
$1.36
€1.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.72
|
$0.69
€0.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.62
|
$0.60
€0.56
|
|
pay 7.7% more for transportation
Vienna
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.47
€6.98
|
$7.71
€7.20
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$49.48
€46.22
|
$53.87
€50.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,585.69
€26,702.06
|
$27,486.24
€25,675.06
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.56
€17.34
|
$22.76
€21.26
|
|
pay 23.0% more for housing
Vienna
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.60
€30.45
|
$55.77
€52.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$918.12
€857.62
|
$1,043.18
€974.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$715.20
€668.08
|
$873.71
€816.14
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$192.75
€180.05
|
$164.26
€153.43
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
Vienna
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$275.36
€257.22
|
$944.84
€882.58
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,936.40
€12,083.97
|
$24,473.75
€22,861.08
|
|
pay 11.4% more for entertainment and sports
Vienna
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.84
€4.52
|
$5.50
€5.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.00
€3.73
|
$3.72
€3.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.60
€6.16
|
$8.80
€8.22
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.68
€29.59
|
$34.17
€31.92
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.09
€11.30
|
$13.19
€12.32
|
|
pay 1.9% more for clothing
Vienna
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$94.30
€88.08
|
$89.22
€83.35
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.86
€33.49
|
$32.58
€30.44
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.35
€84.40
|
$97.94
€91.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$116.35
€108.69
|
$132.04
€123.34
|
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