Cost of living comparison
Brussels is 70.1% more expensive than Warsaw.
If you lived in Brussels instead of Warsaw, you would:
pay 63.7% more for restaurants
Warsaw
|
Brussels
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.33
zł37.29
|
$16.49
€15.19
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.82
zł27.27
|
$9.90
€9.11
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.61
zł6.44
|
$2.58
€2.38
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
zł5.88
|
$2.54
€2.34
|
|
pay 67.6% more for groceries
Warsaw
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.04
zł4.16
|
$2.31
€2.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.21
zł16.83
|
$7.55
€6.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.58
zł14.32
|
$4.69
€4.32
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.77
zł11.08
|
$3.50
€3.22
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.59
zł10.34
|
$4.96
€4.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.41
zł1.65
|
$1.14
€1.05
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
zł2.65
|
$0.78
€0.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
zł2.97
|
$1.17
€1.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.34
zł5.36
|
$1.36
€1.25
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
zł1.47
|
$0.69
€0.63
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
zł1.55
|
$0.60
€0.55
|
|
pay 87.3% more for transportation
Warsaw
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.19
zł24.75
|
$7.71
€7.10
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$25.65
zł102.54
|
$53.87
€49.61
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,040.90
zł100,110.60
|
$27,486.24
€25,313.45
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.46
zł29.83
|
$22.76
€20.96
|
|
pay 82.3% more for housing
Warsaw
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.86
zł55.40
|
$55.77
€51.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$888.26
zł3,551.16
|
$1,043.18
€960.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$687.84
zł2,749.91
|
$873.71
€804.64
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$198.98
zł795.50
|
$164.26
€151.27
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Warsaw
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$442.43
zł1,768.80
|
$944.84
€870.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,192.96
zł44,748.14
|
$24,473.75
€22,539.10
|
|
pay 57.0% more for entertainment and sports
Warsaw
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.26
zł13.05
|
$5.50
€5.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.15
zł12.61
|
$3.72
€3.42
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.20
zł16.78
|
$8.80
€8.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.98
zł135.86
|
$34.17
€31.47
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.99
zł27.97
|
$13.19
€12.15
|
|
pay 16.4% more for clothing
Warsaw
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.81
zł311.07
|
$89.22
€82.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.95
zł135.71
|
$32.58
€30.01
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.04
zł340.00
|
$97.94
€90.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.44
zł377.58
|
$132.04
€121.61
|
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