Cost of living comparison
Brussels is 14.9% cheaper than Washington.
If you lived in Brussels instead of Washington, you would:
pay 0.6% more for restaurants
Washington
|
Brussels
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.00
|
$19.59
€18.02
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$11.97
€11.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.48
|
$2.72
€2.50
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
|
$2.58
€2.37
|
|
pay 19.0% less for groceries
Washington
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.88
|
$2.68
€2.47
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.06
|
$8.38
€7.71
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.27
|
$5.89
€5.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.95
|
$4.11
€3.78
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.74
|
$5.43
€4.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.34
|
$1.23
€1.13
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
|
$0.89
€0.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.28
|
$1.31
€1.20
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.56
|
$1.30
€1.20
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
|
$0.87
€0.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.54
|
$0.83
€0.77
|
|
pay 16.7% more for transportation
Washington
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.64
|
$7.19
€6.62
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$80.00
|
$53.34
€49.05
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,699.74
|
$31,021.96
€28,527.27
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.96
|
$24.16
€22.22
|
|
pay 19.3% less for housing
Washington
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$63.57
|
$57.82
€53.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,560.23
|
$1,165.94
€1,072.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,084.16
|
$976.56
€898.03
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$131.15
|
$182.93
€168.22
|
|
pay 56.0% less for childcare
Washington
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,326.57
|
$989.17
€909.62
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$51,000.00
|
$23,148.55
€21,287.01
|
|
pay 33.3% less for entertainment and sports
Washington
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
|
$5.44
€5.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.48
|
$3.88
€3.57
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.11
|
$9.25
€8.51
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$104.29
|
$34.92
€32.11
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.68
|
$14.15
€13.01
|
|
pay 6.0% more for clothing
Washington
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.41
|
$104.24
€95.86
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.96
|
$49.59
€45.60
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$115.93
|
$117.47
€108.02
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$173.48
|
$144.77
€133.13
|
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