Cost of living comparison
Brussels is 1.4% more expensive than Wellington.
If you lived in Brussels instead of Wellington, you would:
pay 8.4% more for restaurants
Wellington
|
Brussels
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.79
NZ$23.22
|
$16.49
€15.42
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.40
NZ$15.83
|
$9.90
€9.25
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.59
NZ$4.36
|
$2.58
€2.41
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
NZ$3.92
|
$2.54
€2.37
|
|
pay 16.5% less for groceries
Wellington
|
Brussels
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.13
NZ$3.58
|
$2.31
€2.16
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.07
NZ$8.53
|
$7.55
€7.06
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.36
NZ$12.39
|
$4.69
€4.38
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.65
NZ$7.83
|
$3.50
€3.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.79
NZ$8.06
|
$4.96
€4.64
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.41
NZ$2.37
|
$1.14
€1.06
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.08
NZ$1.82
|
$0.78
€0.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.42
NZ$2.39
|
$1.17
€1.09
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.62
NZ$4.41
|
$1.36
€1.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
NZ$1.75
|
$0.69
€0.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
NZ$1.55
|
$0.60
€0.56
|
|
pay 0.1% more for transportation
Wellington
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.96
NZ$11.73
|
$7.71
€7.21
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$95.46
NZ$160.74
|
$53.87
€50.37
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,889.45
NZ$46,959.87
|
$27,486.24
€25,696.47
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.89
NZ$28.44
|
$22.76
€21.28
|
|
pay 12.9% less for housing
Wellington
|
Brussels
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.53
NZ$96.86
|
$55.77
€52.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,590.25
NZ$2,677.63
|
$1,043.18
€975.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,399.68
NZ$2,356.76
|
$873.71
€816.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$133.18
NZ$224.25
|
$164.26
€153.56
|
|
pay 53.5% more for childcare
Wellington
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$833.64
NZ$1,403.68
|
$944.84
€883.32
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,637.85
NZ$21,279.43
|
$24,473.75
€22,880.14
|
|
pay 17.3% less for entertainment and sports
Wellington
|
Brussels
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.89
NZ$11.61
|
$5.50
€5.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.40
NZ$5.73
|
$3.72
€3.48
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$23.82
NZ$40.11
|
$8.80
€8.22
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.36
NZ$69.64
|
$34.17
€31.94
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.54
NZ$21.11
|
$13.19
€12.33
|
|
pay 5.6% less for clothing
Wellington
|
Brussels
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.58
NZ$132.32
|
$89.22
€83.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.12
NZ$79.35
|
$32.58
€30.46
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.54
NZ$181.07
|
$97.94
€91.57
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.08
NZ$213.97
|
$132.04
€123.45
|
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