Restaurants | Brussels Edit | Cologne Edit | Difference |
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Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant | 18.00 € | 12.00 € | -33.3 % |
Meal for 2 People, Mid-range Restaurant, Three-course | 80.00 € | 60.00 € | -25.0 % |
McMeal at McDonalds (or Equivalent Combo Meal) | 11.00 € | 10.00 € | -9.1 % |
Domestic Beer (1 pint draught) | 5.00 € | 3.20 € | -36.0 % |
Imported Beer (12 oz small bottle) | 5.00 € | 3.00 € | -40.0 % |
Cappuccino (regular) | 3.57 € | 3.25 € | -8.9 % |
Coke/Pepsi (12 oz small bottle) | 2.50 € | 2.40 € | -3.9 % |
Water (12 oz small bottle) | 2.37 € | 1.92 € | -19.1 % |
Markets | Brussels Edit | Cologne Edit | |
Milk (regular), (1 gallon) | 5.41 € | 3.89 € | -28.2 % |
Loaf of Fresh White Bread (1 lb) | 2.24 € | 1.83 € | -18.1 % |
Rice (white), (1 lb) | 1.21 € | 1.30 € | +7.7 % |
Eggs (regular) (12) | 3.78 € | 3.48 € | -8.0 % |
Local Cheese (1 lb) | 6.99 € | 5.51 € | -21.1 % |
Chicken Fillets (1 lb) | 4.99 € | 6.85 € | +37.3 % |
Beef Round (1 lb) (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) | 7.88 € | 7.62 € | -3.2 % |
Apples (1 lb) | 1.13 € | 1.09 € | -3.5 % |
Banana (1 lb) | 0.82 € | 0.59 € | -28.7 % |
Oranges (1 lb) | 1.20 € | 0.90 € | -24.8 % |
Tomato (1 lb) | 1.19 € | 1.52 € | +27.0 % |
Potato (1 lb) | 0.80 € | 0.67 € | -16.2 % |
Onion (1 lb) | 0.77 € | 0.70 € | -8.6 % |
Lettuce (1 head) | 1.65 € | 1.77 € | +6.9 % |
Water (1.5 liter bottle) | 1.11 € | 0.68 € | -39.1 % |
Bottle of Wine (Mid-Range) | 8.00 € | 5.00 € | -37.5 % |
Domestic Beer (0.5 liter bottle) | 2.34 € | 0.84 € | -64.3 % |
Imported Beer (12 oz small bottle) | 3.29 € | 1.49 € | -54.6 % |
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro) | 8.50 € | 8.20 € | -3.5 % |
Transportation | Brussels Edit | Cologne Edit | |
One-way Ticket (Local Transport) | 2.50 € | 3.20 € | +28.0 % |
Monthly Pass (Regular Price) | 49.00 € | 49.00 € | 0.0 % |
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff) | 5.00 € | 4.45 € | -11.0 % |
Taxi 1 mile (Normal Tariff) | 3.46 € | 3.22 € | -7.0 % |
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff) | 30.00 € | 30.00 € | 0.0 % |
Gasoline (1 gallon) | 6.61 € | 6.53 € | -1.2 % |
Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline (Or Equivalent New Car) | 28,500.00 € | 27,180.00 € | -4.6 % |
Toyota Corolla Sedan 1.6l 97kW Comfort (Or Equivalent New Car) | 27,800.00 € | 25,666.67 € | -7.7 % |
Utilities (Monthly) | Brussels Edit | Cologne Edit | |
Basic (Electricity, Heating, Cooling, Water, Garbage) for 915 sq ft Apartment | 219.77 € | 250.95 € | +14.2 % |
Mobile Phone Monthly Plan with Calls and 10GB+ Data | 22.80 € | 24.52 € | +7.6 % |
Internet (60 Mbps or More, Unlimited Data, Cable/ADSL) | 53.12 € | 43.75 € | -17.6 % |
Sports And Leisure | Brussels Edit | Cologne Edit | |
Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult | 32.08 € | 28.44 € | -11.3 % |
Tennis Court Rent (1 Hour on Weekend) | 23.16 € | 17.17 € | -25.9 % |
Cinema, International Release, 1 Seat | 13.00 € | 12.00 € | -7.7 % |
Childcare | Brussels Edit | Cologne Edit | |
Preschool (or Kindergarten), Full Day, Private, Monthly for 1 Child | 908.75 € | 733.33 € | -19.3 % |
International Primary School, Yearly for 1 Child | 21,266.67 € | 15,000.00 € | -29.5 % |
Clothing And Shoes | Brussels Edit | Cologne Edit | |
1 Pair of Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar) | 95.77 € | 65.87 € | -31.2 % |
1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M, ...) | 45.56 € | 24.72 € | -45.7 % |
1 Pair of Nike Running Shoes (Mid-Range) | 107.92 € | 71.49 € | -33.8 % |
1 Pair of Men Leather Business Shoes | 133.00 € | 82.50 € | -38.0 % |
Rent Per Month | Brussels Edit | Cologne Edit | |
Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Centre | 1,071.15 € | 982.35 € | -8.3 % |
Apartment (1 bedroom) Outside of Centre | 897.17 € | 768.24 € | -14.4 % |
Apartment (3 bedrooms) in City Centre | 1,891.67 € | 1,853.46 € | -2.0 % |
Apartment (3 bedrooms) Outside of Centre | 1,579.20 € | 1,244.17 € | -21.2 % |
Buy Apartment Price | Brussels Edit | Cologne Edit | |
Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment in City Centre | 369.29 € | 419.72 € | +13.7 % |
Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment Outside of Centre | 325.74 € | 261.87 € | -19.6 % |
Salaries And Financing | Brussels Edit | Cologne Edit | |
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax) | 2,718.48 € | 2,990.52 € | +10.0 % |
Mortgage Interest Rate in Percentages (%), Yearly, for 20 Years Fixed-Rate | 3.38 | 3.59 | +6.2 % |
Last update: | May 2024 | May 2024 | |
Contributors in the past 12 months: | 199 | 105 |
Cost of Living in Sint-Pieters-Leeuw | 8.67 miles |
Cost of Living in Mechelen | 19.35 miles |
Cost of Living in Antwerp | 29.09 miles |
Cost of Living in Gent | 36.41 miles |
Cost of Living in Charleroi | 37.59 miles |
Cost of Living in Mons | 40.36 miles |
Cost of Living in Kortrijk | 57.89 miles |
Cost of Living in Brugge | 60.24 miles |
Cost of Living in Roeselare | 61.83 miles |
Cost of Living in Ostend | 70.78 miles |
Cost of Living in Bonn | 19.29 miles |
Cost of Living in Solingen | 20.23 miles |
Cost of Living in Dusseldorf | 27.01 miles |
Cost of Living in Krefeld | 39.06 miles |
Cost of Living in Essen | 43.21 miles |
Cost of Living in Oberhausen | 44.79 miles |
Cost of Living in Hagen | 45.17 miles |
Cost of Living in Aachen | 46.04 miles |
Cost of Living in Bochum | 49.64 miles |
Cost of Living in Moers | 49.71 miles |