Restaurants | Brussels Edit | Dusseldorf Edit | Difference |
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Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant | 18.00 € | 15.00 € | -16.7 % |
Meal for 2 People, Mid-range Restaurant, Three-course | 80.00 € | 67.50 € | -15.6 % |
McMeal at McDonalds (or Equivalent Combo Meal) | 11.00 € | 9.50 € | -13.6 % |
Domestic Beer (1 pint draught) | 5.00 € | 4.50 € | -10.0 % |
Imported Beer (12 oz small bottle) | 5.00 € | 4.00 € | -20.0 % |
Cappuccino (regular) | 3.56 € | 3.47 € | -2.6 % |
Coke/Pepsi (12 oz small bottle) | 2.45 € | 2.67 € | +8.9 % |
Water (12 oz small bottle) | 2.33 € | 2.43 € | +4.6 % |
Markets | Brussels Edit | Dusseldorf Edit | |
Milk (regular), (1 gallon) | 5.34 € | 4.02 € | -24.6 % |
Loaf of Fresh White Bread (1 lb) | 2.24 € | 1.89 € | -15.8 % |
Rice (white), (1 lb) | 1.23 € | 1.25 € | +2.1 % |
Eggs (regular) (12) | 3.71 € | 3.45 € | -7.2 % |
Local Cheese (1 lb) | 7.10 € | 6.28 € | -11.6 % |
Chicken Fillets (1 lb) | 4.88 € | 6.68 € | +36.7 % |
Beef Round (1 lb) (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) | 7.83 € | 7.51 € | -4.0 % |
Apples (1 lb) | 1.13 € | 1.24 € | +9.3 % |
Banana (1 lb) | 0.82 € | 0.65 € | -21.3 % |
Oranges (1 lb) | 1.20 € | 0.88 € | -26.8 % |
Tomato (1 lb) | 1.19 € | 1.47 € | +23.4 % |
Potato (1 lb) | 0.80 € | 0.80 € | +0.2 % |
Onion (1 lb) | 0.77 € | 0.66 € | -14.2 % |
Lettuce (1 head) | 1.65 € | 1.79 € | +8.2 % |
Water (1.5 liter bottle) | 1.14 € | 0.91 € | -20.3 % |
Bottle of Wine (Mid-Range) | 8.00 € | 5.99 € | -25.1 % |
Domestic Beer (0.5 liter bottle) | 2.25 € | 0.87 € | -61.3 % |
Imported Beer (12 oz small bottle) | 3.29 € | 1.50 € | -54.3 % |
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro) | 8.50 € | 8.20 € | -3.5 % |
Transportation | Brussels Edit | Dusseldorf Edit | |
One-way Ticket (Local Transport) | 2.50 € | 3.10 € | +24.0 % |
Monthly Pass (Regular Price) | 49.00 € | 49.00 € | 0.0 % |
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff) | 5.00 € | 4.75 € | -5.0 % |
Taxi 1 mile (Normal Tariff) | 3.46 € | 4.51 € | +30.2 % |
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff) | 30.00 € | 30.00 € | 0.0 % |
Gasoline (1 gallon) | 6.59 € | 6.60 € | +0.2 % |
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 € | 25,056.67 € | -9.9 % |
Utilities (Monthly) | Brussels Edit | Dusseldorf Edit | |
Basic (Electricity, Heating, Cooling, Water, Garbage) for 915 sq ft Apartment | 218.73 € | 297.73 € | +36.1 % |
Mobile Phone Monthly Plan with Calls and 10GB+ Data | 22.68 € | 18.89 € | -16.7 % |
Internet (60 Mbps or More, Unlimited Data, Cable/ADSL) | 53.07 € | 40.81 € | -23.1 % |
Sports And Leisure | Brussels Edit | Dusseldorf Edit | |
Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult | 30.79 € | 39.25 € | +27.5 % |
Tennis Court Rent (1 Hour on Weekend) | 22.85 € | 24.50 € | +7.2 % |
Cinema, International Release, 1 Seat | 13.00 € | 12.00 € | -7.7 % |
Childcare | Brussels Edit | Dusseldorf Edit | |
Preschool (or Kindergarten), Full Day, Private, Monthly for 1 Child | 908.75 € | 490.00 € | -46.1 % |
International Primary School, Yearly for 1 Child | 21,266.67 € | 19,392.86 € | -8.8 % |
Clothing And Shoes | Brussels Edit | Dusseldorf Edit | |
1 Pair of Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar) | 93.93 € | 86.79 € | -7.6 % |
1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M, ...) | 43.50 € | 32.00 € | -26.4 % |
1 Pair of Nike Running Shoes (Mid-Range) | 107.31 € | 80.94 € | -24.6 % |
1 Pair of Men Leather Business Shoes | 134.55 € | 101.11 € | -24.8 % |
Rent Per Month | Brussels Edit | Dusseldorf Edit | |
Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Centre | 1,060.62 € | 898.75 € | -15.3 % |
Apartment (1 bedroom) Outside of Centre | 902.50 € | 778.93 € | -13.7 % |
Apartment (3 bedrooms) in City Centre | 1,819.05 € | 1,862.00 € | +2.4 % |
Apartment (3 bedrooms) Outside of Centre | 1,578.33 € | 1,433.85 € | -9.2 % |
Buy Apartment Price | Brussels Edit | Dusseldorf Edit | |
Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment in City Centre | 369.29 € | 608.51 € | +64.8 % |
Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment Outside of Centre | 325.74 € | 483.87 € | +48.5 % |
Salaries And Financing | Brussels Edit | Dusseldorf Edit | |
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax) | 2,840.41 € | 3,082.84 € | +8.5 % |
Mortgage Interest Rate in Percentages (%), Yearly, for 20 Years Fixed-Rate | 3.38 | 3.95 | +16.7 % |
Last update: | April 2024 | April 2024 | |
Contributors in the past 12 months: | 197 | 126 |
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 Krefeld | 18.24 miles |
Cost of Living in Solingen | 18.48 miles |
Cost of Living in Essen | 22.08 miles |
Cost of Living in Moers | 23.06 miles |
Cost of Living in Oberhausen | 23.80 miles |
Cost of Living in Cologne | 28.13 miles |
Cost of Living in Bochum | 30.26 miles |
Cost of Living in Hagen | 37.63 miles |
Cost of Living in Recklinghausen | 40.08 miles |
Cost of Living in Bonn | 45.44 miles |