Cost of living comparison
Brussels is 3.5 times more expensive than St. George's.
If you lived in Brussels instead of St. George's, you would:
pay 93.3% more for restaurants
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St. George's
|
Brussels
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$21.44
€20.55
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.33
EC$22.50
|
$12.86
€12.33
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$2.89
€2.77
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.48
EC$4.00
|
$2.56
€2.45
|
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pay 20.1% more for groceries
|
St. George's
|
Brussels
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.69
EC$4.57
|
$2.59
€2.48
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.32
EC$11.68
|
$7.47
€7.17
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$14.71
EC$39.75
|
$6.00
€5.75
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.95
EC$10.67
|
$4.29
€4.11
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.60
EC$7.04
|
$5.66
€5.43
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.48
EC$6.70
|
$1.16
€1.11
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
$0.96
€0.92
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
EC$2.13
|
$1.19
€1.14
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.34
EC$3.63
|
$1.38
€1.33
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
EC$2.54
|
$0.98
€0.94
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
EC$2.33
|
$0.94
€0.90
|
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pay 5.0% more for transportation
|
St. George's
|
Brussels
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.18
EC$14.01
|
$6.92
€6.64
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$53.59
€51.38
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,976.41
EC$67,500.00
|
$32,152.89
€30,827.33
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$199.81
EC$540.00
|
$25.94
€24.87
|
|
pay 97.9% more for housing
|
St. George's
|
Brussels
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$46.87
EC$126.67
|
$55.46
€53.18
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$579.70
EC$1,566.67
|
$1,200.57
€1,151.07
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$289.85
EC$783.33
|
$1,025.16
€982.90
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$159.51
EC$431.09
|
$179.33
€171.94
|
|
pay 13.8 times more for childcare
|
St. George's
|
Brussels
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$55.50
EC$150.00
|
$988.17
€947.43
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,331.13
EC$6,300.00
|
$22,667.79
€21,733.26
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
St. George's
|
Brussels
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
$5.36
€5.14
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
$4.01
€3.84
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$9.65
€9.25
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$38.09
€36.52
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.10
EC$30.00
|
$14.20
€13.62
|
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pay 2.4 times more for clothing
|
St. George's
|
Brussels
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.90
EC$70.00
|
$96.46
€92.48
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.40
EC$120.00
|
$51.32
€49.20
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$42.55
EC$115.00
|
$115.01
€110.27
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.85
EC$205.00
|
$143.35
€137.44
|
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