Cost of living comparison
Belgium is 4.8% cheaper than Australia.
If you lived in Belgium instead of Australia, you would:
pay 14.1% more for restaurants
Australia
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.31
A$23.15
|
$18.43
€17.10
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.98
A$13.58
|
$10.18
€9.44
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.45
A$3.70
|
$2.64
€2.45
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.05
A$3.11
|
$2.36
€2.19
|
|
pay 13.6% less for groceries
Australia
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.00
A$3.03
|
$1.91
€1.77
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.24
A$6.40
|
$6.70
€6.22
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.00
A$7.55
|
$3.76
€3.49
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.52
A$5.32
|
$2.74
€2.55
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.56
A$5.38
|
$4.52
€4.19
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
A$2.17
|
$1.05
€0.97
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
A$1.70
|
$0.79
€0.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.31
A$1.98
|
$1.07
€1.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.10
A$3.17
|
$1.14
€1.06
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
A$1.56
|
$0.71
€0.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
A$1.25
|
$0.56
€0.52
|
|
pay 21.5% more for transportation
Australia
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.95
A$7.48
|
$7.59
€7.04
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$81.92
A$123.86
|
$48.84
€45.31
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,079.60
A$33,383.25
|
$25,847.12
€23,979.67
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.28
A$23.10
|
$23.82
€22.10
|
|
pay 8.6% less for housing
Australia
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.83
A$84.41
|
$52.54
€48.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,119.19
A$1,692.16
|
$812.75
€754.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$889.00
A$1,344.12
|
$677.61
€628.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$120.53
A$182.24
|
$147.81
€137.13
|
|
pay 23.6% less for childcare
Australia
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,373.48
A$2,076.64
|
$446.94
€414.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,458.00
A$17,323.93
|
$13,799.70
€12,802.67
|
|
pay 26.4% less for entertainment and sports
Australia
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.72
A$8.64
|
$4.38
€4.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
A$4.99
|
$3.23
€2.99
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$24.53
A$37.09
|
$8.08
€7.49
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.71
A$70.62
|
$31.77
€29.47
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.25
A$18.52
|
$11.38
€10.56
|
|
pay 3.3% more for clothing
Australia
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.47
A$108.06
|
$84.51
€78.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.82
A$63.22
|
$39.84
€36.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.71
A$153.78
|
$89.20
€82.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.56
A$161.11
|
$119.38
€110.76
|
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