Cost of living comparison
Austria is 2.5% cheaper than Belgium.
If you lived in Austria instead of Belgium, you would:
pay 5.1% less for restaurants
Belgium
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.43
€17.11
|
$15.13
€14.05
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.18
€9.45
|
$9.01
€8.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.64
€2.46
|
$2.84
€2.64
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.36
€2.19
|
$2.40
€2.23
|
|
pay 18.1% more for groceries
Belgium
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.91
€1.77
|
$2.29
€2.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.70
€6.22
|
$7.30
€6.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.76
€3.49
|
$5.02
€4.67
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.74
€2.55
|
$3.54
€3.29
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.52
€4.19
|
$5.30
€4.92
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.97
|
$1.10
€1.02
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.74
|
$0.87
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€1.00
|
$1.13
€1.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.06
|
$1.53
€1.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.66
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$0.70
€0.65
|
|
pay 5.7% less for transportation
Belgium
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.59
€7.05
|
$7.22
€6.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.84
€45.35
|
$48.12
€44.69
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,847.12
€24,002.93
|
$25,940.65
€24,089.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.82
€22.12
|
$19.81
€18.39
|
|
pay 1.2% more for housing
Belgium
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.54
€48.79
|
$37.53
€34.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$812.75
€754.76
|
$743.38
€690.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$677.61
€629.26
|
$621.91
€577.54
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$147.81
€137.26
|
$222.11
€206.27
|
|
pay 23.6% less for childcare
Belgium
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$446.94
€415.05
|
$416.59
€386.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,799.70
€12,815.09
|
$8,210.34
€7,624.54
|
|
pay 3.7% more for entertainment and sports
Belgium
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.38
€4.07
|
$4.19
€3.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.23
€3.00
|
$3.32
€3.08
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.08
€7.50
|
$6.20
€5.76
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.77
€29.50
|
$41.56
€38.60
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.38
€10.57
|
$12.77
€11.85
|
|
pay 6.3% less for clothing
Belgium
|
Austria
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.51
€78.48
|
$75.76
€70.35
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.84
€37.00
|
$38.64
€35.89
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.20
€82.83
|
$85.33
€79.24
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.38
€110.86
|
$110.53
€102.64
|
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