Cost of living comparison
Belgium is 4.2% more expensive than Canada.
If you lived in Belgium instead of Canada, you would:
pay 23.0% more for restaurants
Canada
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.50
CA$22.46
|
$17.24
€15.85
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.99
CA$13.61
|
$10.42
€9.58
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
CA$2.76
|
$2.79
€2.57
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
CA$2.26
|
$2.42
€2.22
|
|
pay 17.1% less for groceries
Canada
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.50
CA$3.41
|
$2.22
€2.04
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.43
CA$7.39
|
$6.64
€6.11
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.95
CA$10.82
|
$4.35
€4.00
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.36
CA$4.57
|
$3.16
€2.91
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.29
CA$7.20
|
$4.78
€4.39
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.84
CA$2.51
|
$1.10
€1.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
CA$0.87
|
$0.87
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
CA$2.13
|
$1.14
€1.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.79
CA$2.44
|
$1.20
€1.10
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.18
CA$1.61
|
$0.81
€0.74
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.18
CA$1.61
|
$0.68
€0.62
|
|
pay 22.2% more for transportation
Canada
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.40
CA$5.99
|
$7.06
€6.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$68.18
CA$92.84
|
$50.71
€46.61
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,034.05
CA$34,090.12
|
$26,786.12
€24,620.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.78
CA$22.85
|
$24.68
€22.68
|
|
pay 13.5% less for housing
Canada
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.83
CA$85.56
|
$50.54
€46.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,250.12
CA$1,702.36
|
$808.25
€742.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,146.12
CA$1,560.73
|
$687.98
€632.36
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$119.78
CA$163.12
|
$168.59
€154.96
|
|
pay 5.0% more for childcare
Canada
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$744.16
CA$1,013.36
|
$588.37
€540.80
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,218.47
CA$16,638.50
|
$15,983.72
€14,691.44
|
|
pay 14.6% less for entertainment and sports
Canada
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.30
CA$7.22
|
$4.27
€3.93
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.57
CA$4.86
|
$3.44
€3.16
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.99
CA$17.70
|
$8.49
€7.81
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.10
CA$58.69
|
$33.63
€30.91
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.26
CA$15.33
|
$11.97
€11.01
|
|
pay 24.6% more for clothing
Canada
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.23
CA$75.21
|
$92.98
€85.46
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.78
CA$54.17
|
$41.35
€38.01
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.57
CA$117.88
|
$87.07
€80.03
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.81
CA$141.36
|
$130.15
€119.63
|
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