Cost of living comparison
Belgium is 40.6% more expensive than Greece.
If you lived in Belgium instead of Greece, you would:
pay 88.0% more for restaurants
Greece
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.71
€11.79
|
$18.43
€17.10
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.10
€7.51
|
$10.18
€9.44
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
€1.85
|
$2.64
€2.45
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
€0.63
|
$2.36
€2.19
|
|
pay 21.8% more for groceries
Greece
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
€1.07
|
$1.91
€1.77
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.97
€4.61
|
$6.70
€6.22
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.63
€5.22
|
$3.76
€3.49
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.81
€3.53
|
$2.74
€2.55
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.64
€3.38
|
$4.52
€4.19
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$1.05
€0.97
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$0.79
€0.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.62
€0.57
|
$1.07
€1.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$1.14
€1.06
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.49
|
$0.71
€0.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
€0.44
|
$0.56
€0.52
|
|
pay 26.8% more for transportation
Greece
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.80
€8.17
|
$7.59
€7.04
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.24
€37.34
|
$48.84
€45.31
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,158.38
€20,557.44
|
$25,847.12
€23,979.67
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.03
€12.09
|
$23.82
€22.10
|
|
pay 53.8% more for housing
Greece
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.83
€32.32
|
$52.54
€48.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$429.23
€398.22
|
$812.75
€754.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$358.56
€332.65
|
$677.61
€628.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$172.07
€159.63
|
$147.81
€137.13
|
|
pay 68.1% more for childcare
Greece
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$341.10
€316.46
|
$446.94
€414.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,725.16
€6,239.26
|
$13,799.70
€12,802.67
|
|
pay 12.2% more for entertainment and sports
Greece
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.08
€3.79
|
$4.38
€4.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.33
€3.09
|
$3.23
€2.99
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.12
€4.75
|
$8.08
€7.49
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.22
€41.96
|
$31.77
€29.47
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.85
€8.21
|
$11.38
€10.56
|
|
pay 13.8% more for clothing
Greece
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.36
€70.85
|
$84.51
€78.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.41
€33.78
|
$39.84
€36.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.82
€72.20
|
$89.20
€82.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.20
€92.03
|
$119.38
€110.76
|
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