Cost of living comparison
Belgium is 17.9% more expensive than Italy.
If you lived in Belgium instead of Italy, you would:
pay 35.2% more for restaurants
Italy
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.74
€14.62
|
$18.43
€17.11
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.09
€8.44
|
$10.18
€9.45
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.45
€2.27
|
$2.64
€2.46
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
€1.07
|
$2.36
€2.19
|
|
pay 3.4% less for groceries
Italy
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.86
€1.72
|
$1.91
€1.77
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.20
€6.69
|
$6.70
€6.22
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.88
€4.53
|
$3.76
€3.49
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.14
€2.92
|
$2.74
€2.55
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.47
€4.15
|
$4.52
€4.19
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.89
|
$1.05
€0.97
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.78
|
$0.79
€0.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.87
|
$1.07
€1.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
€1.11
|
$1.14
€1.06
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.60
|
$0.71
€0.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.66
|
$0.56
€0.52
|
|
pay 12.3% more for transportation
Italy
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.02
€7.45
|
$7.59
€7.05
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.40
€35.66
|
$48.84
€45.35
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,887.08
€24,040.04
|
$25,847.12
€24,002.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.65
€17.32
|
$23.82
€22.12
|
|
pay 35.2% more for housing
Italy
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.75
€28.55
|
$52.54
€48.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$608.10
€564.71
|
$812.75
€754.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$488.80
€453.93
|
$677.61
€629.26
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$151.72
€140.89
|
$147.81
€137.26
|
|
pay 20.5% more for childcare
Italy
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$459.30
€426.52
|
$446.94
€415.05
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,604.44
€8,919.16
|
$13,799.70
€12,815.09
|
|
pay 20.9% more for entertainment and sports
Italy
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.83
€4.48
|
$4.38
€4.07
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.60
€1.48
|
$3.23
€3.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.30
€5.85
|
$8.08
€7.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.79
€48.09
|
$31.77
€29.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.32
€8.66
|
$11.38
€10.57
|
|
pay 4.5% more for clothing
Italy
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.37
€74.63
|
$84.51
€78.48
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.54
€33.93
|
$39.84
€37.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.56
€83.17
|
$89.20
€82.83
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.84
€106.65
|
$119.38
€110.86
|
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