Cost of living comparison
Belgium is 66.8% more expensive than Japan.
If you lived in Belgium instead of Japan, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
Japan
|
Belgium
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.59
¥1,026
|
$17.24
€16.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
¥766
|
$10.42
€9.67
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
¥158
|
$2.79
€2.59
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
¥124
|
$2.42
€2.24
|
|
pay 2.0% more for groceries
Japan
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.40
¥219
|
$2.22
€2.06
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.54
¥863
|
$6.64
€6.16
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.14
¥800
|
$4.35
€4.04
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
¥310
|
$3.16
€2.93
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.58
¥402
|
$4.78
€4.43
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.93
¥300
|
$1.10
€1.02
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
¥172
|
$0.87
€0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.76
¥275
|
$1.14
€1.06
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.80
¥281
|
$1.20
€1.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
¥173
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
¥140
|
$0.68
€0.63
|
|
pay 19.7% more for transportation
Japan
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.17
¥650
|
$7.06
€6.55
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$60.62
¥9,444
|
$50.71
€47.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,439.97
¥3,339,811
|
$26,786.12
€24,850.82
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.44
¥3,806
|
$24.68
€22.89
|
|
pay 72.7% more for housing
Japan
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.46
¥5,212
|
$50.54
€46.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.50
¥74,850
|
$808.25
€749.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$321.68
¥50,109
|
$687.98
€638.28
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.01
¥16,669
|
$168.59
€156.41
|
|
pay 96.2% more for childcare
Japan
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.59
¥37,478
|
$588.37
€545.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,805.94
¥1,683,295
|
$15,983.72
€14,828.90
|
|
pay 34.7% more for entertainment and sports
Japan
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
¥405
|
$4.27
€3.97
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.74
¥427
|
$3.44
€3.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
¥602
|
$8.49
€7.88
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.52
¥8,649
|
$33.63
€31.20
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.57
¥1,802
|
$11.97
€11.11
|
|
pay 79.1% more for clothing
Japan
|
Belgium
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.65
¥6,021
|
$92.98
€86.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.96
¥4,044
|
$41.35
€38.36
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$52.99
¥8,255
|
$87.07
€80.78
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.48
¥13,315
|
$130.15
€120.75
|
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