Cost of living comparison
Belgium is 21.9% cheaper than Jersey.
If you lived in Belgium instead of Jersey, you would:
pay 8.0% less for restaurants
Jersey
|
Belgium
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$37.84
£30.21
|
$17.24
€16.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.83
£7.05
|
$10.42
€9.67
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.84
£2.27
|
$2.79
€2.59
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.29
£1.83
|
$2.42
€2.24
|
|
pay 18.8% less for groceries
Jersey
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.03
£1.62
|
$2.22
€2.06
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.49
£4.38
|
$6.64
€6.16
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.51
£6.00
|
$4.35
€4.04
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.04
£4.03
|
$3.16
€2.93
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.39
£4.31
|
$4.78
€4.43
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.95
£1.56
|
$1.10
€1.02
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
£0.69
|
$0.87
€0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.80
£1.44
|
$1.14
€1.06
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.43
£1.14
|
$1.20
€1.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
£0.87
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
£0.74
|
$0.68
€0.63
|
|
pay 18.6% less for transportation
Jersey
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.04
£5.62
|
$7.06
€6.55
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.58
£52.37
|
$50.71
€47.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,458.39
£24,320.02
|
$26,786.12
€24,850.82
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$41.21
£32.91
|
$24.68
€22.89
|
|
pay 20.4% less for housing
Jersey
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.32
£51.36
|
$50.54
€46.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,860.29
£1,485.38
|
$808.25
€749.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,686.88
£1,346.92
|
$687.98
€638.28
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$108.19
£86.39
|
$168.59
€156.41
|
|
pay 42.6% less for childcare
Jersey
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,002.18
£1,598.68
|
$588.37
€545.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,733.28
£14,957.90
|
$15,983.72
€14,828.90
|
|
pay 36.7% less for entertainment and sports
Jersey
|
Belgium
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.94
£5.54
|
$4.27
€3.97
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.76
£3.80
|
$3.44
€3.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.93
£10.32
|
$8.49
€7.88
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.30
£60.93
|
$33.63
€31.20
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.40
£13.09
|
$11.97
€11.11
|
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pay 8.0% less for clothing
Jersey
|
Belgium
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$94.59
£75.53
|
$92.98
€86.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.23
£43.30
|
$41.35
€38.36
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.32
£79.30
|
$87.07
€80.78
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.97
£98.19
|
$130.15
€120.75
|
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