Cost of living comparison
Belgium is 6.3% more expensive than Norway.
If you lived in Belgium instead of Norway, you would:
pay 7.0% less for restaurants
Norway
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.51
NOK200.68
|
$17.24
€16.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.71
NOK126.98
|
$10.42
€9.67
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.99
NOK32.43
|
$2.79
€2.59
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.51
NOK27.24
|
$2.42
€2.24
|
|
pay 16.7% less for groceries
Norway
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.95
NOK32.03
|
$2.22
€2.06
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.22
NOK56.63
|
$6.64
€6.16
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.39
NOK80.08
|
$4.35
€4.04
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.72
NOK40.33
|
$3.16
€2.93
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.79
NOK62.82
|
$4.78
€4.43
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
NOK14.25
|
$1.10
€1.02
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
NOK10.46
|
$0.87
€0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.24
NOK13.43
|
$1.14
€1.06
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.77
NOK19.21
|
$1.20
€1.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
NOK10.11
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
NOK10.97
|
$0.68
€0.63
|
|
pay 11.0% less for transportation
Norway
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.55
NOK81.91
|
$7.06
€6.55
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$74.48
NOK807.57
|
$50.71
€47.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,686.16
NOK365,252.87
|
$26,786.12
€24,850.82
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.49
NOK233.03
|
$24.68
€22.89
|
|
pay 2.4% less for housing
Norway
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.62
NOK548.83
|
$50.54
€46.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,050.72
NOK11,392.71
|
$808.25
€749.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$796.76
NOK8,639.13
|
$687.98
€638.28
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.58
NOK1,437.56
|
$168.59
€156.41
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Norway
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$293.64
NOK3,183.88
|
$588.37
€545.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,459.17
NOK80,878.38
|
$15,983.72
€14,828.90
|
|
pay 29.4% less for entertainment and sports
Norway
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.25
NOK100.30
|
$4.27
€3.97
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.58
NOK49.62
|
$3.44
€3.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.52
NOK146.58
|
$8.49
€7.88
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.22
NOK468.66
|
$33.63
€31.20
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.15
NOK142.63
|
$11.97
€11.11
|
|
pay 3.4% more for clothing
Norway
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.76
NOK897.32
|
$92.98
€86.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.00
NOK444.58
|
$41.35
€38.36
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.09
NOK998.54
|
$87.07
€80.78
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.04
NOK1,334.08
|
$130.15
€120.75
|
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