Cost of living comparison
Belgium is 3.5% cheaper than United Kingdom.
If you lived in Belgium instead of United Kingdom, you would:
pay 25.3% more for restaurants
United Kingdom
|
Belgium
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.07
£14.43
|
$17.24
€16.00
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.96
£7.15
|
$10.42
€9.67
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.14
£1.71
|
$2.79
€2.59
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
£1.22
|
$2.42
€2.24
|
|
pay 13.0% more for groceries
United Kingdom
|
Belgium
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.46
£1.16
|
$2.22
€2.06
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.24
£3.38
|
$6.64
€6.16
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.75
£4.60
|
$4.35
€4.04
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.68
£2.94
|
$3.16
€2.93
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.66
£2.92
|
$4.78
€4.43
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
£0.96
|
$1.10
€1.02
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
£0.53
|
$0.87
€0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.22
£0.97
|
$1.14
€1.06
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
£1.12
|
$1.20
€1.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.50
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
£0.48
|
$0.68
€0.63
|
|
pay 5.8% less for transportation
United Kingdom
|
Belgium
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.22
£5.77
|
$7.06
€6.55
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$94.64
£75.57
|
$50.71
€47.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,464.66
£26,720.43
|
$26,786.12
€24,850.82
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.98
£13.56
|
$24.68
€22.89
|
|
pay 14.3% less for housing
United Kingdom
|
Belgium
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.59
£30.02
|
$50.54
€46.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,224.35
£977.61
|
$808.25
€749.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$974.65
£778.23
|
$687.98
€638.28
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$234.45
£187.20
|
$168.59
€156.41
|
|
pay 35.1% less for childcare
United Kingdom
|
Belgium
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,426.61
£1,139.10
|
$588.37
€545.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,036.83
£14,401.82
|
$15,983.72
€14,828.90
|
|
pay 22.4% less for entertainment and sports
United Kingdom
|
Belgium
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.42
£4.33
|
$4.27
€3.97
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.93
£3.14
|
$3.44
€3.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.35
£13.06
|
$8.49
€7.88
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.82
£34.99
|
$33.63
€31.20
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.87
£10.28
|
$11.97
€11.11
|
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pay 14.8% more for clothing
United Kingdom
|
Belgium
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.61
£61.17
|
$92.98
€86.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.64
£31.65
|
$41.35
€38.36
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.51
£72.27
|
$87.07
€80.78
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.66
£75.59
|
$130.15
€120.75
|
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