Cost of living comparison
Australia is 26.5% more expensive than Belgium.
If you lived in Australia instead of Belgium, you would:
pay 10.5% less for restaurants
Belgium
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.07
€18.03
|
$16.76
A$25.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.84
€10.25
|
$9.73
A$14.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.78
€2.62
|
$2.56
A$3.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.46
€2.32
|
$2.16
A$3.32
|
|
pay 21.7% more for groceries
Belgium
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.28
€2.15
|
$2.37
A$3.64
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.70
€6.33
|
$4.36
A$6.71
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.44
€4.20
|
$5.80
A$8.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.43
€3.24
|
$4.07
A$6.26
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.78
€4.51
|
$3.94
A$6.06
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
€1.05
|
$1.45
A$2.23
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.85
|
$1.26
A$1.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€1.02
|
$1.35
A$2.08
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.10
|
$2.01
A$3.10
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.78
|
$1.12
A$1.71
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.69
|
$0.96
A$1.48
|
|
pay 5.3% more for transportation
Belgium
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.91
€6.54
|
$4.65
A$7.15
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.41
€42.93
|
$83.03
A$127.58
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,628.35
€26,118.68
|
$27,742.09
A$42,627.69
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.01
€24.59
|
$18.38
A$28.24
|
|
pay 20.8% more for housing
Belgium
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.35
€46.66
|
$55.59
A$85.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$815.11
€770.57
|
$1,182.30
A$1,816.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$705.09
€666.56
|
$957.92
A$1,471.92
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$154.10
€145.68
|
$138.16
A$212.30
|
|
pay 86.6% more for childcare
Belgium
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$557.50
€527.03
|
$1,485.91
A$2,283.21
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,740.85
€12,990.03
|
$14,667.78
A$22,538.09
|
|
pay 63.1% more for entertainment and sports
Belgium
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.34
€4.10
|
$6.64
A$10.21
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.51
€3.32
|
$3.55
A$5.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.08
€8.58
|
$28.07
A$43.14
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.02
€34.05
|
$52.89
A$81.27
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.48
€11.79
|
$13.13
A$20.17
|
|
pay 1.6% less for clothing
Belgium
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.82
€87.75
|
$71.78
A$110.29
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.31
€40.94
|
$50.24
A$77.20
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.40
€85.46
|
$100.30
A$154.11
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.11
€118.27
|
$111.73
A$171.68
|
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