Cost of living comparison
Greece is 20.6% cheaper than Belgium.
If you lived in Greece instead of Belgium, you would:
pay 36.8% less for restaurants
Belgium
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.43
€17.29
|
$12.71
€11.93
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.18
€9.55
|
$8.10
€7.60
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.64
€2.48
|
$1.99
€1.87
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.36
€2.21
|
$0.68
€0.63
|
|
pay 10.6% less for groceries
Belgium
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.91
€1.79
|
$1.16
€1.09
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.70
€6.29
|
$4.97
€4.67
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.76
€3.53
|
$5.63
€5.28
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.74
€2.57
|
$3.81
€3.57
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.52
€4.24
|
$3.64
€3.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.98
|
$0.86
€0.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.75
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€1.01
|
$0.62
€0.58
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.07
|
$0.83
€0.78
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.67
|
$0.53
€0.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.53
|
$0.48
€0.45
|
|
pay 15.3% less for transportation
Belgium
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.59
€7.12
|
$8.80
€8.26
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.84
€45.82
|
$40.24
€37.76
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,847.12
€24,251.06
|
$22,158.38
€20,790.10
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.82
€22.35
|
$13.03
€12.22
|
|
pay 27.9% less for housing
Belgium
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.54
€49.30
|
$34.83
€32.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$812.75
€762.57
|
$429.23
€402.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$677.61
€635.77
|
$358.56
€336.42
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$147.81
€138.68
|
$172.07
€161.44
|
|
pay 37.5% less for childcare
Belgium
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$446.94
€419.34
|
$341.10
€320.04
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,799.70
€12,947.56
|
$6,725.16
€6,309.88
|
|
pay 4.0% less for entertainment and sports
Belgium
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.38
€4.11
|
$4.08
€3.83
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.23
€3.03
|
$3.33
€3.12
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.08
€7.58
|
$5.12
€4.80
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.77
€29.81
|
$45.22
€42.43
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.38
€10.68
|
$8.85
€8.30
|
|
pay 12.0% less for clothing
Belgium
|
Greece
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.51
€79.29
|
$76.36
€71.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.84
€37.38
|
$36.41
€34.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.20
€83.69
|
$77.82
€73.01
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.38
€112.01
|
$99.20
€93.07
|
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