Cost of living comparison
Greece is 21.2% cheaper than Belgium.
If you lived in Greece instead of Belgium, you would:
pay 32.8% less for restaurants
Belgium
|
Greece
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.24
€15.86
|
$14.81
€13.62
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.42
€9.59
|
$9.01
€8.29
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.79
€2.57
|
$1.97
€1.81
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.42
€2.23
|
$0.63
€0.58
|
|
pay 13.7% less for groceries
Belgium
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.22
€2.04
|
$1.36
€1.25
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.64
€6.11
|
$6.52
€6.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.35
€4.00
|
$6.06
€5.57
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.16
€2.91
|
$4.09
€3.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.78
€4.39
|
$4.27
€3.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.10
€1.01
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.80
|
$0.82
€0.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.05
|
$0.57
€0.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
€1.10
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.74
|
$0.51
€0.47
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.62
|
$0.54
€0.49
|
|
pay 11.3% less for transportation
Belgium
|
Greece
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.06
€6.50
|
$7.81
€7.18
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.71
€46.64
|
$41.23
€37.92
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,786.12
€24,636.53
|
$27,791.92
€25,561.62
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.68
€22.70
|
$14.64
€13.47
|
|
pay 26.7% less for housing
Belgium
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.54
€46.49
|
$31.73
€29.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$808.25
€743.38
|
$529.13
€486.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$687.98
€632.77
|
$406.38
€373.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$168.59
€155.06
|
$178.34
€164.03
|
|
pay 49.3% less for childcare
Belgium
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$588.37
€541.16
|
$350.75
€322.60
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,983.72
€14,701.03
|
$6,658.30
€6,123.97
|
|
pay 5.5% less for entertainment and sports
Belgium
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.27
€3.93
|
$4.23
€3.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.44
€3.16
|
$3.51
€3.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.49
€7.81
|
$4.98
€4.58
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.63
€30.93
|
$46.53
€42.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.97
€11.01
|
$8.93
€8.21
|
|
pay 9.2% less for clothing
Belgium
|
Greece
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.98
€85.52
|
$83.80
€77.07
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.35
€38.03
|
$41.12
€37.82
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.07
€80.08
|
$86.78
€79.82
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$130.15
€119.71
|
$96.32
€88.59
|
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