Cost of living comparison
Missouri is 15.6% more expensive than Belgium.
If you lived in Missouri instead of Belgium, you would:
pay 13.1% less for restaurants
Belgium
|
Missouri
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.43
€17.21
|
$18.80
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.18
€9.51
|
$8.80
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.64
€2.47
|
$2.39
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.36
€2.20
|
$1.62
|
|
pay 40.3% more for groceries
Belgium
|
Missouri
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.91
€1.78
|
$2.54
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.70
€6.26
|
$4.67
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.76
€3.51
|
$3.86
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.74
€2.56
|
$3.74
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.52
€4.22
|
$4.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.98
|
$2.07
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.74
|
$0.70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€1.00
|
$1.87
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.07
|
$2.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.66
|
$1.02
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$1.23
|
|
pay 4.0% less for transportation
Belgium
|
Missouri
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.59
€7.09
|
$3.09
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.84
€45.62
|
$80.06
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,847.12
€24,143.95
|
$29,990.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.82
€22.25
|
$15.09
|
|
pay 23.3% more for housing
Belgium
|
Missouri
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.54
€49.08
|
$74.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$812.75
€759.20
|
$998.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$677.61
€632.96
|
$816.85
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$147.81
€138.07
|
$159.94
|
|
pay 69.9% more for childcare
Belgium
|
Missouri
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$446.94
€417.49
|
$1,026.85
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,799.70
€12,890.38
|
$15,161.11
|
|
pay 6.6% more for entertainment and sports
Belgium
|
Missouri
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.38
€4.09
|
$4.33
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.23
€3.01
|
$4.31
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.08
€7.54
|
$6.45
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.77
€29.68
|
$35.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.38
€10.63
|
$12.59
|
|
pay 13.5% less for clothing
Belgium
|
Missouri
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.51
€78.94
|
$49.42
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.84
€37.22
|
$38.66
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.20
€83.32
|
$86.06
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.38
€111.51
|
$112.38
|
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