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Ohio vs. Belgium Cost of Living Summary

Ohio is 2.0% cheaper than Belgium overall.

Restaurants
pay 23.6% less in Ohio
Groceries
pay 11.6% more in Ohio
Transportation
pay 15.9% less in Ohio
Housing
pay 8.9% more in Ohio
Childcare
pay 11.4% more in Ohio
Entertainment and Sports
pay 2.8% less in Ohio
Clothing
pay 27.4% less in Ohio

The cost of groceries, childcare, and housing in Ohio are more expensive than in Belgium. Expenses including clothing, restaurants, transportation, and entertainment and sports are lower in Ohio.

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Ohio vs. Belgium Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ohio instead of Belgium, you would:

pay 23.6% less for restaurants

 
Belgium
Ohio
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $21.51
€19.21
$16.46
 
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $12.72
€11.35
$10.26
 
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $3.15
€2.81
$2.29
 
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pay 11.6% more for groceries

 
Belgium
Ohio
Bread
1 loaf
 $2.56
€2.28
$2.88
 
Local cheese (8 oz) $7.21
€6.43
$5.80
 
Milk (1 gallon) $4.74
€4.23
$3.15
 
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pay 15.9% less for transportation

 
Belgium
Ohio
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.52
€6.72
$3.77
 
Monthly public transit pass $50.17
€44.79
$73.85
 
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $34,462.94
€30,771.86
$35,980.09
 
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pay 8.9% more for housing

 
Belgium
Ohio
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $51.15
€45.67
$62.71
 
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $940.80
€840.04
$1,095.29
 
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $826.78
€738.23
$897.28
 
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pay 11.4% more for childcare

 
Belgium
Ohio
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $923.48
€824.58
$1,296.41
 
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $22,984.85
€20,523.10
$20,315.71
 
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pay 2.8% less for entertainment and sports

 
Belgium
Ohio
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.94
€4.41
$5.06
 
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.03
€3.59
$4.90
 
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $12.32
€11.00
$9.71
 
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pay 27.4% less for clothing

 
Belgium
Ohio
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $100.04
€89.32
$49.76
 
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $43.19
€38.56
$40.91
 
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $96.42
€86.09
$81.91
 
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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated November 2026). How we calculate this

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