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Rhode Island vs. Belgium Cost of Living Summary

Rhode Island is 32.0% more expensive than Belgium overall.

Restaurants
pay 0.3% more in Rhode Island
Groceries
pay 31.9% more in Rhode Island
Transportation
pay 15.3% less in Rhode Island
Housing
pay 96.2% more in Rhode Island
Childcare
pay 48.5% more in Rhode Island
Entertainment and Sports
pay 23.1% more in Rhode Island
Clothing
pay 30.7% less in Rhode Island

The cost of housing, childcare, groceries, entertainment and sports, and restaurants in Rhode Island are more expensive than in Belgium. Expenses including clothing and transportation are lower in Rhode Island. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Rhode Island.

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Rhode Island vs. Belgium Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Rhode Island instead of Belgium, you would:

pay 0.3% more for restaurants

 
Belgium
Rhode Island
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $21.51
€19.21
$22.00
 
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $12.72
€11.35
$13.38
 
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $3.15
€2.81
$2.87
 
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pay 31.9% more for groceries

 
Belgium
Rhode Island
Bread
1 loaf
 $2.56
€2.28
$3.98
 
Local cheese (8 oz) $7.21
€6.43
$5.94
 
Milk (1 gallon) $4.74
€4.23
$3.94
 
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pay 15.3% less for transportation

 
Belgium
Rhode Island
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.52
€6.72
$4.02
 
Monthly public transit pass $50.17
€44.79
$70.00
 
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $34,462.94
€30,771.86
$36,541.58
 
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pay 96.2% more for housing

 
Belgium
Rhode Island
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $51.15
€45.67
$76.56
 
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $940.80
€840.04
$2,081.88
 
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $826.78
€738.23
$1,759.17
 
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pay 48.5% more for childcare

 
Belgium
Rhode Island
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $923.48
€824.58
$1,824.60
 
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $22,984.85
€20,523.10
$25,666.67
 
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pay 23.1% more for entertainment and sports

 
Belgium
Rhode Island
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.94
€4.41
$6.25
 
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.03
€3.59
$5.40
 
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $12.32
€11.00
$13.11
 
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pay 30.7% less for clothing

 
Belgium
Rhode Island
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $100.04
€89.32
$47.12
 
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $43.19
€38.56
$27.75
 
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $96.42
€86.09
$92.50
 
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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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