Cost of living comparison
Texas is 5.0% more expensive than Belgium.
If you lived in Texas instead of Belgium, you would:
pay 25.2% less for restaurants
|
Belgium
|
Texas
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.73
€16.42
|
$13.13
|
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|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.01
€8.84
|
$7.47
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.55
€2.51
|
$1.89
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
€2.21
|
$1.44
|
|
pay 33.7% more for groceries
|
Belgium
|
Texas
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.75
€1.72
|
$2.52
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.31
€6.19
|
$4.86
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.66
€3.59
|
$3.21
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.63
€2.58
|
$2.48
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.42
€4.34
|
$4.02
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.03
€1.01
|
$2.02
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.81
|
$0.72
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.11
€1.09
|
$1.66
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
€1.01
|
$1.63
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.66
|
$1.27
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.59
|
$1.19
|
|
pay 15.1% less for transportation
|
Belgium
|
Texas
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.32
€7.18
|
$4.08
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$48.96
€48.06
|
$57.02
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,790.80
€23,354.64
|
$23,334.64
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.91
€21.51
|
$15.14
|
|
pay 32.0% more for housing
|
Belgium
|
Texas
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.69
€49.76
|
$67.87
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$771.84
€757.69
|
$1,174.29
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$633.34
€621.73
|
$924.01
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.85
€130.41
|
$127.38
|
|
pay 22.5% more for childcare
|
Belgium
|
Texas
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$469.39
€460.79
|
$821.03
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,088.37
€16,775.09
|
$11,971.05
|
|
pay 11.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Belgium
|
Texas
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.01
€3.93
|
$4.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.08
€3.03
|
$4.19
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.63
€7.49
|
$7.01
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.15
€27.63
|
$34.79
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.03
€10.82
|
$10.40
|
|
pay 24.4% less for clothing
|
Belgium
|
Texas
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$94.55
€92.81
|
$43.34
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.20
€38.48
|
$34.39
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.36
€85.76
|
$72.95
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.01
€116.83
|
$101.41
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