Cost of Living Comparison

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Texas is 13.9% cheaper than Belgium.

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

pay 37.4% less for restaurants

	Belgium	Texas
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$18.17 €15.93	$11.66	-35.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.23 €8.97	$7.11	-30.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.77 €2.43	$1.80	-35.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.70 €2.37	$1.40	-48.1%
Average			-37.4%

Belgium vs. Texas - Cost of restaurants

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pay 4.4% more for groceries

	Belgium	Texas
Bread 1 loaf	$2.03 €1.78	$2.26	+11.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.98 €7.00	$5.22	-34.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.57 €4.01	$2.71	-40.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.79 €2.44	$2.00	-28.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.62 €4.05	$3.96	-14.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.21 €1.06	$1.82	+50.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.07 €0.93	$0.67	-37.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.39 €1.21	$1.51	+9.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.09 €0.96	$1.44	+31.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.89 €0.78	$1.25	+41.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.71 €0.62	$1.14	+60.5%
Average			+4.4%

Belgium vs. Texas - Cost of groceries

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pay 34.2% less for transportation

	Belgium	Texas
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.36 €5.57	$2.11	-66.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$54.43 €47.73	$49.16	-9.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,806.07 €22,629.36	$21,540.21	-16.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$26.16 €22.94	$14.68	-43.9%
Average			-34.2%

Belgium vs. Texas - Cost of transportation

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pay 10.7% more for housing

	Belgium	Texas
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$56.58 €49.62	$64.12	+13.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$826.69 €724.93	$995.92	+20.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$694.25 €608.79	$845.39	+21.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$139.94 €122.71	$122.25	-12.6%
Average			+10.7%

Belgium vs. Texas - Cost of housing

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pay 0.4% more for childcare

	Belgium	Texas
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$546.06 €478.84	$761.86	+39.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$18,809.22 €16,493.83	$11,508.65	-38.8%
Average			+0.4%

Belgium vs. Texas - Cost of childcare

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pay 4.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Belgium	Texas
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.40 €3.86	$3.77	-14.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.40 €2.98	$4.07	+19.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$8.06 €7.06	$6.60	-18.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.87 €27.07	$34.80	+12.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.51 €10.97	$9.95	-20.5%
Average			-4.1%

Belgium vs. Texas - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 37.3% less for clothing

	Belgium	Texas
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$98.42 €86.31	$41.16	-58.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.18 €39.62	$36.09	-20.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$103.10 €90.41	$71.54	-30.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$146.23 €128.23	$87.22	-40.4%
Average			-37.3%

Belgium vs. Texas - Cost of clothing

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