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West Virginia vs. Belgium Cost of Living Summary

West Virginia is 11.7% cheaper than Belgium overall.

Restaurants
pay 26.1% less in West Virginia
Groceries
pay 5.2% more in West Virginia
Transportation
pay 20.6% less in West Virginia
Housing
pay 9.4% more in West Virginia
Childcare
pay 1.1% less in West Virginia
Entertainment and Sports
pay 14.1% less in West Virginia
Clothing
pay 34.5% less in West Virginia

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

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West Virginia vs. Belgium Cost Breakdown

If you lived in West Virginia instead of Belgium, you would:

pay 26.1% less for restaurants

 
Belgium
West Virginia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $21.66
€18.94
$15.56
 
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $12.33
€10.78
$10.18
 
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $3.19
€2.79
$2.40
 
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pay 5.2% more for groceries

 
Belgium
West Virginia
Bread
1 loaf
 $2.55
€2.23
$2.54
 
Local cheese (8 oz) $8.10
€7.08
$4.57
 
Milk (1 gallon) $4.75
€4.15
$3.06
 
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pay 20.6% less for transportation

 
Belgium
West Virginia
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.22
€6.31
$3.15
 
Monthly public transit pass $49.16
€42.99
$62.00
 
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $32,841.25
€28,716.16
$31,636.47
 
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pay 9.4% more for housing

 
Belgium
West Virginia
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $52.08
€45.54
$62.38
 
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $934.06
€816.74
$985.60
 
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $834.65
€729.81
$808.85
 
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pay 1.1% less for childcare

 
Belgium
West Virginia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $654.08
€571.92
$895.95
 
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $17,251.80
€15,084.86
$10,512.00
 
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pay 14.1% less for entertainment and sports

 
Belgium
West Virginia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.26
€4.60
$4.44
 
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.93
€3.44
$4.52
 
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $12.47
€10.91
$8.29
 
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pay 34.5% less for clothing

 
Belgium
West Virginia
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $105.97
€92.66
$45.93
 
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $50.26
€43.95
$39.06
 
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $105.17
€91.96
$83.25
 
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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: July 2026

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