Cost of living comparison
compared to
Clarksville vs. Brugge Cost of Living Summary
Clarksville is 9.7% more expensive than Brugge.
- Restaurants
-
pay 11.7% less in Clarksville
- Groceries
-
pay 39.0% more in Clarksville
- Transportation
-
pay 29.0% less in Clarksville
- Housing
-
pay 27.8% more in Clarksville
- Childcare
-
pay 2.6 times more in Clarksville
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 10.5% less in Clarksville
- Clothing
-
pay 39.3% less in Clarksville
Clarksville vs. Brugge Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Clarksville instead of Brugge, you would:
pay 11.7% less for restaurants
|
Brugge
|
Clarksville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$22.39
€20.00
|
$20.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.20
€10.00
|
$11.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.95
€2.64
|
$2.38
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.88
€2.57
|
$1.83
|
|
Brugge vs. Clarksville - Cost of restaurants
pay 39.0% more for groceries
|
Brugge
|
Clarksville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.92
€1.71
|
$2.70
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.77
€5.15
|
$7.00
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.65
€4.15
|
$3.83
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.84
€3.43
|
$3.27
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.42
€4.84
|
$6.66
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
€1.06
|
$2.98
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.88
|
$0.74
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.88
|
$1.95
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
€0.92
|
$1.90
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.94
|
$0.99
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
€0.38
|
$1.68
|
|
Brugge vs. Clarksville - Cost of groceries
pay 29.0% less for transportation
|
Brugge
|
Clarksville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.63
€6.81
|
$3.66
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$54.87
€48.99
|
$50.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,462.03
€31,663.94
|
$30,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.07
€20.60
|
$20.53
|
|
Brugge vs. Clarksville - Cost of transportation
pay 27.8% more for housing
|
Brugge
|
Clarksville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.04
€47.36
|
$75.88
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$923.78
€824.84
|
$1,258.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$839.80
€749.86
|
$1,217.25
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$161.43
€144.14
|
$120.06
|
|
Brugge vs. Clarksville - Cost of housing
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
|
Brugge
|
Clarksville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$597.19
€533.23
|
$828.33
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,038.81
€4,499.14
|
$25,000.00
|
|
Brugge vs. Clarksville - Cost of childcare
pay 10.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Brugge
|
Clarksville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.32
€4.75
|
$5.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.34
€3.87
|
$5.40
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.16
€11.75
|
$8.44
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.66
€38.09
|
$30.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.56
€13.00
|
$14.00
|
|
Brugge vs. Clarksville - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 39.3% less for clothing
|
Brugge
|
Clarksville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$102.18
€91.23
|
$41.67
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$59.35
€52.99
|
$38.33
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.65
€79.15
|
$98.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$253.81
€226.62
|
$118.33
|
|
Brugge vs. Clarksville - Cost of clothing
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