Cost of living comparison
Belgium is 2.6 times more expensive than China.
If you lived in Belgium instead of China, you would:
pay 5.4 times more for restaurants
China
|
Belgium
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.04
CN¥22.11
|
$17.24
€16.09
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.19
CN¥37.74
|
$10.42
€9.72
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
CN¥3.54
|
$2.79
€2.60
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
CN¥2.16
|
$2.42
€2.26
|
|
pay 73.6% more for groceries
China
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.65
CN¥11.95
|
$2.22
€2.07
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.98
CN¥43.47
|
$6.64
€6.20
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.16
CN¥52.04
|
$4.35
€4.06
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.65
CN¥11.99
|
$3.16
€2.95
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.58
CN¥11.45
|
$4.78
€4.46
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.76
CN¥5.54
|
$1.10
€1.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.58
CN¥4.18
|
$0.87
€0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
CN¥4.81
|
$1.14
€1.06
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
CN¥3.83
|
$1.20
€1.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
CN¥2.39
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
CN¥2.97
|
$0.68
€0.63
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
China
|
Belgium
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.45
CN¥32.32
|
$7.06
€6.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.24
CN¥161.64
|
$50.71
€47.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,593.81
CN¥142,394.11
|
$26,786.12
€24,986.65
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.91
CN¥28.41
|
$24.68
€23.02
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for housing
China
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.06
CN¥87.64
|
$50.54
€47.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$335.80
CN¥2,440.36
|
$808.25
€753.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$208.96
CN¥1,518.60
|
$687.98
€641.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.78
CN¥289.08
|
$168.59
€157.27
|
|
pay 5.2% more for childcare
China
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$483.22
CN¥3,511.70
|
$588.37
€548.85
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,043.44
CN¥131,127.06
|
$15,983.72
€14,909.95
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
China
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.08
CN¥7.84
|
$4.27
€3.99
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.20
CN¥23.28
|
$3.44
€3.21
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.22
CN¥23.38
|
$8.49
€7.92
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.07
CN¥305.72
|
$33.63
€31.37
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.01
CN¥43.66
|
$11.97
€11.17
|
|
pay 52.6% more for clothing
China
|
Belgium
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.74
CN¥354.24
|
$92.98
€86.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.37
CN¥227.96
|
$41.35
€38.57
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.58
CN¥534.75
|
$87.07
€81.22
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.83
CN¥558.32
|
$130.15
€121.41
|
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