Cost of living comparison
Belgium is 29.0% more expensive than Cyprus.
If you lived in Belgium instead of Cyprus, you would:
pay 67.0% more for restaurants
Cyprus
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.09
€11.34
|
$18.43
€17.28
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.53
€7.06
|
$10.18
€9.55
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.90
€1.79
|
$2.64
€2.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
€0.92
|
$2.36
€2.21
|
|
pay 17.2% more for groceries
Cyprus
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.69
€1.58
|
$1.91
€1.79
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.70
€4.41
|
$6.70
€6.28
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.98
€5.61
|
$3.76
€3.53
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.21
€3.01
|
$2.74
€2.57
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.56
€3.34
|
$4.52
€4.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.84
|
$1.05
€0.98
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.66
|
$0.79
€0.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
€0.60
|
$1.07
€1.01
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.98
|
$1.14
€1.07
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.50
|
$0.71
€0.67
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
€0.44
|
$0.56
€0.53
|
|
pay 13.5% more for transportation
Cyprus
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.96
€5.59
|
$7.59
€7.12
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$44.14
€41.39
|
$48.84
€45.80
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,507.23
€23,922.36
|
$25,847.12
€24,241.14
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.75
€19.46
|
$23.82
€22.34
|
|
pay 17.9% more for housing
Cyprus
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.07
€38.51
|
$52.54
€49.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$765.75
€718.17
|
$812.75
€762.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$572.23
€536.68
|
$677.61
€635.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.02
€116.31
|
$147.81
€138.62
|
|
pay 66.8% more for childcare
Cyprus
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$327.88
€307.51
|
$446.94
€419.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,992.32
€6,557.86
|
$13,799.70
€12,942.27
|
|
pay 15.6% more for entertainment and sports
Cyprus
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.36
€3.15
|
$4.38
€4.11
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.41
€3.20
|
$3.23
€3.02
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.86
€4.56
|
$8.08
€7.57
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.35
€49.10
|
$31.77
€29.80
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.01
€8.45
|
$11.38
€10.67
|
|
pay 5.1% more for clothing
Cyprus
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$79.61
€74.67
|
$84.51
€79.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.36
€37.85
|
$39.84
€37.37
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.12
€82.65
|
$89.20
€83.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.36
€97.87
|
$119.38
€111.96
|
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