Cost of living comparison
Belgium is 2.3 times more expensive than Georgia.
If you lived in Belgium instead of Georgia, you would:
pay 3.2 times more for restaurants
Georgia
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.90
GEL23.77
|
$18.43
€17.11
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.88
GEL21.03
|
$10.18
€9.45
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
GEL2.08
|
$2.64
€2.46
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
GEL1.03
|
$2.36
€2.19
|
|
pay 51.3% more for groceries
Georgia
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
GEL1.81
|
$1.91
€1.77
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.98
GEL10.63
|
$6.70
€6.22
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.46
GEL19.92
|
$3.76
€3.49
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
GEL6.29
|
$2.74
€2.55
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.92
GEL7.79
|
$4.52
€4.19
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
GEL1.64
|
$1.05
€0.97
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
GEL2.14
|
$0.79
€0.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
GEL1.90
|
$1.07
€1.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
GEL2.27
|
$1.14
€1.06
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
GEL1.04
|
$0.71
€0.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.36
GEL0.95
|
$0.56
€0.52
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
Georgia
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.89
GEL13.06
|
$7.59
€7.05
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.43
GEL33.18
|
$48.84
€45.35
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,297.46
GEL48,854.21
|
$25,847.12
€24,002.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.48
GEL14.63
|
$23.82
€22.12
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Georgia
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.25
GEL48.72
|
$52.54
€48.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$514.58
GEL1,373.92
|
$812.75
€754.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$359.72
GEL960.44
|
$677.61
€629.26
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.56
GEL153.69
|
$147.81
€137.26
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for childcare
Georgia
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$158.50
GEL423.20
|
$446.94
€415.05
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,916.93
GEL7,788.21
|
$13,799.70
€12,815.09
|
|
pay 98.1% more for entertainment and sports
Georgia
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.37
GEL3.66
|
$4.38
€4.07
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.31
GEL6.18
|
$3.23
€3.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.01
GEL8.03
|
$8.08
€7.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.10
GEL123.10
|
$31.77
€29.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.87
GEL15.68
|
$11.38
€10.57
|
|
pay 15.2% less for clothing
Georgia
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.21
GEL206.16
|
$84.51
€78.48
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.21
GEL163.44
|
$39.84
€37.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.49
GEL332.38
|
$89.20
€82.83
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$128.58
GEL343.32
|
$119.38
€110.86
|
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