Cost of living comparison
Belgium is 5.3 times more expensive than India.
If you lived in Belgium instead of India, you would:
pay 7.5 times more for restaurants
India
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.24
₹186.93
|
$18.43
€17.29
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.92
₹327.66
|
$10.18
€9.55
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
₹34.42
|
$2.64
€2.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
₹15.50
|
$2.36
€2.21
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for groceries
India
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.45
₹37.65
|
$1.91
€1.79
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.51
₹209.49
|
$6.70
€6.29
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.48
₹207.03
|
$3.76
€3.53
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.92
₹76.70
|
$2.74
€2.57
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.36
₹113.60
|
$4.52
€4.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
₹69.44
|
$1.05
€0.98
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.28
₹23.59
|
$0.79
€0.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
₹37.01
|
$1.07
€1.01
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
₹18.24
|
$1.14
€1.07
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.16
₹13.62
|
$0.71
€0.67
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
₹15.79
|
$0.56
€0.53
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for transportation
India
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.78
₹399.79
|
$7.59
€7.12
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.38
₹700.26
|
$48.84
€45.82
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,136.82
₹1,098,387.29
|
$25,847.12
€24,251.06
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.70
₹225.50
|
$23.82
€22.35
|
|
pay 6.6 times more for housing
India
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.43
₹705.20
|
$52.54
€49.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$126.14
₹10,546.80
|
$812.75
€762.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$85.52
₹7,150.39
|
$677.61
€635.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$26.13
₹2,184.60
|
$147.81
€138.68
|
|
pay 10.4 times more for childcare
India
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$47.60
₹3,980.09
|
$446.94
€419.34
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,206.46
₹100,873.46
|
$13,799.70
€12,947.56
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
India
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.88
₹157.48
|
$4.38
€4.11
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.40
₹117.17
|
$3.23
€3.03
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.85
₹321.54
|
$8.08
€7.58
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.05
₹1,425.76
|
$31.77
€29.81
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.94
₹245.58
|
$11.38
€10.68
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for clothing
India
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.43
₹2,126.01
|
$84.51
€79.29
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.83
₹2,243.10
|
$39.84
€37.38
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$41.28
₹3,451.37
|
$89.20
€83.69
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$30.75
₹2,571.00
|
$119.38
€112.01
|
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