Cost of living comparison
Belgium is 17.9% more expensive than Italy.
If you lived in Belgium instead of Italy, you would:
pay 35.2% more for restaurants
Italy
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.74
€14.77
|
$18.43
€17.28
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.09
€8.52
|
$10.18
€9.55
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.45
€2.29
|
$2.64
€2.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
€1.09
|
$2.36
€2.21
|
|
pay 3.4% less for groceries
Italy
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.86
€1.74
|
$1.91
€1.79
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.20
€6.75
|
$6.70
€6.28
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.88
€4.58
|
$3.76
€3.53
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.14
€2.95
|
$2.74
€2.57
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.47
€4.19
|
$4.52
€4.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.90
|
$1.05
€0.98
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.79
|
$0.79
€0.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.88
|
$1.07
€1.01
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
€1.12
|
$1.14
€1.07
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.61
|
$0.71
€0.67
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.67
|
$0.56
€0.53
|
|
pay 12.3% more for transportation
Italy
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.02
€7.52
|
$7.59
€7.12
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.40
€36.01
|
$48.84
€45.80
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,887.08
€24,278.61
|
$25,847.12
€24,241.14
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.65
€17.49
|
$23.82
€22.34
|
|
pay 35.2% more for housing
Italy
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.75
€28.84
|
$52.54
€49.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$608.10
€570.32
|
$812.75
€762.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$488.80
€458.43
|
$677.61
€635.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$151.72
€142.29
|
$147.81
€138.62
|
|
pay 20.5% more for childcare
Italy
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$459.30
€430.76
|
$446.94
€419.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,604.44
€9,007.68
|
$13,799.70
€12,942.27
|
|
pay 20.9% more for entertainment and sports
Italy
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.83
€4.53
|
$4.38
€4.11
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.60
€1.50
|
$3.23
€3.02
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.30
€5.91
|
$8.08
€7.57
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.79
€48.57
|
$31.77
€29.80
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.32
€8.74
|
$11.38
€10.67
|
|
pay 4.4% more for clothing
Italy
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.37
€75.37
|
$84.51
€79.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.54
€34.27
|
$39.84
€37.37
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.56
€83.99
|
$89.20
€83.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.84
€107.71
|
$119.38
€111.96
|
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