Cost of living comparison
Belgium is 36.5% more expensive than Japan.
If you lived in Belgium instead of Japan, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Japan
|
Belgium
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.87
¥1,040
|
$18.43
€16.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.20
¥787
|
$10.18
€9.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
¥172
|
$2.64
€2.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
¥137
|
$2.36
€2.17
|
|
pay 18.7% less for groceries
Japan
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
¥240
|
$1.91
€1.76
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.69
¥1,013
|
$6.70
€6.17
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.53
¥837
|
$3.76
€3.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
¥283
|
$2.74
€2.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.14
¥476
|
$4.52
€4.16
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.55
¥386
|
$1.05
€0.97
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.34
¥203
|
$0.79
€0.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.07
¥313
|
$1.07
€0.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.14
¥324
|
$1.14
€1.05
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.37
¥208
|
$0.71
€0.65
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
¥148
|
$0.56
€0.52
|
|
pay 9.7% more for transportation
Japan
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
¥725
|
$7.59
€6.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$77.51
¥11,736
|
$48.84
€44.98
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,322.73
¥3,077,188
|
$25,847.12
€23,803.91
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.34
¥3,988
|
$23.82
€21.94
|
|
pay 39.1% more for housing
Japan
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.05
¥5,458
|
$52.54
€48.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$586.71
¥88,837
|
$812.75
€748.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$401.57
¥60,804
|
$677.61
€624.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$142.79
¥21,620
|
$147.81
€136.12
|
|
pay 20.9% more for childcare
Japan
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$343.45
¥52,004
|
$446.94
€411.61
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,362.75
¥1,871,919
|
$13,799.70
€12,708.83
|
|
pay 14.6% more for entertainment and sports
Japan
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.03
¥459
|
$4.38
€4.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.16
¥479
|
$3.23
€2.97
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.29
¥650
|
$8.08
€7.44
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.62
¥9,331
|
$31.77
€29.26
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.07
¥1,979
|
$11.38
€10.48
|
|
pay 49.9% more for clothing
Japan
|
Belgium
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.55
¥6,594
|
$84.51
€77.83
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.13
¥4,864
|
$39.84
€36.69
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$59.61
¥9,026
|
$89.20
€82.15
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.53
¥13,708
|
$119.38
€109.94
|
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