Cost of living comparison
United States is 76.2% more expensive than Kortrijk.
If you lived in United States instead of Kortrijk, you would:
pay 10.4% more for restaurants
Kortrijk
|
United States
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.62
€13.44
|
$18.02
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.66
€7.96
|
$10.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.44
€2.24
|
$2.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
€1.85
|
$1.98
|
|
pay 88.0% more for groceries
Kortrijk
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.46
€1.34
|
$3.43
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.64
€5.18
|
$6.30
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.51
€3.23
|
$3.93
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.61
€2.40
|
$3.52
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.05
€3.73
|
$5.12
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.04
€0.96
|
$2.31
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.69
|
$0.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.73
|
$2.03
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.75
|
$2.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
€0.44
|
$1.32
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.55
|
$1.38
|
|
pay 7.9% less for transportation
Kortrijk
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.04
€6.47
|
$3.61
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.07
€48.78
|
$65.73
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,074.68
€24,885.69
|
$31,580.82
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.06
€21.20
|
$17.71
|
|
pay 86.7% more for housing
Kortrijk
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$46.98
€43.18
|
$67.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$680.12
€625.13
|
$1,635.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$595.64
€547.49
|
$1,397.18
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$115.61
€106.27
|
$148.42
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for childcare
Kortrijk
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$451.24
€414.76
|
$1,344.29
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,331.95
€3,981.71
|
$23,001.10
|
|
pay 35.2% more for entertainment and sports
Kortrijk
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.33
€3.98
|
$5.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.16
€2.90
|
$4.97
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.12
€7.47
|
$9.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.49
€29.86
|
$51.32
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.91
€10.95
|
$13.21
|
|
pay 6.3% more for clothing
Kortrijk
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.12
€64.45
|
$50.12
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.57
€30.86
|
$40.92
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.78
€67.81
|
$85.55
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.47
€89.59
|
$113.11
|
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