Cost of living comparison
Belgium is 4.8% more expensive than Norway.
If you lived in Belgium instead of Norway, you would:
pay 6.8% less for restaurants
Norway
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.76
NOK193.12
|
$18.43
€17.11
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.40
NOK123.97
|
$10.18
€9.45
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.93
NOK31.82
|
$2.64
€2.46
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.64
NOK28.74
|
$2.36
€2.19
|
|
pay 22.3% less for groceries
Norway
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.64
NOK28.72
|
$1.91
€1.77
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.47
NOK59.51
|
$6.70
€6.22
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.09
NOK77.11
|
$3.76
€3.49
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.54
NOK38.47
|
$2.74
€2.55
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.56
NOK60.43
|
$4.52
€4.19
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.28
NOK13.91
|
$1.05
€0.97
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.99
NOK10.78
|
$0.79
€0.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
NOK13.75
|
$1.07
€1.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.66
NOK18.02
|
$1.14
€1.06
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.92
NOK10.00
|
$0.71
€0.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.02
NOK11.04
|
$0.56
€0.52
|
|
pay 9.6% less for transportation
Norway
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.56
NOK82.27
|
$7.59
€7.05
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$69.76
NOK758.57
|
$48.84
€45.35
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,415.05
NOK352,500.71
|
$25,847.12
€24,002.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.33
NOK231.95
|
$23.82
€22.12
|
|
pay 6.7% less for housing
Norway
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.38
NOK547.87
|
$52.54
€48.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$954.57
NOK10,380.57
|
$812.75
€754.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$754.37
NOK8,203.45
|
$677.61
€629.26
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$157.28
NOK1,710.35
|
$147.81
€137.26
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Norway
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$315.96
NOK3,435.89
|
$446.94
€415.05
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,907.04
NOK53,362.13
|
$13,799.70
€12,815.09
|
|
pay 28.6% less for entertainment and sports
Norway
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.74
NOK95.04
|
$4.38
€4.07
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.01
NOK43.64
|
$3.23
€3.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.22
NOK143.76
|
$8.08
€7.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.00
NOK445.88
|
$31.77
€29.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.96
NOK140.96
|
$11.38
€10.57
|
|
pay 3.8% less for clothing
Norway
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.39
NOK852.51
|
$84.51
€78.48
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.70
NOK464.40
|
$39.84
€37.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.39
NOK1,080.84
|
$89.20
€82.83
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.08
NOK1,381.89
|
$119.38
€110.86
|
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