Cost of living comparison
Belgium is 5.0% cheaper than Oregon.
If you lived in Belgium instead of Oregon, you would:
pay 5.3% more for restaurants
Oregon
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.55
|
$17.24
€16.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.07
|
$10.42
€9.67
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
|
$2.79
€2.59
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.07
|
$2.42
€2.24
|
|
pay 19.1% less for groceries
Oregon
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.61
|
$2.22
€2.06
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.29
|
$6.64
€6.16
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.90
|
$4.35
€4.04
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.75
|
$3.16
€2.93
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.67
|
$4.78
€4.43
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.02
|
$1.10
€1.02
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
|
$0.87
€0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.89
|
$1.14
€1.06
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.90
|
$1.20
€1.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.95
|
$0.68
€0.63
|
|
pay 24.5% more for transportation
Oregon
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
|
$7.06
€6.55
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$57.22
|
$50.71
€47.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,235.25
|
$26,786.12
€24,850.82
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.74
|
$24.68
€22.89
|
|
pay 23.1% less for housing
Oregon
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.14
|
$50.54
€46.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,574.26
|
$808.25
€749.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,346.67
|
$687.98
€638.28
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$136.19
|
$168.59
€156.41
|
|
pay 35.2% less for childcare
Oregon
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,240.35
|
$588.37
€545.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$19,448.78
|
$15,983.72
€14,828.90
|
|
pay 25.2% less for entertainment and sports
Oregon
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.98
|
$4.27
€3.97
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.98
|
$3.44
€3.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.07
|
$8.49
€7.88
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$63.43
|
$33.63
€31.20
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.45
|
$11.97
€11.11
|
|
pay 38.1% more for clothing
Oregon
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.66
|
$92.98
€86.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.32
|
$41.35
€38.36
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.48
|
$87.07
€80.78
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.85
|
$130.15
€120.75
|
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