Cost of living comparison
Belgium is 9.7 times more expensive than Pakistan.
If you lived in Belgium instead of Pakistan, you would:
pay 14.1 times more for restaurants
Pakistan
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.98
Rs274
|
$18.43
€17.23
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.67
Rs744
|
$10.18
€9.52
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
Rs48
|
$2.64
€2.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.13
Rs36
|
$2.36
€2.20
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for groceries
Pakistan
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.33
Rs91
|
$1.91
€1.78
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.14
Rs596
|
$6.70
€6.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$1.71
Rs476
|
$3.76
€3.51
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.81
Rs225
|
$2.74
€2.57
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$0.74
Rs205
|
$4.52
€4.22
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.32
Rs89
|
$1.05
€0.98
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.18
Rs50
|
$0.79
€0.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.25
Rs70
|
$1.07
€1.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.18
Rs49
|
$1.14
€1.07
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.09
Rs26
|
$0.71
€0.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.12
Rs35
|
$0.56
€0.52
|
|
pay 6.9 times more for transportation
Pakistan
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.55
Rs709
|
$7.59
€7.09
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$5.51
Rs1,534
|
$48.84
€45.66
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,243.87
Rs2,850,307
|
$25,847.12
€24,164.09
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.80
Rs502
|
$23.82
€22.27
|
|
pay 10.1 times more for housing
Pakistan
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.57
Rs4,889
|
$52.54
€49.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$57.96
Rs16,128
|
$812.75
€759.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$36.22
Rs10,079
|
$677.61
€633.49
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.70
Rs9,100
|
$147.81
€138.18
|
|
pay 22.9 times more for childcare
Pakistan
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$19.40
Rs5,399
|
$446.94
€417.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$607.98
Rs169,166
|
$13,799.70
€12,901.13
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Pakistan
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.69
Rs470
|
$4.38
€4.09
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.92
Rs255
|
$3.23
€3.02
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.85
Rs237
|
$8.08
€7.55
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$7.61
Rs2,117
|
$31.77
€29.70
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.54
Rs705
|
$11.38
€10.64
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for clothing
Pakistan
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.53
Rs2,930
|
$84.51
€79.01
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$13.64
Rs3,795
|
$39.84
€37.25
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$30.17
Rs8,393
|
$89.20
€83.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$22.47
Rs6,253
|
$119.38
€111.61
|
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