Cost of living comparison
Belgium is 43.9% more expensive than Portugal.
If you lived in Belgium instead of Portugal, you would:
pay 63.3% more for restaurants
Portugal
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.94
€10.21
|
$17.24
€16.09
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.34
€7.78
|
$10.42
€9.72
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.68
€1.57
|
$2.79
€2.60
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
€1.10
|
$2.42
€2.26
|
|
pay 23.8% more for groceries
Portugal
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
€1.41
|
$2.22
€2.07
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.43
€5.07
|
$6.64
€6.20
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.81
€3.55
|
$4.35
€4.06
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.88
€2.68
|
$3.16
€2.95
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.25
€3.03
|
$4.78
€4.46
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$1.10
€1.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.56
|
$0.87
€0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$1.14
€1.06
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.99
|
$1.20
€1.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
€0.60
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.68
€0.63
|
|
pay 41.8% more for transportation
Portugal
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.92
€6.46
|
$7.06
€6.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.18
€35.61
|
$50.71
€47.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,478.09
€30,296.24
|
$26,786.12
€24,986.65
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.87
€9.20
|
$24.68
€23.02
|
|
pay 26.1% more for housing
Portugal
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.03
€37.34
|
$50.54
€47.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$868.97
€810.59
|
$808.25
€753.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$680.04
€634.36
|
$687.98
€641.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$91.68
€85.52
|
$168.59
€157.27
|
|
pay 76.6% more for childcare
Portugal
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$397.00
€370.33
|
$588.37
€548.85
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,801.09
€7,277.02
|
$15,983.72
€14,909.95
|
|
pay 52.4% more for entertainment and sports
Portugal
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.32
€2.17
|
$4.27
€3.99
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.79
€1.67
|
$3.44
€3.21
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.63
€5.26
|
$8.49
€7.92
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.44
€37.72
|
$33.63
€31.37
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.87
€7.34
|
$11.97
€11.17
|
|
pay 23.3% more for clothing
Portugal
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.48
€68.54
|
$92.98
€86.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.58
€31.32
|
$41.35
€38.57
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.41
€74.07
|
$87.07
€81.22
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.29
€90.75
|
$130.15
€121.41
|
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