Cost of living comparison
Belgium is 45.4% more expensive than Portugal.
If you lived in Belgium instead of Portugal, you would:
pay 77.2% more for restaurants
Portugal
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.57
€8.98
|
$18.43
€17.29
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
€6.89
|
$10.18
€9.55
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.54
€1.44
|
$2.64
€2.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.14
€1.07
|
$2.36
€2.21
|
|
pay 35.4% more for groceries
Portugal
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
€1.22
|
$1.91
€1.79
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.41
€4.13
|
$6.70
€6.29
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.12
€2.93
|
$3.76
€3.53
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
€2.17
|
$2.74
€2.57
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.77
€2.60
|
$4.52
€4.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.76
|
$1.05
€0.98
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.56
|
$0.79
€0.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.63
|
$1.07
€1.01
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.79
|
$1.14
€1.07
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.49
|
$0.71
€0.67
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.56
|
$0.56
€0.53
|
|
pay 34.1% more for transportation
Portugal
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.86
€7.38
|
$7.59
€7.12
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.99
€36.58
|
$48.84
€45.82
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,824.46
€27,044.55
|
$25,847.12
€24,251.06
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.59
€9.93
|
$23.82
€22.35
|
|
pay 34.2% more for housing
Portugal
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.30
€36.87
|
$52.54
€49.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$706.14
€662.54
|
$812.75
€762.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$551.18
€517.14
|
$677.61
€635.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.45
€83.92
|
$147.81
€138.68
|
|
pay 49.9% more for childcare
Portugal
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$353.18
€331.37
|
$446.94
€419.34
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,965.43
€7,473.57
|
$13,799.70
€12,947.56
|
|
pay 60.5% more for entertainment and sports
Portugal
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.08
€1.95
|
$4.38
€4.11
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.53
€1.43
|
$3.23
€3.03
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.56
€5.22
|
$8.08
€7.58
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.08
€35.73
|
$31.77
€29.81
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.48
€7.02
|
$11.38
€10.68
|
|
pay 26.3% more for clothing
Portugal
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.28
€71.57
|
$84.51
€79.29
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.29
€31.23
|
$39.84
€37.38
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.03
€64.77
|
$89.20
€83.69
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.02
€76.96
|
$119.38
€112.01
|
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